SAN JOSE, Calif. — Even when faced with another hot team, the Islanders still kept their point streak going.
Logan Couture scored in overtime for the second straight game, giving the Sharks a 2-1 win over coach Barry Trotz’s streaking Islanders on Saturday night. Couture scored at 2:30 of the extra period to lead the Sharks to their eighth win in nine games.
Casey Cizikas scored and Semyon Varlamov finished with 24 saves for New York, which extended its franchise record by earning a point for the 17th straight game (15-0-2).
Marcus Sorensen also scored and Martin Jones stopped 27 shots for San Jose.