NYI
New York Islanders
43-33-5 · L2 · L10: 3-7-0
L
L
W
W
W
W
W
L
L
W
Final/OT
2—1
2026-03-07 · SAP Center
SJS
San Jose Sharks
37-34-8 · OT1 · L10: 5-3-2
OT
W
W
W
L
L
L
L
OT
W
SJS controlled xG 3.1 to 2.2 but NYI won on execution · NYI controlled 57.7% of 5v5 shot attempts · Decided in overtime
xG Flow
CUMULATIVENYI xG
2.22
ACTUAL
2 — 1
SJS xG
3.15
Scoring Timeline
0.02
LOW xG
4
Tony DeAngelo(5)
D · NYI · #4
Calum Ritchie (10)NYI 1 - 0 SJS
0.06
MED xG
71
Macklin Celebrini(32)
C · SJS · #71
Will Smith (25), John Klingberg (12)NYI 1 - 1 SJS
0.12
HIGH xG
14
Bo Horvat(27)
C · NYI · #14
Matthew Schaefer (26), Mathew Barzal (40)NYI 2 - 1 SJS
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
30
Ilya Sorokin
G · NYI · #30
30/31 saves, .967 SV%, +2.3 GSAx
★2
30
Yaroslav Askarov
G · SJS · #30
32/34 saves, .941 SV%, +1.2 GSAx
★3
14
Bo Horvat
C · NYI · #14
1G, 6 SOG, 1 HIT
Team Stats
NYISJS
34Shots31
2.22xGF3.15
57.7CF%42.3
55.2FO%44.8
0/3PP0/2
28Hits27
11Blocks20
15Giveaways15
6Takeaways3
4PIM6
Period Breakdown
| Period | NYI SOG | SJS SOG | NYI xG | SJS xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | 8 | 0.55 | 1.12 |
| 2nd | 10 | 9 | 0.56 | 0.98 |
| 3rd | 14 | 9 | 0.95 | 0.73 |
| OT | 1 | 4 | 0.16 | 0.32 |
| Total | 32 | 30 | 2.22 | 3.15 |
Penalties
5 TOTAL1P 09:16
Matthew Schaeferhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Will Smith2P 03:22
Dmitry Orlovroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Matthew Schaefer3P 02:06
Collin Grafhigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Matthew Schaefer3P 16:15
Kiefer Sherwoodroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Mathew Barzal3P 18:32
Adam Pelechholding (2 min)
Drawn by Kiefer Sherwood