San Jose Sharks at New York Islanders 10/18/22 - NHL Picks & Predictions
The New York Islanders host the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night. The Islanders are coming off an impressive 7-1 home victory against the Anaheim Ducks, giving them their first win of the season and new head coach Lane Lambert his first win of his coaching career. New York is now 1-1 to start the season, with eight total goals through two games.
The Islanders have started goalie llya Sorokin the first two games. Sorokin has 48 saves on 51 total shots allowed, giving him a .941 save percentage. The Islanders have been playing aggressive and it shows, having three defenseman tied for scoring leader with 2 goals each in Robin Salo, Scott Mayfield and Noah Dobson.
San Jose is hitting the ice with a terrible 0-4 record after losing their last game to the rebuilding Chicago Blackhawks at home 5-2. This is only the third time in franchise history the Sharks have started a season losing all four games. If San Jose loses to the Islanders, it will be the first time in franchise history they start a season 0-5.
The Sharks have started games strong, leading after the first period in their last two games but not able to finish and come out with wins. San Jose goalies Kaapo Kahkonen and James Reiner have each played in two games. Reiner has looked better of the two goalies with 61 saves on 66 total shots allowed, giving him a .924 save percentage. Sharks team captain Logan Couture and Erik Karlsson lead the team with 1 goal each.
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The Islanders will look to keep playing aggressive, putting pressure on the Sharks early and often. New York has the offense and defense to make this an ugly game for San Jose. With home ice and better defense, the Islanders pull out a win to give the Sharks that Franchise worst record 0-5 start. Final Score Prediction, New York Islanders win on the puckline 4-1.
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