A few moments after Macklin Celebrini won a faceoff in the Islanders’ zone, he controlled the puck and found defenseman Shakir Mukhamadullin at the point, who fired a shot toward the net that Kovalenko got a stick on for his first goal since Jan. 4. Kovalenko had played in just seven games since that point, as he missed 14 games with an injury.
Lou Lamoriello did not give off the sense of someone satisfied with how the trade deadline went when he spoke to reporters before the Islanders beat the Sharks 4-2 on Saturday.
The New York Islanders secured a 4-2 victory against the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center. The game featured a humorous attempt by fans to bribe referees
Isles 4, San Jose 2. Anders Lee scored 1:13 into the third period and that proved to be the game-winner as the Islanders earned their second straight win, defeating the S