ST. PAUL Custom Boston Bruins Jerseys , Minn. (AP) — Sharks coach Peter DeBoer never doubted going back to Martin Jones in net, even after he allowed three goals on seven shots before getting pulled in the first period of San Jose’s previous game.Jones has always bounced back quickly and he did it again Tuesday night as the Sharks continued their December roll.Logan Couture scored twice and Jones made 26 saves for his first shutout this season and the 20th of his career in San Jose’s 4-0 victory over the Minnesota Wild.“I knew after the Chicago game, I wanted to come right back with him,” DeBoer said. “In my time with him, he’s always responded after a game like that with a big game, every time. I was confident we were going to get that type of game out of him tonight.”Joe Pavelski added his 21st goal for San Jose, which has won five straight games and seven of eight. Sharks rookie Lukas Radil had an empty-net goal and one assist.“Everyone has tough games,” Couture said of Jones. “That was a tough one for him www.officialsabres.com , but we have all the confidence in the world in him that he was going to rebound, and he played very well tonight.”Devan Dubnyk stopped 21 shots for Minnesota, which has lost seven of 10.“Overall, we had our chances tonight,” Wild forward Jason Zucker said. “It’s not like we didn’t get to the net. It’s not like we didn’t have our chances. We had chances, we just didn’t bear down and bury them.”A lethargic start for both teams turned in San Jose’s favor in the second period as Couture and Pavelski scored 29 seconds apart.Radil sent a no-look pass from behind the Wild cage out front to Couture, who was crashing the net and buried a one-timer. Tomas Hertl sprung Pavelski on a breakaway for the second goal.Pavelski has eight goals in the past 11 games. Hertl had two assists and has multiple points in four of the last five games.As the Sharks took control in the second, Minnesota went without a shot for 12 minutes as the Wild’s struggles continued. Minnesota was shut out for the second time in six games.“Even we get chances and they look like wide-open chances Buffalo Sabres T-Shirts Authentic , and then you’d turn around to the other coaches and say, ‘Did that not go in? How did that not go in?'” Wild coach Bruce Boudreau said. “That seems to be something that’s happening on a regular basis.”Couture added his second goal and fifth in six games just 51 seconds into the third.“I thought from a team standpoint, it was probably one of our most solid games from start to finish; the way we defended, the way we kind of shut down the rush was solid tonight,” Jones said.NOTES: Minnesota captain Mikko Koivu returned after missing four games with a lower-body injury. Zucker was back in the lineup after missing a game with an illness. … The Wild were without D Matt Dumba, who sustained an upper-body injury in the previous game against Calgary. Dumba leads NHL defensemen with 12 goals this season. Nate Prosser took Dumba’s spot in the lineup. Prosser had been scratched the previous eight games and was playing just his third game of the season. … San Jose forward Timo Meier fought Minnesota D Greg Pateryn in the second period. It was Meier’s first career fight in 147 games. … The Sharks are 14-1-2 when leading after two periods. … The Wild have killed off all 13 of their penalties over the past seven games. They entered second in the NHL with an 85.6 percent rate on their penalty kill.UP NEXTSharks: Return home to face Winnipeg on Thursday.Wild: Play at Pittsburgh on Thursday. UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — The New York Islanders are proving to themselves — and the rest of the NHL — that they are legitimate playoff contenders in the Eastern Conference.Anders Lee scored twice and the Islanders used a three-goal first period to win for the ninth time in 11 games with a 4-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night.Michael Dal Colle notched his first NHL goal and Jordan Eberle also scored, Nick Leddy had two assists and Robin Lehner made 16 saves to improve to 10-1-0 in his last 11 appearances.“We just played really good with the lead Buffalo Sabres Hoodies Authentic ,” Islanders coach Barry Trotz said. “We managed (the game) well, we stayed on them. There were no easy exits for them. We just played four lines. It was a real good team win.”Andy Greene scored the Devils’ lone goal in their 20th defeat on the road this season. Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 22 shots.Lee opened the scoring after he redirected Leddy’s slap shot from the point past Blackwood at 5:48 of the first period. Leddy has 11 assists over the past 16 games. Eberle picked up the secondary assist.Dal Colle’s first career goal came at 9:19 of the first on assists from Scott Mayfield and Leo Komarov. Dal Colle, the fifth overall pick from the 2014 draft had struggled to produce in his 10-game NHL stint this season, recording only one assist before Thursday night.“It’s awesome,” Lee said of Dal Colle’s first goal. “You could see the smile on his face right away. The bench was going nuts. It’s a special moment for him.”Eberle extended his points streak to three games when he converted on the power play at 15:12 of the first period. He patiently waited at the faceoff circle to the left of Blackwood until an opening presented itself. Eberle has five points in the last seven games since returning to the lineup.Greene tipped Damon Severson’s shot at 7:07 of the third period to spoil Lehner’s shutout bid. Jesper Bratt also assisted on the play.“We didn’t have enough bite. We didn’t have close to enough bite,” Devils coach John Hynes said after the team lost for the fifth time in a seven-game span. “When it came to the competitive areas of the game, it was men against boys.”Lee added an empty-netter at 17:51 of the third period, his team-leading 18th of the season.The Devils struggled to generate offense throughout most of the contest Buffalo Sabres Hats Authentic , recording only 10 shots through the first 40 minutes. New Jersey’s power play woes also continued, failing to connect on two opportunities.The Islanders improved to 11-6-1 vs. Metropolitan Division opponents this season and will play against the Capitals on Friday, aiming to leapfrog Washington in the standings.“We have four lines that play good hockey,” Eberle said after his two-point performance. “When everyone is going we are a tough team to beat. That has to be our mantra.”NOTES: Blake Coleman’s career-high five-game points streak for the Devils was also snapped. … Thursday’s game marked the first time the Devils visited the Coliseum since Jan. 9, 2015. Only four players from that game remain on New Jersey’s roster (Greene, Keith Kinkaid, Damon Severson and Travis Zajac). … The Islanders improved to 24-2-1 when scoring at least three goals (including shootouts). … New York scratched forwards Tom Kuhnackl and Ross Johnston along with defenseman Lucas Sbisa. … Devils defenseman Ben Lovejoy missed the game with an upper-body injury. … New Jersey forward Miles Wood did not play for the second straight contest due to a lower-body injury.UP NEXTDevils: Host Anaheim on Saturday.Islanders: Visit Washington on Friday