broke away and slid the puck under Copley’s pads for a 4-1 lead that had fans tossing hats onto the ice at 12:08.That wasn’t all. Grimaldi finished off his goal with a spinning backhander , and Bonino tippe

After being blanked by Robin Lehner earlier this month Tyler Johnson Jersey , the San Jose Sharks may not get the chance to earn a win over the New York Islanders? new starting goalie this season.Coming off their best game of the season, the Sharks wrap up a two-game homestand against the Islanders on Saturday night.On Oct. 8 — and in his New York debut — Lehner posted his ninth career shutout as the Isles won 4-0. The Swedish veteran made 16 of his 35 saves in the final 20 minutes.Article continues below ...But he may not be available when New York (3-3-0) and San Jose (3-3-1) tangle at SAP Center.Lehner (2-1-0, 2.09 goals-against average, .935 save percentage) took a puck off the mask in the third period of Thursday’s 7-2 rout of the Los Angeles Kings. Coach Barry Trotz didn’t immediately say if Lehner would be available Saturday, saying “we’ll see where he is.”If Lehner cannot go, then Thomas Griess would likely get the nod against his former team. The native of West Germany was 17-16-3 with a 2.52 GAA and one shutout in 44 games (32 starts) with San Jose between 2008 and 2013.Griess stopped all five shots he faced against the Kings and has surrendered eight tallies in four games (three starts).Whoever gets the nod in net, he’ll face a San Jose team that returned from a middling five-game road trip and used a three-goal third period to top the Buffalo Sabres, 5-1, on Thursday.“We created enough offense on the road trip to score goals. We didn’t score. We had to stick with it. We did tonight. We got rewarded and hopefully we can carry that over,” Sharks coach Peter DeBoer said.Logan Couture recorded his third career hat trick and first since Nov. 21, 2017, against the Islanders.The veteran center has seven points (five goals, two assists) in 11 career games versus New York Victor Hedman Jersey , but only a goal and an assist in five matchups at SAP Center.After being held off the scoresheet against New York less than two weeks ago, Norris Trophy-winning defenseman Brent Burns has six assists in a four-game streak.The Islanders go for a split of their four-game road trip after setting a season-high for goals scored on Thursday. Valterri Filppula led the way with two goals and an assist, while Scott Mayfield set a career best with three assists.“The biggest thing is winning. That’s really all I care about. It doesn’t matter how many points I have,” Mayfield said.Mayfield has a goal and four assists through four games. He had five goals and 17 assists in 83 games from 2013 through last season. His only during this campaign came against the Sharks.While it’s still early, other veteran Islanders are overachieving.Filppula has four goals in six game after notching 11 in 81 contests with the Philadelphia Flyers last season. Casey Czikas has goals each of his last two games, giving him three in five games. Czikas pro has never scored more than nine goals in a season.“I have to trust everybody can play. I have to trust that everybody can contribute. If we can do that, then we’re going to be a hard team to play against,” Trotz said.The Islanders have outscored the Sharks, 12-4, while winning each of the last three meetings. New York is also looking to win two straight in northern California for the first time since Dec. 15, 1998, and Jan. 29, 2000. NASHVILLE Yanni Gourde Jersey , Tenn. (AP) — Viktor Arvidsson is feeling healthier with each passing game, and the results are showing in the back of the net.Arvidsson scored a hat trick on National Hat Day, and the Nashville Predators routed the Washington Capitals 7-2 Tuesday night to snap a two-game skid.He could’ve had more, too. Nashville coach Peter Laviolette said Arvidsson hit a post and missed a couple other opportunities in close.“He brings a lot to the table on the ice . defensively, offensively, but it’s not something that’s new,” Laviolette said. “This isn’t all of a sudden, ‘Oh, Viktor Arvidsson is playing with some energy.’ This is who he is. This is the makeup of him, and it’s in his DNA. When you see a game like tonight, you really appreciate it.”Arvidsson scored the opening goal of the game and added two more in the second period for the second hat trick of his career. He has nine goals and two assists in 11 games since returning Dec. 27 from a broken thumb. The Predators have earned points in eight of those games.“Oh, the rink gets into that,” teammate Nick Bonino said. “That’s huge. The fans love chanting Auston Matthews Jersey , ‘Arvi!’ We all love it, too. It’s fun to see. Just plays so hard, throwing his body on the line every night. You can always get behind guys like that, and he scores so often it’s fun seeing a smile come down the line. He made some big goals tonight.”Bonino scored twice, and Rocco Grimaldi and Calle Jarnkrok each added a goal as 12 players contributed at least one point for the Predators. They set a season high for goals, topping the six they scored Dec. 31 in a win at Washington, the defending Stanley Cup champion.Mattias Ekholm and Ryan Johansen each had two assists, and Juuse Saros made 26 saves for the win.Nicklas Backstrom and T.J. Oshie scored for the Capitals.Braden Holtby dressed for Washington but missed his second consecutive game after being poked in the eye during a loss to Columbus on Saturday. Capitals coach Todd Reirden said the team found out just hours before the opening faceoff that Holtby wouldn’t be able to play.That left Pheonix Copley starting his second game in two nights, and the Capitals have lost three straight.Reirden wasn’t happy with some poor puck management and odd-man chances allowed. He did like how his team finished, blocking shots down 7-1.“I’m very proud of the fact that not one single guy quit or stopped playing ’til the end of that game,” Reirden said.Arvidsson scored on a partial breakaway 3:45 in, beating Copley just below his glove. Bonino finished off a cross-ice pass from Colton Sissons for a 2-0 lead midway through the first.Then Arvidsson started a four-goal second, tipping in a shot by P.K. Subban 1:21 into the period. Backstrom pulled Washington to 3-1 at 7:07 Connor Brown Jersey , and the Capitals appeared to have momentum after hitting a couple of posts and going back on the man advantage when Jarnkrok tripped Oshie.But Arvidsson broke away and slid the puck under Copley’s pads for a 4-1 lead that had fans tossing hats onto the ice at 12:08.That wasn’t all. Grimaldi finished off his goal with a spinning backhander , and Bonino tipped in his second with 5.8 seconds left in the period to make it 6-1.Jarnkrok padded the lead at 7:56 of the third.DEFENSIVE PAIRINGLaviolette hasn’t really paired captain Roman Josi and Subban, the 2013 Norris Trophy winner, together much. They played together against Washington, and Laviolette said they did a good job.“We’ll probably leave it that way,” Laviolette said.NOTES: Laviolette has 599 career wins as a coach. … The Predators have a franchise-record five hat tricks this season, all by different players. Arvidsson joined Filip Forsberg, Sissons, Jarnkrok and Austin Watson. … Ekholm’s assists gave him a career-high 36 points this season. … Nashville improved to 22-2-1 when scoring first. … Oshie skated in his 700th career game.UP NEXTCapitals: Host the New York Islanders on Friday night.Predators: Host the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night.