SAN JOSE, Calif. — Jean-Gabriel Pageau had a goal and an assist, Ilya Sorokin stopped 29 shots for his 25th win of the season, and the New York Islanders beat the San Jose Sharks 4-1 Saturday night.
Kyle Palmieri, Ryan Pulock, and Zach Parise also scored for the Islanders. Pierre Engvall extended his point streak to four games with an assist on Pulock's goal. New York moved two points ahead of Pittsburgh for the first wild card in the Eastern Conference.
"I just think we try and play our game which has some physicality to it for sure," Islanders coach Lane Lambert said.