Karlsson Scores in OT to Give Sharks Win Over Islanders – CBS San Francisco
NEW YORK (AP) – Erik Karlsson scored 39 seconds in extra time to give the San Jose Sharks a 2-1 win over the Islanders on Thursday evening and to give New York their ninth consecutive loss.
Nick Bonino also scored and Timo Meier had two assists for the Sharks, who won three in a row and five out of six. Adin Hill made 24 parades.
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Mathew Barzal scored early for the Islanders and Ilya Sorokin stopped 33 shots. New York, which lost eight straight games to regulation, is victorious in five games at UBS Arena, their new $ 1.1 billion home next to Belmont Park.
In extra time Karlsson ran up with a 2-on-1 before he passed Meier, who went from left to right over the front net but could not fire a shot. Meier then passed the puck back over the front from the right and Karlsson put it past Sorokin for the fifth time of the season.
Meier had his fourth multipoint game in the last five, earning him five goals and three assists during that time.
Sorokin came forward to block a 7:47 Alexander Barbanov shot in the third period, and Hill carried over a Barzal shot 10 seconds later at a breakaway to keep the score.
The Haie overtook the Islanders 14-7 and had plenty of chances in a goalless and fast-moving second period.
Sorokin had to make a series of saves in the first few minutes of the quarter. While the goalkeeper was on the ice, Rudolfs Balcers attempted to lift the puck over him, but it hit the Islanders defender Noah Dobson to keep the score.
Sorokin stopped a blow from Karlsson and failed mid-half to rookie Jonathan Dahlen. He also treated a high shot from Meier with 4:47 minutes to go.
Barzal brought the Islanders into play on the scoreboard with 1:04 in the first shot for both teams. He brought the puck up the right side, ran into the right circle, and beat Hill up on the blocker side for his fifth. It gave the Islanders their first lead in five games at their new arena.
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Bonino equalized at 9:10 when he stood in front of the net and diverted a pass from Dahlen from the right, with Sorokin in position for the third time.
Anders Lee almost gave New York the lead again, but his last-minute attempt to hit a goal struck a goal post.
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The Islanders have brought several players back from their COVID-19-related absences. Josh Bailey returned after missing five games, Lee and defenders Adam Pelech and Andy Greene each missing four. Kieffer Bellows took part in training but missed out, and defender Zdeno Chara ran alone.
HURT
Hai striker Jonah Gadjovich left the game 3-11 in the first period after shooting a shot from Dobson in the leg. Gadjovich was on the ground for several minutes before being helped on and off the ice.
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Haie: At the New York Rangers on Friday night.
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