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  Saturday, Jan. 29 10:30pm ET
New York 3, San Jose 2
 
  RECAP | BOX SCORE

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) _ Mathieu Biron scored a power-play goal with 2:17 left in overtime Saturday night to lift the New York Islanders to a 3-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks.

Biron's shot, from 20 feet out, followed a rebounded shot by Mariusz Czerkawski.

Roberto Luongo stopped 31 shots for the Islanders, who have won three straight following a six-game losing streak. Luongo won his second consecutive after snapping a personal five-game losing streak.

Owen Nolan recorded two assists for the Sharks, who have lost their last three. San Jose has won once in seven games.

Kenny Jonsson had two assists for the Islanders.

New York scored twice within the first two minutes to open a 2-0 lead and end John Nabokov's night.

Claude Lapointe scored his eighth goal of the season 40 seconds into the game, tapping in a rebound. Jonsson passed behind the net to Gino Odjick, who took a shot at the goal. Nabokov blocked it with his skates and went to the ice, allowing Lapointe to slip the puck past him.

Dmitri Nabokov scored his second goal in as many games 1:17 later, putting the puck through the legs of relief goalie Steve Shields after taking a pass from Jonsson in the corner.

Shields stopped the remaining 18 shots he faced.

Patrick Marleau put the Sharks on the scoreboard with 8:30 left in the first period when he scored his 12th goal. Nolan won a faceoff in the left circle, Marleau picked the puck up at the top of the circle and slapped it past Luongo.

Gary Suter tied it with 5:17 left in the second.

 


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