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Islanders at Sharks

NHL · Saturday, Mar 7 · 9:00 PM CT · SAP Center at San Jose · Final NYI 2 – SJ 1

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123OTT
NYI10012
SJ01001
Team box
NYI·SJ
34
shots
31
0 of 3
power play
0 of 2
55.2
faceoff %
44.8
28
hits
27
11
blocked shots
20
4
penalty minutes
6
Top performers
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Ilya SorokinNYI3130.968
Yaroslav AskarovSJ3432.941

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
SJ +3
NYI +3
P1P2P3OT
largest lead: SJ 0 · NYI 1lead changes: 0

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was NYI 54%, SJ 46% · Updated Mar 7

Expected margin
NYI by 0.5
Expected score
NYI 3.4 – 2.9 SJ
Expected total
6.2
IslandersThe matchupSharks
−119Our fair odds+119
3.4Expected goals2.9
+0.03Power rating−0.32
3.0Goals / game3.1
2.9Allowed / game3.5
27.8Shots / game25.9
51.9Faceoff %47.6
18.9Hits / game21.1
35−28Season record30−30
6−4Last 104−6

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
NYI chance · SJ chance
Our model fair54.4%45.6%
Kalshino two-sided price
Polymarket USno two-sided price
ProphetXno two-sided price
Novigno two-sided price
Full price table
TeamOur modelfairKalshi Polymarket US ProphetX Novig 
Moneyline
NYINew York Islanders−11954%————
SJSan Jose Sharks+11946%————
SpreadNYI by 0.5
NYINew York Islanders−0.5our margin————
SJSan Jose Sharks+0.5our margin————
Totalwe expect 6.2
Over6.2our total————
Under6.2our total————

These are each venue’s last prices before the start (Kalshi’s moneyline: its pre-game close). Odds are the price to buy that side now, taker fee included; the small percent is the implied chance of that same price. Highlighted is the best price in the row among venues on the same line. — means not listed (hover or tap for why). A market price is not the true chance of winning.

Margin range

New York Islanders by 0.5 expected
New York Islanders by 6 goals: 1%New York Islanders by 5 goals: 3%New York Islanders by 4 goals: 8%New York Islanders by 3 goals: 14%New York Islanders by 2 goals: 11%New York Islanders by 1 goal: 17%San Jose Sharks by 1 goal: 24%San Jose Sharks by 2 goals: 8%San Jose Sharks by 3 goals: 8%San Jose Sharks by 4 goals: 4%San Jose Sharks by 5 goals: 1%San Jose Sharks by 6 goals: <1%
← NYI wins bySJ wins by →
New York Islanders wins by 2 or more38%
New York Islanders wins by 3 or more26%
San Jose Sharks wins by 2 or more21%
Decided by one goal41%

Centered on the expected margin above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Total range

6.2 expected
1 goals: 2%2 goals: 2%3 goals: 11%4 goals: 8%5 goals: 21%6 goals: 11%7 goals: 19%8 goals: 8%9 goals: 10%10 goals: 3%11 goals: 3%12 goals: 1%13 goals: 1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 5.556%
Total over 6.545%
Total over 7.526%
Total from 6 to 730%

Centered on the expected total above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Starting Goalies

from the box score
NYIIlya Sorokin G · last 5 starts: .893 save %, 3.26 GAAstarted
SJYaroslav Askarov G · last 5 starts: .863 save %, 4.26 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
NYI·SJ
Mar 5 at LA
last game
Mar 6 vs STL
1 day
days of rest
0 days
no
back-to-back
yes
4
games in last 7 days
4
3rd straight road game
home / road
6th straight home game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2025–26 season · box-score averages from 60+ games
NYI·SJ
+0.03
rating (0 = average)
−0.32
3.0
goals / game
3.1
2.9
goals allowed / game
3.5
35−28
season record
30−30
17−12
home record
17−14
18−16
away record
13−16
L2
streak
L1
6−4
last 10
4−6
27.8
shots / game
25.9
51.9
faceoff %
47.6
18.9
hits / game
21.1
15.0
blocked shots / game
15.1
4.5
takeaways / game
4.5
14.8
giveaways / game
16.1

Rating Trend

NYI · SJ · 122 days
New York IslandersSan Jose Sharks
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 9 meetings · SJ 3−6
Oct 21, 2025at NYINYI 4 − 3
Mar 8, 2025at SJNYI 4 − 2
Jan 18, 2025at NYINYI 4 − 1
Mar 7, 2024at SJNYI 7 − 2
Dec 5, 2023at NYISJ 5 − 4 OT
Mar 18, 2023at SJNYI 4 − 1
Oct 18, 2022at NYINYI 5 − 2
Feb 24, 2022at SJSJ 4 − 3 SO
Dec 2, 2021at NYISJ 2 − 1 OT

NYI · Last 10

6−4 · streak L2
Mar 5at LA3 − 5L
Mar 4at ANA1 − 5L
Mar 1vs FLA5 − 4W
Feb 28at CBJ4 − 3W
Feb 26at MTL4 − 3W
Feb 5at NJ3 − 1W
Feb 3vs PIT5 − 4W
Feb 2at WSH1 − 4L
Jan 31vs NSH3 − 4L
Jan 29at NYR2 − 1W

SJ · Last 10

4−6 · streak L1
Mar 6vs STL2 − 3L
Mar 3vs MTL7 − 5W
Mar 1vs WPG2 − 1W
Feb 28vs EDM5 − 4W
Feb 26vs CGY1 − 4L
Feb 4at COL2 − 4L
Feb 2at CHI3 − 6L
Jan 31at CGY2 − 3L
Jan 29at EDM3 − 4L
Jan 27at VAN5 − 2W