I am back at the Shark Tank for the second consecutive week, and this time it is to see the Sharks take on the New York Islanders for the second time in person. The biggest addition on the Islanders this year compared to my first time seeing them play in person around this time last year that I was looking forward to viewing the most was their rookie defenseman phenom Matthew Schaefer. Like with this matchup last year, the promotional theme surrounding Sharks-Islanders at the Tank this year was Women of Teal night, and everyone in attendance and I received free insulated bucket hats. Since I arrived at the arena later than I would normally, I missed warmups as a result, bur it was not a huge deal since I did not miss any of the game itself. It is worth noting that Ryan Reaves was back in the Sharks lineup against the Islanders, Nolan Allan was called up from the Barracuda to be the Sharks’ seventh defenseman, and Philipp Kurashev was a healthy scratch for this game.
Prior to the official start of this contest, the Sharks brought out Canadian three-time Olympic gold medalist Rebecca Johnston for the ceremonial puck drop. The Sharks gave up the first goal of the game for the fourth consecutive contest, this time via Tony DeAngelo in the first period. The Sharks responded 33 seconds into the second period, when Macklin Celebrini picked the corner for his 32nd goal of the season, assisted by Will Smith and John Klingberg. Team Teal generated plenty more great scoring chances throughout the night, but were unable to get any others past Ilya Sorokin. There were a few scuffles and some inconsistent officiating mixed in as well. Things stayed even at one until overtime, where the Islanders would win it in the final minute of the bonus period on a goal from Bo Horvat. Yaroslav Askarov performed well despite not getting the win, compiling 32 saves on 34 shots against.
Lastly, I visited the team store after the game, where I bought a collectible mini helmet. Overall, it was a good and close game for the Sharks against the Islanders, but it could have been better. On a more positive note, Macklin Celebrini and Will Smith each bounced back from their performances against the Blues the night before, and the Sharks earned a very important point in the Western Conference Wild Card race. Their record now falls to 7-5-4 when I am at their games, and I am pretty sure I will receive at least one or two more opportunities to attend Sharks games before the end of this season and officially be halfway through seeing all 32 NHL teams play in person. Next up for the Sharks, they hit the road for their next five games starting on Tuesday in Buffalo against a resurgent Sabres team at 4 pm PT.
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