The Dallas Stars (18-5-5) scored three in the third period to defeat the San Jose Sharks (13-12-3) 4-1 on Friday night at American Airlines Center.
Jason Robertson, Sam Steel, Mikko Rantanen and Miro Heiskanen scored for the Stars. Jake Oettinger made 16 saves.
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Collin Graf scored for the Sharks. Yaroslav Askarov made twenty saves.
Summary of the game
The Stars opened the scoring at 2:20 of the opening period on Robertson’s 18th of the season. Wyatt Johnston hammered a one-timer from the left circle, and the rebound bounced to Robertson at the edge of the crease.
Graf tied the game for the Sharks at 8:23 of the second period on a rebound from Nick Leddy.
Steel stood around the net for the entire third period and came close several times, including two on the penalty kill. Steel’s persistence finally paid off at 10:56 with his fourth of the season, putting the Stars ahead 2-1. Steel threw a backhander to Askarov, collected his own rebound and pushed it through the five-hole.
Rantanen doubled the Stars’ lead at 16:39 with his 13th goal of the season. Rantanen came from behind the net and shot a wrister from the bottom of the left circle for his third point of the match.
Heiskanen scored an empty-netter at 17:41 to seal the 4-1 victory.
The Stars outscored the Sharks 24-17, going 1-for-2 on the power play, while the Sharks went 0-for-4 on the man advantage.
Next
Both teams will be back in action on Sunday. The Sharks are in Carolina to beat the hurricanesand the Stars will host the Pittsburgh Penguins.
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