One-goal night: San Jose Sharks slip past New York Islanders

That brings us to the end of a first period — New York Islanders 1, San Jose Sharks 1. San Jose Sharks edged the shot clock 16-7, and they controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Ryan Strome opened the scoring for New York Islanders at 2:31, then Tage Thompson tied it for San Jose Sharks on the power play at 6:06.

Elvis Merzlikins was under siege with 15 highlighted stops.

On the power play, San Jose Sharks went 1-for-1.

San Jose Sharks owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.

That brings us to the end of a second period — New York Islanders 0, San Jose Sharks 1. New York Islanders edged the shot clock 4-3, while San Jose Sharks still controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Dmitry Orlov put San Jose Sharks in front at 18:32.

Kevin Lankinen was under siege with 4 highlighted stops.

On the power play, New York Islanders went 0-for-1.

The final five minutes were split evenly in chances.

That brings us to the end of a third period — New York Islanders 0, San Jose Sharks 0. New York Islanders edged the shot clock 15-13, while San Jose Sharks still controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Neither side could solve the goaltending — a grinding, scoreless frame.

Kevin Lankinen was under siege with 15 highlighted stops.

On the power play, San Jose Sharks went 0-for-2.

New York Islanders owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.