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San Jose Sharks vs New York Islanders

Regular season · Friday, December 4, 2026 · UBS Arena

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New York IslandersNY IslandersIslandersHome

TVAS · NBCSCA · MSGSN

Game preview

The San Jose Sharks visit the New York Islanders at UBS Arena on Friday, December 4, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on TVAS, NBCSCA and MSGSN.

This is the second of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Sharks

Game 4 of a road trip: Colorado, New Jersey and NY Rangers, now NY Islanders.

  1. 242026-11-24: no game
  2. 252026-11-25: at ANA
  3. 262026-11-26: no game
  4. 272026-11-27: vs VGK
  5. 282026-11-28: at COL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  6. 292026-11-29: no game
  7. 302026-11-30: no game
  8. 12026-12-01: at NJD
  9. 22026-12-02: no game
  10. 32026-12-03: at NYR
  11. 42026-12-04: at NYI, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~14 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,570 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+3 h
body clock vs home

Islanders

Back home after a game in Philadelphia.

  1. 242026-11-24: no game
  2. 252026-11-25: vs STL
  3. 262026-11-26: no game
  4. 272026-11-27: vs WPG
  5. 282026-11-28: at PHI, second of a back-to-backB2B
  6. 292026-11-29: no game
  7. 302026-11-30: no game
  8. 12026-12-01: vs FLA
  9. 22026-12-02: no game
  10. 32026-12-03: at PHI
  11. 42026-12-04: vs SJS, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~94 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~189 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

San Jose SharksSharksTue, Oct 13 vs BOS
  1. L1NewChernyshov#92Smith#2Celebrini#71
    11:30 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewMarchment#27Toffoli#73Wennberg#21
    10:36 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewSherwood#44Stenberg#41Misa#77
    8:19 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewGoodrow#23Ostapchuk#63Graf#51
    7:02 together at 5v5
  1. D1Trouba#65Dickinson#6
    14:31 together at 5v5
  2. D2Nurse#25Kesselring#7
    11:57 together at 5v5
  3. D3Orlov#9Cagnoni#42
    9:55 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Stenberg LWennberg CSmith CCelebrini CCagnoni D2:34
  2. 2Marchment LChernyshov LToffoli CMisa COrlov D1:08

Penalty kill

  1. 1Goodrow CGraf RTrouba DNurse D1:27
  2. 2Sherwood LOstapchuk CNurse DKesselring D0:49
New York IslandersIslandersTue, Oct 13 vs VAN
  1. L1Schenn#10Ritchie#64Eklund#38
    10:44 together at 5v5
  2. L2Palat#81Duclair#11Pageau#44
    8:29 together at 5v5
  3. L3Heineman#51Palmieri#21Horvat#14
    6:33 together at 5v5
  4. L4Maccelli#63Cizikas#53Holmstrom#92
    5:23 together at 5v5
  1. D1Stanley#8Schaefer#48
    13:56 together at 5v5
  2. D2Pelech#3Pulock#6
    12:01 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewDeAngelo#77Kessel#4
    8:45 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Maccelli LPalmieri CSchenn CHorvat CSchaefer D3:31

Penalty kill

  1. 1Pageau CHolmstrom RPelech DPulock D2:08
  2. 2Heineman LHorvat CStanley DKessel D1:07

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

SJSNYI

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

SJS 71% (12th most settled)NYI 68% (15th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

SJS 1:59 left (8th earliest · 15 pulls)NYI 2:02 left (7th earliest · 15 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

SJS 51.3s (2nd longest)NYI 48.2s (15th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

SJS 33% (7th most often)NYI 33% (11th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series