Overview
- Puck drop is 7 p.m. ET at UBS Arena with the Sharks at 0-3-2 and the Islanders at 2-3-0.
- Rookie defenseman Matthew Schaefer has one goal and four assists through five games and would tie the longest season-opening point streak by a defenseman with another point.
- Top pick Michael Misa has yet to record his first NHL point, though recent shifts featured multiple quality chances.
- Ilya Sorokin is listed as the expected starter for the Islanders, while Yaroslav Askarov is expected to start for the Sharks.
- Alexander Romanov will miss a second straight game as day-to-day, while San Jose navigates blue-line injuries after recalling Luca Cagnoni, with John Klingberg practicing but not slated for line rushes and Adam Gaudette a game-time decision due to illness.