The Dallas Stars (35-18-2) accomplished their West Coast swing in type, beating the San Jose Sharks (15-35-7) 8-3 at SAP Center on Saturday night. Matt Duchene scored two objectives for a second straight sport, six completely different Stars had two or extra factors, and Casey DeSmith made 23 saves within the win.
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William Eklund, Fabian Zetterlund, and Walker Duehr every scored for the Sharks. Vitek Vanecek made 26 saves.
Recreation Recap
For the second time in as many nights, the Stars allowed the primary purpose of the sport on the primary shot of the sport, as Eklund scored at 1:25 on a centering go from Macklin Celebrini. Zetterlund made it 2-0 simply 81 seconds later on the proper publish.
Duchene added to a wild begin, scoring his twenty first purpose of the season at 3:02, bringing the Stars to inside one. Jason Robertson tied the sport 2-2 on a rebound on the proper facet of the crease for his twentieth purpose of the marketing campaign, marking his fourth straight 20-plus purpose season.
Mason Marchment jammed the puck behind Vanecek alongside the proper publish at 13:24, giving the Stars their first lead of the evening.
Duchene scored his second of the evening at 7:30 of the second interval, tipping in a Thomas Harley level shot after profitable the faceoff within the offensive finish. Mavrik Bourque scored his eighth of the season, Dallas’ fifth straight on the evening, at 15:42, on a wrist shot from the proper circle.
Wyatt Johnston continued the onslaught at 11:20 of the third interval with a redirection within the slot off an Oskar Bäck go. Thomas Harley made the sport 7-2 at 12:33 when he beat Vanecek short-side excessive from the left circle.
Duehr lastly received one again for the Sharks at 13:00, on a rebound from a Carl Grundstrom shot.
Jamie Benn put the ultimate nail within the coffin at 13:37 with a breakaway purpose. That purpose was his 397th profession purpose, his 14th of the season, and the fourth purpose in lower than 4 minutes.
The Stars outshot the Sharks 34-26. The Stars went 1-for-2 on the facility play and the Sharks went 0-for-2.
Up Subsequent
Each groups will get pleasure from two weeks off, because of the 4 Nations Face-Off. The Stars will be in New Jersey on Feb. 22 to tackle the Devils, and the Sharks will be in Calgary on Feb. 23 to tackle the Flames.
