The Dallas Stars (18-5-5) scored three within the third interval to defeat the San Jose Sharks (13-12-3) 4-1 on Friday night at American Airlines Center.
Jason Robertson, Sam Metal, Mikko Rantanen, and Miro Heiskanen scored for the Stars. Jake Oettinger made 16 saves.
Associated: Stars Shut Out Devils in 3-0 Victory
Collin Graf scored for the Sharks. Yaroslav Askarov made 20 saves.
Sport Recap
The Stars opened the scoring at 14:20 of the opening interval on Robertson’s 18th of the season. Wyatt Johnston hammered a one-timer from the left circle, and the rebound bounced to Robertson on the fringe of the crease.
Graf tied the sport for the Sharks at 8:23 of the second interval off a Nick Leddy rebound.
Metal was across the internet for everything of the third interval, coming shut on a number of events, together with two on the penalty kill. Metal’s persistence lastly paid off at 10:56 together with his fourth of the season to present the Stars the 2-1 lead. Metal threw a backhander at Askarov, gathered his personal rebound, and shovelled it by means of the 5 gap.
Rantanen doubled the Stars’ lead at 16:39 together with his thirteenth objective of the season. Rantanen got here out from behind the web and sniped a wrist shot from the underside of the left circle for his third level of the sport.
Heiskanen scored an empty-netter at 17:41 to seal the 4-1 victory.
The Stars outshot the Sharks 24-17 and went 1-for-2 on the ability play, whereas the Sharks went 0-for-4 on the person benefit.
Up Subsequent
Each groups are again in motion on Sunday. The Sharks are in Carolina to take on the Hurricanes, and the Stars will host the Pittsburgh Penguins.
