Georgiev and the Sharks were playing an Islanders team that had lost five of its last eight games and entered eight points out of a playoff spot on Saturday. The Isles also ranked last in the NHL on both the penalty kill and the power play at 11.9% and penalty kill at 67.0%

Mathew Barzal and Brock Nelson each had a goal and an assist and the New York Islanders beat the San Jose Sharks 4-1

The New York Islanders ended their two-game skid with a commanding 4-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks at UBS Arena.

Doing so on the same night the organization honored Brent Sutter — inducting him into the team’s Hall of Fame and onto the Ring of Honor at UBS Arena — with one of the season’s better crowds in attendance, gave a little bit extra to an otherwise forgettable 4-1 win over the Sharks on Saturday.

ELMONT, N.Y. -- Mathew Barzal and Brock Nelson each had a goal and an assist for the New York Islanders in a 4-1 win against the San Jose Sharks at UBS Arena on Saturday.

The Islanders inducted Brent Sutter to the franchise’s Hall of Fame prior to the game. Sutter won two Stanley Cups with the Islanders and finished with 363 goals and 466 assists in his 19-year NHL career.

The New York Islanders have activated forward Simon Holmstrom off injured reserve ahead of their Saturday night game against the San Jose Sharks, per the media site.

San Jose Sharks head coach Ryan Warsofsky gave an update on injured forwards Nikolai Kovalenko and Klim Kostin on Thursday. Kovalenko will miss his fourth straight game tonight against the ...

When the San Jose Sharks take on the Columbus Blue ... a gold medal for Team Canada at the 2014 Olympic Games. Sharks head coach Ryan Warsofsky was complimentary of the 37-year-old after dealing ...

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The Islanders will attempt to climb back into the playoff race and the surprising Blue Jackets will aim to maintain their spot in the top two of the wild-card standings Monday night when New York hosts Columbus in a battle of Metropolitan Division rivals in Elmont, N.Y.