🏝️ Away Islanders 10-17-1 before this game

1–0

Final

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

Islanders at Sharks

Islanders beat Sharks 1–0 at SAP Center at San Jose on December 15, 1998.

🗓 Tue, Dec 15, 1998 · 21:30 CST 📍 SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Mike Watt

1 G

1 shots · 13:06 TOI · +1

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Barry Richter

1 A

22:18 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

1 goal · in order

2nd period

🏝️ Mike Watt Go-ahead 2nd · 10:58

Assists: Barry Richter

1–0

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI SJS🦈

26 Shots on goal 13

26 Hits 22

9 Blocked shots 10

9 Takeaways 4

6 Giveaways 21

12 Penalty minutes 8

NYI shooting 3.8% (1/26) SJS shooting 0.0% (0/13)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Tommy Salo Shutout

13/13

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 59:56 TOI

🦈Sharks

Mike Vernon

25/26

.962 SV% · 1 GA · 59:20 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 10-17-1 (36% win rate, 28 games)

Sharks

Sharks — tied after 1st: 10-13-4 (37% win rate, 27 games)

After 2nd — 1–0

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 Linden · Lapointe · Smolinski 18:37

L2 Donato · Sacco · Reichel 15:03

L3 Nemchinov · Watt · Czerkawski 13:38

L4 Miller · Lawrence · Webb 8:25

D1 Jonsson · Richter 24:40

D2 Pilon · Berard 20:46

D3 Chara · Brewer 13:56

🦈Sharks

L1 Friesen · Sturm · Nolan 18:18

L2 Matteau · Craven · Marleau 15:24

L3 Ricci · Murphy · Stern 14:34

L4 Lowry · Sutter · Myhres 9:44

D1 Rathje · Houlder 21:15

D2 Marchment · Ragnarsson 19:46

D3 Rouse · Norton 18:51

⚔️ Last meetings

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

2–2 (OT) · Sharks won

Oct 5, 1996

🏝️NYI @ 🦈SJS

2–2 (OT) · Islanders won

Feb 17, 1996

🦈SJS @ 🏝️NYI

2–4 · Islanders won

❓ NYI vs SJS, answered

Who won Islanders vs Sharks on December 15, 1998?

Islanders won 1–0.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Sharks?

The final score was Islanders 1, Sharks 0.

Who scored for Islanders?

Mike Watt.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Tommy Salo made 13 saves on 13 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Mike Vernon made 25 saves on 26 shots (.962 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 · Dec 12

🦈Sharks

Previous game · Dec 12

Also on December 15, 1998

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