SAN JOSE -- It was nearly two weeks ago the Sharks started their swing through the east coast with a matinee contest against the New York Islanders. That game ended in a 4-0 loss, and Team Teal has a shot at redemption Saturday night as the Isles visit the Tank for the second of a two-game season series.
The Sharsk are coming off a dominant 5-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres Thursday evening. Logan Couture registered his third career hat trick, while Evander Kane and Brent Burns registered two assists a piece. Martin Jones had his best performance of the season between the pipes, turning away 24 of 25 shots and contributing to the Sharks' penalty kill efforts to keep the Sabres from converting on their five attempts on the man advantage.
Isles netminder Robin Lehner, who blanked the Sharks when they visited New York, came out of Thursday night's game against the LA Kings after taking a puck to the mask. Islanders coach Barry Trotz said Saturday morning Lehner is okay to play and will start against the Sharks Saturday evening.
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The Sharks lost both contests in their two-game series with the Islanders last season. In 40 games played against the Islanders in the Sharks' franchise history, San Jose has gone 18-16-3-3.
Sharks projected lines and pairs
Evander Kane -- Joe Pavelski -- Kevin Labanc
Tomas Hertl-- Logan Couture -- Timo Meier
Marcus Sorensen -- Antti Suomela -- Joonas Donskoi
Barclay Goodrow -- Rourke Chartier -- Melker Karlsson
Marc-Edouard Vlasic --Erik Karlsson
Joakim Ryan -- Brent Burns
Brenden Dillon -- Justin Braun
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Martin Jones -- projected starter
Aaron Dell
Islanders projected lines and pairs
Anders Lee -- Brock Nelson –Josh Bailey
Andrew Ladd -- Matthew Barzal – Jordan Eberle
Tom Kuhnhackl -- Valtteri Filppula – Leo Komarov
Matt Martin -- Casey Cizikas – Cal Clutterbuck
Nick Leddy -- Ryan Pulock
Thomas Hickey -- Scott Mayfield
Adam Pelech -- Johnny Boychuk
Robin Lehner -- projected starter
Thomas Greiss