NASHVILLE -- The Nashville Predators have been playing better recently, yet have only a couple of hard-fought points to show for their work. Fake Vans Online . The effort paid off once they got back home. Mattias Ekholms first NHL goal proved to be the game winner as the Predators beat the San Jose Sharks 3-2 on Tuesday night for their first victory in four games. David Legwand had a goal and an assist, and Shea Weber added two assists for the Predators, who have earned points in five of six games. "It was good the guys got rewarded," Nashville coach Barry Trotz said. "We had a good game plan going in. We stayed with it and converted on a couple chances. Five-on-five I think we outscored them 3-1." Joe Pavelski and Patrick Marleau scored for San Jose, which has lost two of three. Nashville returned home from a trip in which the Predators lost all three games despite going to overtime twice. The Predators took control against the Sharks, scoring three goals in the second period. Nashville is undefeated in regulation this season when scoring at least three times. "Everything is so crucial right now," Nashville defenceman Kevin Klein said. "In our three prior games, we played really good games, but we lost two in overtime and one really close one. Its one of those things where all of the points help right now. Weve been playing a really good solid team game for the most part." The banged-up Sharks came into Nashville to wrap up their three-game trip, following a shootout win in Chicago on Sunday. The excitement of that win was tempered because forward Logan Couture is scheduled to undergo surgery on Wednesday for what is believed to be a hand injury. Sharks coach Todd McLellan said he didnt think his club was good enough in its first game without Couture, and added that the leadership group has to step up, starting with the coaches and followed by the captain and assistants. "They have to be elite, and we werent at that level tonight," McLellan said. The Predators took a 1-0 lead when Legwand scored his seventh of the season with a wrist shot from the right circle at 3:35. Ekholm was called for his second delay of game penalty in two games when he put the puck over the glass. The Sharks took advantage to tie it when Pavelski tipped in a shot from Dan Boyle at 6:49. Ekholm made up for his penalty just 27 seconds later when he whirled and flipped the puck past goalie Antti Niemi to put Nashville back ahead 2-1. "Its really nice to see him get his first goal and respond the way he did," Trotz said. McLellan called Nashvilles next goal a blown call by officials. Roman Josi, named to Switzerlands Olympic team on Monday, scored with a wrist shot off an assist from Weber at 11:30. The puck found the net just after Predators forward Colin Wilson went down in the crease beside Niemi, blocking the goalie. But the goal stood for a 3-1 lead. "I understand mistakes because I make a lot of them behind the bench, but when you get an explanation from a group of people and it didnt happen, its disappointing," McLellan said. "There is also protocol to follow in our league which is that you get together and you discuss it, and that didnt happen, either." That goal wound up as the winner. San Jose outshot Nashville 11-5 in the third and got within 3-2 when Marleau tipped in a shot from in front past Marek Mazanec at 18:38. The Sharks then took their timeout with 44.5 seconds remaining but couldnt force overtime. "You have to live with it," Pavelski said. "At the end of the day, that cant bury us, but it did tonight." NOTES: Nashville is 17-0-3 when scoring at least three goals. ... The Predators are 16-1-4 in games in which they score first. ... Nashville F Patric Hornqvist left in the third period with a lower body injury. He is day to day. ... The Sharks scratched F Tyler Kennedy (flu). ... Pavelski has scored in nine of 14 games and has 14 points in that stretch. ... The Predators have gotten points in 11 of their last 13 games against San Jose. ... Josi has nine points (4 goals, 5 assists) in his last 15 games. Fake Vans SK8 . The $145.7-million Tim Hortons Field was slated to open this month, a year before it was to host all 32 mens and womens soccer competitions. The delay has forced the Hamilton Tiger-Cats football team to use a smaller facility for the first two home games of the season. Cheap Fake Vans . Diego Costa headed in Gabis corner seven minutes from time to secure victory ahead of the return match in Madrid on March 11. "We know that at Madrid it will be another game, which will also be important and very difficult," Milan coach Clarence Seedorf said. http://www.fakevans.com/ .ca. Hi Kerry, Love reading your column and loved watching your analysis on the TSN broadcasts!And were now in Round 2! Bruins! Canadiens! We know all about the great games of the past from the players, the broadcasters and the writers.The Ottawa Senators will celebrate Daniel Alfredssons career at Canadian Tire Centre tonight, but afterwards they have the New York Islanders to deal with. Watch the game live tonight in Senators region at 7:30pm et/8:30pm at. The game can also be heard live on TSN Radio Ottawa 1200 with coverage starting at 5:30pm et. The Senators (10-9-5) fell to 3-5 in overtime and shootouts Tuesday, their fifth defeat in six games. Clarke MacArthur leads the team with nine goals but his score Tuesday marked his first in seven games. Its good to get a point, but bittersweet to lose in overtime, MacArthur said. Right wing Bobby Ryan, whose eight assists rank third on Ottawa, missed his second straight game because of a broken finger. Craig Anderson continues to struggle in net, dropping his fourth straight start Tuesday. Hes given up at least three goals in six consecutive outings after starting the season 4-2-2 with a 1.72 GAA. He hasnt lost five straight starts since an eight-game skid from Jan. 21-Feb. 11, 2012. New York won both trips to Ottawa last season after dropping 22 of its previous 32 games there. The Islanders are the hottest team in the NHL, but theyll have to try to continue their success with a growing injury list. New York (18-7-0) is a league-best 12-2-0 since Nov. 5, averaging a plus-6.5 margin in shots per game after averaging a more modest plus-1.9 margin in its first 11 contests. Ryan Strome has five goals and six assists in that stretch while John Tavares has six goals and five assists. Strome scored in Tuesdays 3-2 overtime victory over Ottawa, while Tavares has one point in his last five meetings. Fake Vans Toy Story. Thomas Hickey scored the winner, pushing the Islanders to 8-0 in games decided after regulation. Brock Nelson assisted on Hickeys goal and scored his team-leading 11th of the season in the second period. Jaroslav Halak tied a team record with his 10th straight win, matching Billy Smiths run in 1982. Its not clear if hell get the nod and a chance to pass that mark Thursday. Halak owns a 1.26 goals-against average during his winning streak, shaking off a rough stretch that saw him drop four of his first seven starts with a 3.44 GAA. He stopped 16 shots Tuesday to end a four-game personal losing streak versus Ottawa. It wasnt an easy game, Halak said. Its a team effort. I think everybody deserves the credit. New York put defensemen Johnny Boychuk and Lubomir Visnovsky on the injured list Wednesday. Boychuk, who ranks second among the teams blueliners with a plus-seven rating, has missed three games with a lower-body injury. Visnovsky, who is third at plus-five, has missed two in a row with an upper-body injury. The Islanders also lost another defenseman in Travis Hamonic to an upper-body injury Tuesday while right wing Cal Clutterbuck left with a lower-body injury. Both are day to day. New York did get some good news, though, with right wing Michael Grabner being activated. Grabner, who had 12 goals and 14 assists in 64 games last season, is expected to make his season debut after being out following hernia surgery. ' ' '