It has been another rough season for the San Jose Sharks and their fans. Their loss to the New York Islanders on Saturday night was their 48th of the season, the most in the league. But they cannot say their fans were not trying to help.

Ilya Sorokin was a key factor in the New York Islanders' victory over the San Jose Sharks, and HC Patrick Roy knows how important he is during this stretch of the NHL season.

The Islanders are up on the season series 1-0-0 after a 4-1 win over the Sharks on Jan. 18, which kicked off a season-long, seven-game winning streak for the Isles. New York 5-0-4 in its last nine games against the Sharks, including 2-0-2 on the road.

A very unexpected but comical scene emerged during the Islanders-Sharks game, as a fan was seen waving dollar bills at on-ice officials in a bribing attempt.

In their place during Saturday’s morning skate, the Sharks had winger Klim Kostin in Zetterlund’s spot on a line with Macklin Celebrini and Will Smith, goalie Georgi Romanov backing up Alexandar Georgiev, and newcomer Patrick Giles in Sturm’s old spot as the fourth-line center.

BOTTOM LINE: The San Jose Sharks aim to end their three-game home slide with a win over the New York Islanders. San Jose is 17-38-9 overall and 9-18-2 in home games. The Sharks rank 10th in league play with 235 total penalties (averaging 3.7 per game).

Before puck drop against the San Jose Sharks, New York Islanders general manager Lou Lamoriello spoke about his decisions at the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline, the future, and his injured players.

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.

Prediction for the NHL-1 match between San Jose vs NY Islanders, which will take place on March 9th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the teams' conditions! Several betting options are available.