Rob Blake recorded four assists, and San Jose improved to 17-3-1 with a 7-2 victory over the road-weary Capitals on Saturday night. San Jose was coming off a four-day layoff. "It's never the same when you have that many days off, but it's a lesson learned," Sharks' Coach Todd McLellan said. "This could be (like) a playoff series, where you have that many days between games."