The San Jose Sharks are two games into a long Eastern road trip, so they must feel awful lucky to be the first team to face the New York Islanders as they return to action...with several players coming out of COVID protocol.
I’m sure the Sharks trust the NHL and it will be fine, it always is. Two nights ago the Sharks used a big second period to win in Jersey, 5-2. Prior to that, they shut out the Blackhawks in Chicago, 2-0. They’ll be in Manhattan tomorrow. They will not — and hope to never again — have Evander Kane, who has come off suspension and been assigned to their AHL team.