Islanders have no answers for the Sharks

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Brock Nelson scored the lone goal for the Islanders, who finished a road trip 1-3 after falling to the Sharks 4-1 on Saturday night.

Robin Lehner made 37 saves after shutting out San Jose on Oct. 8.

“At times we weren’t really fully engaged as a team, especially in the second. When we had a few mistakes the bench kind of sunk, we didn’t pick each other up and find a way to take the game back,” forward Matt Martin said. “That’s disappointing but I definitely think the third period from a physical and emotional standpoint, it’s a positive that we’re all going to have each other’s backs in here, no one’s going to quit.”

Brent Burns scored the Sharks’ first goal from a defenseman this season and Logan Couture scored his fourth goal in two games to lead the Sharks.

Timo Meier and Joonas Donskoi also scored to help the Sharks wrap up a brief two-game homestand with a second straight win and avenge a 4-0 loss in Brooklyn earlier this month in a game that got testy down the stretch.

Martin Jones made 24 saves to earn his second straight win after opening the season with three regulation losses in his first four starts.

Islanders F Anthony Beauvillier (illness) was scratched and replaced by Tom Kuhnhackl. … Sharks center Joe Thornton missed his sixth straight game with swelling in his surgically repaired right knee.