2–1

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 5-4-0 before this game

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

Sharks at Islanders

Sharks beat Islanders 2–1 at UBS Arena on October 27, 1997.

🗓 Mon, Oct 27, 1997 · 18:30 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦈 SJS

Stephen Guolla

1 G

3 shots · 11:29 TOI · +1

2nd star 🦈 SJS

Marco Sturm

1 G

1 shots · 14:15 TOI · +1

3rd star 🦈 SJS

Tony Granato

1 A

4 shots · 13:43 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

Goal-by-goal detail has not synced for this game yet.

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦈SJS NYI🏝️

22 Shots on goal 18

0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/7

17 Hits 16

9 Blocked shots 6

10 Takeaways 13

8 Giveaways 18

14 Penalty minutes 10

SJS shooting 9.1% (2/22) NYI shooting 5.6% (1/18)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦈Sharks

Mike Vernon

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 59:59 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Tommy Salo

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 59:24 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sharks

Sharks — tied after 1st: 3-7-1 (27% win rate, 11 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 5-4 (56% win rate, 9 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Sharks

Sharks — tied after 2nd: 3-7-1 (27% win rate, 11 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 5-4 (56% win rate, 9 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦈Sharks

L1 Friesen · Marleau · Nolan 23:59

L2 Sturm · Skalde · Granato 14:15

L3 Matteau · Kozlov · Guolla 12:28

L4 Sutter · Wood · Donovan 7:20

D1 Houlder · Gill 24:24

D2 Rathje · Bodger 21:10

D3 Ragnarsson · McSorley 14:40

🏝️Islanders

L1 Nemchinov · Reichel · Palffy 22:18

L2 Hough · Green · Smolinski 15:44

L3 Lapointe · Czerkawski · Bertuzzi 12:25

L4 Kruse · Belanger · Chorske 5:46

D1 McCabe · Vaske 22:08

D2 Jonsson · Berard 19:52

D3 Lachance · Pilon 18:20

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

2–2 (OT) · Sharks won

Oct 5, 1996

🏝️NYI @ 🦈SJS

2–2 (OT) · Islanders won

❓ SJS vs NYI, answered

Who won Sharks vs Islanders on October 27, 1997?

Sharks won 2–1.

What was the final score of Sharks vs Islanders?

The final score was Sharks 2, Islanders 1.

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Mike Vernon made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

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

Where is Sharks vs Islanders played?

At UBS Arena in Elmont, the Islanders home rink.

What is the Sharks vs Islanders season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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

🦈Sharks

Previous game · Oct 25

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Oct 25

Also on October 27, 1997

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