Seven Sharks had tried Ilya Sorokin in the shootout, and seven had been turned away. Ivar Stenberg went eighth.
The rookie skated in down the left side, cut toward the middle and lifted a wrist shot past Sorokin's glove, the only goal of the tiebreaker, and San Jose edged the Islanders 3-2 at SAP Center on Monday. The win ended a five-game losing streak.
"I've missed two times before, so I was happy to see the puck go in," Stenberg said. "I had some options, and yeah, so happy I scored."
Stenberg, 19, had already scored once in regulation. With New York up 1-0 late in the first period, Ty Dellandrea knocked down a clearing attempt along the boards, and Tyler Toffoli fired from the top of the right circle. Stenberg got his stick on it and redirected the puck past Sorokin at 16:41 to tie the game.
That was his sixth goal, which puts him in a tie for the lead among NHL rookies, according to the Associated Press. He played 15:54, including 3:55 on the power play, and put three shots on goal.
The Islanders' team site called it the longest shootout in the league this season. Yaroslav Askarov stopped all eight New York shooters after making 30 saves through regulation and overtime, while Sorokin made 37.
How it stayed even
Victor Eklund's power-play goal early in the second gave the Islanders a 2-1 lead. Toffoli tied it at 12:12 of the period, six seconds after a San Jose power play ended, when his shot glanced in off defenseman Adam Pelech. Toffoli finished with a goal and an assist. Neither team scored again the rest of regulation or in overtime.
