New York Islanders (7-6-3, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. San Jose Sharks (7-11-1, in the Pacific Division)

San Jose, California; Monday, 10 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Islanders, on a three-game losing streak, play the San Jose Sharks.

San Jose has a 7-11-1 record overall and a 3-5-0 record on its home ice. The Sharks rank sixth in NHL play serving 10.6 penalty minutes per game.

New York has a 7-6-3 record overall and a 3-3-1 record on the road. The Islanders have committed 74 total penalties (4.6 per game) to rank 10th in the league.

The teams meet Monday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Macklin Celebrini has seven goals and 14 assists for the Sharks. Will Smith has four goals and three assists over the last 10 games.

Matthew Schaefer has five goals and 11 assists for the Islanders. Victor Eklund has scored four goals and added two assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Sharks: 3-7-0, averaging 2.5 goals, 4.3 assists, 4.7 penalties and 11 penalty minutes while giving up 3.4 goals per game.

Islanders: 4-3-3, averaging 2.7 goals, 4.3 assists, 4.3 penalties and 13.5 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.

INJURIES: Sharks: Igor Chernyshov: out (upper body), Alexander Wennberg: out (upper body), Kyle Keyser: out (upper body), Quentin Musty: out (upper body).

Islanders: Mathew Barzal: out (knee), Matthew Kessel: day to day (upper body), Matias Maccelli: out (lower body), Ryan Pulock: out (upper body), Calum Ritchie: out (lower body), Alexander Romanov: out (acl).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.