🏝️ Away Islanders 3-2-0 before this game

5–2

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYI	1	2	2	5
SJS	0	1	1	2

Islanders at Sharks

Islanders beat Sharks 5–2 at SAP Center at San Jose on October 16, 1997.

🗓 Thu, Oct 16, 1997 · 21:30 CDT 📍 SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Ziggy Palffy

3 G, 1 A

4 shots · 22:24 TOI · +3

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Robert Reichel

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · 18:19 TOI · +2

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Bryan Smolinski

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 17:19 TOI

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Ziggy Palffy Go-ahead 1st · 05:52

Assists: Bryan Smolinski, Robert Reichel · beat Mike Vernon

1–0

2nd period

🦈 Viktor Kozlov Tying 2nd · 03:26

Assists: Marty McSorley, Bill Houlder · beat Tommy Salo

1–1

🏝️ Ziggy Palffy PP Go-ahead 2nd · 08:25

Assists: Robert Reichel, Bryan Berard · beat Mike Vernon

2–1

🏝️ Bryan Smolinski PP 2nd · 17:48

Assists: Travis Green, Ziggy Palffy · beat Mike Vernon

3–1

3rd period

🦈 Tony Granato 3rd · 01:18

Assists: Jeff Friesen, Andrei Zyuzin · beat Tommy Salo

3–2

🏝️ Robert Reichel 3rd · 07:42

Unassisted · beat Mike Vernon

4–2

🏝️ Ziggy Palffy 3rd · 15:02

Assists: Kenny Jonsson · beat Mike Vernon

5–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI SJS🦈

25 Shots on goal 34

2/7 Power play (goals / chances) 0/7

8 Hits 16

11 Blocked shots 4

2 Takeaways 2

0 Giveaways 7

16 Penalty minutes 18

NYI shooting 20.0% (5/25) SJS shooting 5.9% (2/34)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Tommy Salo

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦈Sharks

Mike Vernon

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 59:57 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 — 3–1

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Sharks

Sharks: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏝️Islanders

L1 Reichel · Smolinski · Palffy 18:19

L2 Nemchinov · Green · Lapointe 15:53

L3 Bertuzzi · Chorske · Czerkawski 12:26

L4 Hough · Kruse · Luhning 8:36

D1 McCabe · Jonsson 24:22

D2 Lachance · Vaske 19:58

D3 Berard · Pilon 15:44

🦈Sharks

L1 Friesen · Marleau · Nolan 16:21

L2 Craven · Sturm · Kozlov 14:31

L3 Matteau · Nicholls · Sutter 12:56

L4 Granato · Donovan 10:12

D1 Bodger · Houlder 21:37

D2 Rathje · Gill 19:14

D3 Zyuzin · Ragnarsson 16:40

D4 McSorley 13:11

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Oct 26, 1996

🦈SJS @ 🏝️NYI

2–2 (OT) · Sharks won

Oct 5, 1996

🏝️NYI @ 🦈SJS

2–2 (OT) · Islanders won

❓ NYI vs SJS, answered

Who won Islanders vs Sharks on October 16, 1997?

Islanders won 5–2.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Sharks?

The final score was Islanders 5, Sharks 2.

Who scored for Islanders?

Ziggy Palffy (3), Bryan Smolinski, Robert Reichel.

Who scored for Sharks?

Tony Granato, Viktor Kozlov.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

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

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Mike Vernon made 0 saves on 5 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 13

🦈Sharks

Previous game · Oct 13

Also on October 16, 1997

🐆FLA @ ⭐DAL

0–4 final

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