{"id":208833,"date":"2026-03-07T10:14:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T10:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/208833\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T10:14:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T10:14:06","slug":"san-jose-and-new-york-hit-the-ice-for-out-of-conference-matchup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/208833\/","title":{"rendered":"San Jose and New York hit the ice for out-of-conference matchup"},"content":{"rendered":"

New York Islanders<\/a> (35-23-5, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. San Jose Sharks<\/a> (30-25-5, in the Pacific Division)<\/p>\n

San Jose, California; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST<\/p>\n

Islanders -136, Sharks +113; over\/under is 6.5<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The San Jose Sharks host the New York Islanders in a non-conference matchup.<\/p>\n

San Jose has gone 17-10-4 in home games and 30-25-5 overall. The Sharks have a -23 scoring differential, with 186 total goals scored and 209 conceded.<\/p>\n

New York has a 35-23-5 record overall and an 18-13-3 record in road games. The Islanders have gone 26-4-3 in games they score three or more goals.<\/p>\n

The teams play Saturday for the second time this season. The Islanders won 4-3 in the previous matchup.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Tyler Toffoli<\/a> has 16 goals and 23 assists for the Sharks. Macklin Celebrini<\/a> has five goals and nine assists over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Bo Horvat<\/a> has 26 goals and 17 assists for the Islanders. Matthew Schaefer<\/a> has seven goals and three assists over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Sharks: 4-4-2, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.2 assists, 4.4 penalties and 10.5 penalty minutes while giving up 3.4 goals per game.<\/p>\n

Islanders: 6-4-0, averaging 3.1 goals, 4.6 assists, 2.9 penalties and 6.1 penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game.<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Sharks: None listed.<\/p>\n

Islanders: None listed.<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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