The crowd is drooling over the Islanders on the road, but NYI is a walking MASH unit — Barzal, Pulock, Maccelli, and Ritchie are all out, gutting both their offense and blue line. Meanwhile, the Sharks are playing at home and their GAA, while ugly, is bolstered by San Jose outshooting opponents at 27.0 SF/G — this squad can generate enough to grind out a close game or OT loss that still covers +1.5. Fade the public narrative on a crippled Islanders road trip and take the free 1.5 cushion with the Sharks at home.