The Philadelphia Flyers‘ play their home opener Tuesday night against the San Jose Sharks and they will do it without winger James van Riemsdyk.Reacquired as a free agent in the offseason http://www.floridapanthersteamshops.com/authentic-vincent-trocheck-jersey , the 29-year-old van Riemsdyk will be out five to six weeks due to a lower-body injury suffered when he blocked a clearing attempt Saturday at Colorado, according to the club.Van Riemsdyk, who began his career with the Flyers, signed a five-year, $35 million deal with Philadelphia in the offseason after he totaled 36 goals and 18 assists with the Maple Leafs in 2017-18.Article continues below ...“It’s a big loss, but it’s going to be other guys who are going to step up and fill some roles,” center Sean Couturier told Philly.com after Monday’s practice. “It’s just an opportunity for someone else.”That someone appears to be 26-year-old Jordan Weal, who will reportedly take van Riemsdyk’s spot on the third with rookie Mikhail “Misha” Vorobyev and Wayne Simmonds.The Flyers (1-1) split a pair of games out west to start the season. After opening with a 5-2 win over the Vegas Golden Knights Adrian Kempe Jersey , the Flyers lost by that same score on Saturday to the Colorado Avalanche.Goalie Brian Elliott stopped 30 of 34 shots while Couturier and Vorobyev scored their first goals of the season.“We got two of the four points on the road, and for me, this was a game where points were available,” coach Dave Hakstol told Philly.com after Saturday’s loss. “I liked the fact we were cleaner and sharper with the puck (against the Avs) … but there are things we can clean up.”The Sharks (1-2) were shut out 4-0 by the New York Islanders Monday in the second outing of their five-game road swing. The Islanders broke open a close contest with three third-period goals and Robin Lehner stopped 35 shots.“It was a game that was winnable,” Sharks captain Joe Pavelski told NHL.com. “It’s frustrating we don’t stick any in the net with some of the looks we had, some of the power plays, the kind of momentum we felt like we had. It’s one of those games every time you get that Grade A (chance), it seems to hit him in the chest or finds his pad.”Martin Jones made 26 saves for the Sharks.The Islanders broke on top with a second-period power play goal. The Sharks were 0-for-4 on the power play and are 0-for-10 through three games. The Islanders were 1-for-4.“We got beat in special teams tonight and that’s an important piece of the game that we have to start being on the right side of the ledger on http://www.kingsproshop.com/authentic-alex-iafallo-jersey ,” coach Pete DeBoer told the San Jose Mercury News, though he called the Sharks’ nine shots on goal with the man advantage “encouraging.”The news was better off the ice for San Jose. DeBoer said before the game that the swelling in center Joe Thornton’s surgically repaired right knee is the result of an infection.“Nothing structurally. It looks like an infection, put him on antibiotics,” DeBoer told the Mercury News before the games. “He should be fine.”Thornton, who was placed on injured reserve, is not with team. UNIONDALE, N.Y. – A bitter playoff series between the New York Islanders and Pittsburgh Penguins in the spring of 2013 has lent an extra air of intensity to every subsequent game between the two teams.Now insert into the equation the Islanders’ return to Nassau Coliseum, the loud and site for three memorable games in that 2013 playoff clash? And New York coming off an emotional win over the Detroit Red Wings Saturday night and looking to redeem itself following a lopsided defeat to the Penguins in Pittsburgh Thursday? And with the game destined to decide which team resides in a playoff spot and which team does not by the end of the evening?Add it all up and Islanders-Penguins should be more energized than most December games Monday night Womens Anze Kopitar Jersey , when New York hosts Pittsburgh at Nassau Coliseum.Article continues below ...It will be the second of 21 games the Islanders are scheduled to play at their old home this season.The teams are separated by just one point in the standings following Saturday’s games, when the visiting Islanders came back from a two-goal deficit to edge the Red Wings, 3-2. The win vaulted New York into third place in the Metropolitan Division, just ahead of the Penguins, who fell to the host Ottawa Senators, 2-1, in overtime.The win snapped a two-game losing streak for the Islanders (14-11-3), who were outscored 9-3 in falling to the Winnipeg Jets and Penguins last Tuesday and Thursday. New York appeared headed for another defeat Saturday when it fell behind 2-0 in the first period before losing captain Anders Lee Authentic Derek Forbort Jersey Kids , who was bloodied by a blindside hit from Red Wings defenseman Niklas Kronwall with 3:59 left in the period.But Josh Bailey ignited the Islanders by knocking down Kronwall and then fighting Red Wings center Dylan Larkin fewer than three minutes later. Casey Cizikas and Ryan Pulock scored within the first seven minutes of the second period for New York before Matt Martin snapped the tie early in the third.“It was a good response to Pittsburgh and Winnipeg,” Lee told reporters afterward. “It’s a character win.”The Penguins (12-10-6) felt they did enough to earn a win over the Senators, whom they outshot 36-29. But Pittsburgh had to settle for a point after Ottawa’s Ryan Dzingel scored a power play 1:20 into overtime.“I thought we dominated a lot of the game,” Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan told reporters afterward. “We just couldn’t find a way to score more goals, but there was a lot to like about our effort tonight. I thought for the most part it was pretty solid.”Neither team practiced Sunday, so the identity of Monday’s starting goalies won’t be known until the morning skate. The Islanders could stick with Thomas Greiss, who has started seven of the last eight games and earned the win by recording 23 saves Saturday, or get number two goalie Robin Lehner back into the mix. Lehner missed two games with an undisclosed ailment before returning to backup Greiss on Saturday night.The Penguins are likely to stick with fill-in number one goalie Casey DeSmith Youth Dion Phaneuf Jersey , who has started the last four games. DeSmith, who is starting in place of the injured Matt Murray, made 27 saves Saturday night.Greiss is 4-2-0 in eight career games against the Penguins. Lehner is 2-3-2 in seven games against Pittsburgh. DeSmith is 1-0-0 in two career appearances against the Islanders.