Islanders at Sharks preview

ISLANDERS (3-3-0) at SHARKS (3-3-1)
10:30 p.m. ET; NBCSCA, MSG+, NHL.TV

Lehner made 28 saves in a 7-2 victory at the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday. He left the game with 7:04 remaining after taking a shot to the head but skated Saturday and said he's good to go.
The Islanders defeated San Jose 4-0 at Barclays Center on Oct. 8, when Lehner had a 35-save shutout. New York swept the two-game series last season.
The Sharks are expected to dress the same lineup that defeated the Buffalo Sabres 5-1 on Thursday. Martin Jones, who made 24 saves against Buffalo, will make his third straight start. San Jose went 3-for-7 on the power play and 5-for-5 on the penalty kill against the Sabres.

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Players to watch

Islanders center Casey Cizikas has three goals and two assists during a three-game point streak.
Sharks center Logan Couture had his third NHL hat trick against Sabres and has six points (four goals, two assists) in seven games.

They said it

"When we play our game, we play with our structure and everyone's on board, we're a really good team. We're a solid team, we frustrate the other team. We play pretty fast. I think if we could do that again it would be a good recipe to get another win." -- Islanders goaltender Robin Lehner
"He's definitely stamped his identity on that team. They gave up the most goals in the League last year. I know when we played them, they definitely have a different feel. They're a hard team to play against." -- Sharks coach Peter DeBoer on new Islanders coach Barry Trotz

Islanders projected lineup

Anders Lee -- Brock Nelson -- Josh Bailey
Andrew Ladd -- Mathew 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
Thomas Greiss
Scratched:Luca Sbisa, Ross Johnston
Injured: Anthony Beauvillier (illness)

Sharks projected lineup

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
Martin Jones
Aaron Dell
Scratched:Dylan Gambrell, Radim Simek, Tim Heed
Injured: Joe Thornton (knee)

Status report

Kuhnhackl will replace Beauvillier on the third line. He'll play his second game with the Islanders; the other also came against San Jose. ... Thornton will miss his sixth straight game.

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Stat pack

Barzal has seven points (one goal, six assists) in six games. ... Kane has five points (two goals, three assists) in his past four games.