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.