NHL Game Preview: New York Islanders at San Jose Sharks with Line Combinations 3/8/2025

NHL Game Preview: New York Islanders at San Jose Sharks with Line Combinations 3/8/2025

New York Islanders (28-26-7, 63 Pts) at San Jose Sharks (17-38-9, 43 pts)

Venue: SAP Center
Date: Saturday, March 8
Time: 10:00 ET
TV: ESPN+/MSGSN/NBCSCA
Radio:
New York Islanders – 88.7 FM
San Jose – Sharks Audio Network

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

New York -1.5 ML -220
San Jose: +1.5 ML +175
O/U 5.5

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New York Islanders News & Notes:

The Islanders are coming off a 3-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday. They have won three of their last four after snapping a four-game losing streak. They are 4-6-0 in their last ten games, averaging 2.70 goals per game while allowing 3.70 goals per game.

San Jose Sharks News & Notes:

The Sharks had their two-game winning streak snapped on Thursday with a 7-3 loss to the Colorado Avalanche. In their last five games, they are 2-2-1 and are averaging 3.60 goals per game while allowing an average of four goals per game. Macklin Celebrini is on a two-game goal streak. William Eklund is on a four-game point streak with two goals and four assists. Tyler Toffoli is also on a four-game point streak with three goals and two assists in that stretch.

New York Islanders Projected Lines

Palmieri-Horvat-Duclair
Lee-Pageau-Holmstrom
Tsyplakov-Cizikas-Fasching
Engvall-MacLean-Gatcomb

Romanov-DeAngelo
Pelech-Dobson
Mayfield-Pulock

Sorokin
Skarek

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San Jose Sharks Projected Lines:

Eklund-Celebrini-Toffoli
Kovalenko-Wennberg-Smith
Graf-Dellandrea-Kostin
Gregor-Goodrow-Grundstrom

Ferraro-Mukhamadullin
Vlasic-Liljegren
Schuldt-Thompson

Georgiev
Romanov

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Players To Watch:

New York Islanders

Bo Horvat this season has 43 points on 20 goals and 23 assists. He’s faced the Sharks 36 times in his career recording 31 points on 11 goals and 20 assists; in the previous matchup this season he had an assist.

San Jose Sharks

Barclay Goodrow this season has seven points on four goals and three assists. He’s faced the Islanders 18 times in his career recording six points on two goals and four assists; he scored a goal in an earlier matchup this season.

Injury Report:

New York Islanders

G Semyon Varlamov – IR
D Mike Reilly – IR
C Mathew Barzal – IR
G Marcus Hogberg – IR

San Jose Sharks

C Logan Couture – LTIR
F Nikolai Kovalenko – DTD
D Jan Rutta – IR

Next Game:

New York – March 9 at Anaheim Ducks
San Jose – March 11 vs. Nashville Predators

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