🏝️ Away Islanders 0-1-0 before this game

2–2

Final / OT

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
NYI	1	1	0	0	2
SJS	0	1	1	0	2

Islanders at Sharks

Islanders beat Sharks 2–2 in overtime at SAP Center at San Jose on October 5, 1996.

🗓 Sat, Oct 5, 1996 · 21:30 CDT 📍 SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦈 SJS

Bernie Nicholls

1 G, 1 A

5 shots

2nd star 🦈 SJS

Owen Nolan

2 A

3 shots

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Dan Plante

1 G

3 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Dan Plante SH Go-ahead 1st · 12:03

Assists: Niklas Andersson, Darius Kasparaitis

1–0

2nd period

🦈 Jeff Friesen PP Tying 2nd · 02:54

Assists: Owen Nolan, Bernie Nicholls

1–1

🏝️ Derek King Go-ahead 2nd · 06:50

Assists: Bryan Berard, Ziggy Palffy

2–1

3rd period

🦈 Bernie Nicholls Tying 3rd · 19:44

Assists: Owen Nolan, Al Iafrate

2–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI SJS🦈

32 Shots on goal 23

0/9 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

12 Penalty minutes 33

NYI shooting 6.2% (2/32) SJS shooting 8.7% (2/23)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Tommy Salo

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

🦈Sharks

Chris Terreri

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 64:21 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Sharks

Sharks: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–1

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Sharks

Sharks: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Islanders lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ NYI vs SJS, answered

Who won Islanders vs Sharks on October 5, 1996?

Islanders won 2–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Sharks?

The final score was Islanders 2, Sharks 2, in overtime.

Who scored for Islanders?

Dan Plante, Derek King.

Who scored for Sharks?

Bernie Nicholls, Jeff Friesen.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Tommy Salo made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Chris Terreri made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Islanders vs Sharks played?

At SAP Center at San Jose in San Jose, the Sharks home rink.

What is the Islanders vs Sharks season series?

Islanders lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Oct 4

🦈Sharks

Previous game · Apr 12

Also on October 5, 1996

Islanders season page Sharks season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule