Horvat scores winner in OT as Islanders edge Sharks 2-1

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Horvat scores winner in OT as Islanders edge Sharks 2-1

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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Bo Horvat scored with 39.6 seconds left in overtime, giving the New York Islanders a 2-1 win over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night.

Tony DeAngelo also scored a goal and Ilya Sorokin made 30 saves for New York, which ended a two-game skid and improved to 9-0 this season in overtime. It was also the Islanders’ second win over the Sharks this season.

Macklin Celebrini scored his 32nd goal of the season for the Sharks, who also lost in overtime to St. Louis on Friday. Yaroslav Askarov made 32 saves.

Brayden Schenn made his Islanders debut after being acquired from the Blues at the trade deadline for forward Jonathan Drouin, a goaltending prospect and first- and third-round draft picks this year. He had one shot and one blocked shot in 20 shifts and 17:26 of ice time.

Both teams scored early goals before the match hit a lull.

After Celebrini’s goal 33 seconds into the second period tied it at 1, the teams went nearly 44 minutes without scoring.

It looked like the game was headed to a shootout before Horvat’s game-winner ended the offensive drought. Horvat scored his team-best 27th goal on a backhand shot that silenced the crowd in San Jose. Matthew Schaefer and Mathew Barzal attended.

The Islanders spent much of the first period in the Sharks’ zone and scored DeAngelo’s fifth goal of the season at 8:23. It was the Islanders defenseman’s first goal since January 26. Calum Ritchie had an assist.

Celebrini, the Sharks’ 19-year-old star, equalized in the second with his third goal in three games. Celebrini’s shot from the right circle went past two defenders and Sorokin. Will Smith and John Klingberg had assists.

Both teams had several chances to score in overtime. Sorokin held his own and made several point-blank saves to bail out the Islanders.