A perfect three-game road trip convinced the New York Islanders they were on the verge of mounting another midseason push for a playoff berth. But losses

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Islanders look to stop their three-game home slide with a victory against the San Jose Sharks. New York is 17-20-7 overall and 7-11-2 in home games. The Islanders have a -20 scoring differential, with 115 total goals scored and 135 allowed.

Through his first five appearances in an Islanders' sweater, Hogberg owns a 1.41 GAA and a .953 SV%, with a record of 1-2-0, but not because of his doing, clearly. Ilya Sorokin, who has played a lot in the absence of Semyon Varlamov, has struggled to find consistency in his game.

With the puck inside the Columbus zone, a shot attempt by Sharks defenseman Jan Rutta was blocked by Zach Werenski, who raced up the ice with the puck, carried it into the Sharks’ zone, and sent it over to Fantilli, who beat Georgiev for his 11th goal of the season at the 12:11 mark.

The New York Islanders suffered their second straight loss, falling 5-3 at the hands of the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night at UBS Arena. Bo Horvat (PPG), Mathew Barzal and Anders Lee (PPG) scored for the Islanders,

Tyler Toffoli scored and Alexandar Georgiev stopped 30 shots, but their San Jose Sharks fell 4-1 to the Columbus Blue Jackets in Ohio on Thursday night.

Sean Couturier had a goal and an assist, Travis Konecny added three assists and the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the New York Islanders 5-3 on Thursday night. Morgan Frost, Garnet Hathaway, Cam York and Noah Cates also scored for Philadelphia. Samuel Ersson made 26 saves as the Flyers won for the third time in four games.

Utah gets two days off before hosting the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday. The Canadiens have been among the league’s hottest teams the last few weeks, beating teams like the Washington Capitals, the Vancouver Canucks, the Colorado Avalanche, the Vegas Golden Knights, the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Florida Panthers.

Game Preview, 1/11: Utah Hockey Club vs. New York Islanders WHEN: 7:00 p.m. MT WHERE: Delta Center - Salt Lake City, Utah TV: SEG+, UtahHC+, Utah 16 | RADIO: KSL News Radio 1160 AM, NHL App

The New York Islanders (17-20-7) have five players on the injury report for their matchup with the San Jose Sharks (14-27-6) at UBS Arena on Saturday, January 18 at 7:30 PM ET.Islanders vs. Sharks

SAN JOSE — The San Jose Sharks returned defenseman Shakir Mukhamadullin to the San Jose Barracuda of the AHL on Monday morning before leaving for a five-game road trip.