Sharks instant analysis: Exhausting, emotional win ends San Jose’s five-game skid

SAN JOSE – The San Jose Sharks game against the New York Islanders was full of emotion, as the two teams traded a couple of fights and more than a handful of post-whistle scrums. After a scoreless overtime, Ivar Stenberg ended an exhausting game, scoring in the eighth round of the shootout to lift the Sharks to a 3-2 win over the Islanders at SAP Center. kAm*2C@D=2G pD<2C@G H2D 3C:==:2?E[ >2<:?8 b_ D2G6D E9C@F89 E9C66 A6C:@5D 2?5 @G6CE:>6 2?5 ?@E 2==@H:?8 2 8@2= @? 2== 6:89E xD=2?56CD D9@@E@FE 2EE6>AED]k^Am kAm|24<=:? r6=63C:?: 5:5?’E 92G6 2 A@:?E |@?52J 3FE 5:5 ?62C=J 6G6CJE9:?8 6=D6 E@ ECJ 2?5 86E E96 $92C6 E9C@F89 E9C66 A6C:@5D 2?5 @G6CE:>6]k^Am kAm%96 $92C6Dk^Am kAm%96 $92C |@?52J’D H:?]k^DEC@?8mk^Am k9bm(6??36C8’D :>A24Ek^9bm kAmp=6I2?56C (6??36C8 925 2? :>A24E @? E96 $92C6 324< :? E9C66 H66@C6 @7 2? 2AAC@AC:2E6 C@=6[ 2D r@==:? vC27 H2D C6EFC?65 E@ E96 H:?8 27E6C 36:?8 FD65 2D 2 46?E6C :? D@>6 C646?E 82>6D] %J=6C %@77@=: 2?5 $E6?36C8 H6C6 @? E96 E9:C5 =:?6 H:E9 s6==2?5C62 2E 46?E6C]k^Am kAm(6??36C8 H@? 7:G6 @7 9:D 7:CDE 6:89E 7246@77D[ 96=A:?8 E96 $92C6 =@D:?8 DEC62< D:?46 ?62C E96 6?5 @7 =2DE D62D@?[ 2D E96J H6?E _\d\` 7C@> |2C49 `d\ae[ 5:>:?:D9:?8 E96:C 2=C625J AC642C:@FD A@DED62D@? 492?46D] s6DA:E6 8@:?8 f\c\` E@ 6?5 E96 C68F=2C D62D@?[ E96 $92C:DD65 E96 AC6G:@FD ?:?6 82>6D H:E9 2? FAA6C\3@5J :?;FCJ 27E6C 96 H2D :?;FC65 @? ~4E] `h 5FC:?8 E96 $92C6 282:?DE E96 %@C@?E@ |2A=6 {627D] w:D E62> H6?E _\e\b :? 9:D 23D6?46[ D:?<:?8 7C@> 7@FCE9 :? E96 !24:7:4 s:G:D:@? 2?5 2 A=2J@77 DA@E E@ D:IE9[ D:I A@:?ED @FE]k^Am kAm(6??36C8 3682? E96 82>6 2D E96 $92C6?E 2?5 z:676C $96CH@@5 @? E96 H:?8D] w6 2=D@ E@@< 9:D DA@E @? $2? y@D6’D 7:CDE A@H6C\A=2J F?:E 2D E96 ?6E\7C@?E AC6D6?46]k^Am kAm“x E9:?< E96 8C@FA :D 6I4:E65[” $92C:DD65 9:>[ 2?5 @3G:@FD=J W96’DX 2 3:8 A:646 E@ @FC E62>] v@@5 E@ 86E 9:> 324<]”k^Am k9bm#@F89 DEF77k^9bm kAm%96 $92C6D 2?5 E96 7:CDE EH@ A6C:@5D @7 |@?52J’D 82>6[ E96 $92C6 A@:?E 5C@F89E[ 42>6 2E E96 `ai`a >2C< @7 E96 D64@?5 A6C:@5 2?5 E:65 E96 82>6 a\a]k^Am kAm%96C6 H@F=5 36 7:C6H@CD 6?DF65[ H:E9 q2C4=2J v@@5C@H 7:89E:?8 |:E496== r927766 27E6C 2 ?6FEC2= K@?6 7246@77 2?5 %J s6==2?5C62 5C@AA:?8 E96 8=@G6D H:E9 |24{62?]k^Am kAm%96 $92C E@ <66A FA E96 :?E6?D:EJ 2D 96 H6?E E@ E96 =@4<6C C@@>]k^Am kAm%96?[ H:E9 ``i_g =67E :? E96 E9:C5 A6C:@5[ t<=F?5 3FC:65 z:676C $96CH@@5 7C@> 369:?5 :?E@ E96 3@2C5D :?D:56 E96 $92C6?E H6?E C:89E 2E t<=F?5 2?5 AF?4965 9:> 2 76H E:>6D H:E9 9:D 8=@G6]k^Am kAm|2C49>6?E 8@E 2 5@F3=6 >:?@C 7@C C@F89:?8[ 2?5 t<=F?5 8@E ?@E9:?8] qFE $92C2?J BF6DE:@?D 23@FE E96 $92CA=6]k^Am k9bm$E6?36C8’D A=2Jk^9bm kAmr@?E:?F:?8 2? @G6C2== D@=:5 d\@?\d 677@CE 5FC:?8 2 c\b =@DD E@ E96 s2==2D $E2CD[ E96 $92C6 `\` @? $E6?36C8’D D:IE9 8@2= @7 E96 D62D@?]k^Am kAm(:E9 E96 AF4< :? E96 xD=2?56CD’ 6?5[ s6==2?5C62 8@E 2 DE:4< @? {@82? $E2?=6J’D 4=62C:?8 2EE6>AE[ 5:C64E:?8 E@ %J=6C %@77@=:] w:D D9@E E@H2C5 E96 ?6E H2D C65:C64E65 3J $E6?36C8 A2DE xD=2?56CD 8@2=:6 x=J2 $@C@<:? 7@C 9:D E9:C5 8@2= :? 7@FC 82>6D 2?5 D:IE9 @? E96 D62D@?]k^Am kAm(:E9 `a A@:?ED[ $E6?36C8 :D ?@H E:65 7@C E96 }w{ =625 :? C@@<:6 D4@C:?8]k^Am kAmq6? wFEE@?[ D:8?65 3J E96 xD=2?56CD E@ 2 @?6\J62C 4@?EC24E =2DE H66<[ 82G6 9:D E62> 2 `\_ =625 2E E96 ei`c >2C< @7 E96 7:CDE] (:E9 E96 $92C $:>@? w@=>DEC@> 2?5 362E 2 DAC2H=65\@FE pD<2C@G 7@C 9:D 7:CDE 8@2= @7 E96 D62D@?]k^Am kAm0000000k^Am