3 goals in 3rd period lift Stars to 4-1 win over Sharks – Hockey Writer – Dallas Stars
The Dallas Stars (18-5-5) scored three points in the third period to beat the San Jose Sharks (13-12-3) 4-1 on Friday night at American Airlines Center.
Jason Robertson, Sam Steele, Mikko Rantanen and Miro Heiskanen scored for the Stars. Jake Oettinger made 16 saves.
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Colin Graff scored for the Sharks. Jaroslav Askarov made 20 saves.
game review
The Stars opened the scoring 14:20 into Robertson’s 18th game of the season. Wyatt Johnston fired a single from the left circle and the rebound bounced to Robertson at the edge of the arc.
Graf tied the game for the Sharks at 8:23 of the second quarter on a rebound from Nick Leddy.
Steele was in front of the net throughout the third period, getting close to the goal on multiple occasions, including two on penalty kicks. Steele’s persistence finally paid off at 10:56, his fourth of the season to give the Stars a 2-1 lead. Steele threw a backhand shot to Askarov, collected his own rebound and pushed it into the five.
Rantanen scored his 13th goal of the season at 16:39 to double the Stars’ lead. Rantanen burst from behind the net and fired a wrist shot from the bottom of the left circle for his third point of the game.
Heiskanen scored an empty-net goal at 17 minutes and 41 seconds to seal the victory 4-1.
The Stars outshot the Sharks 24-17, going 1-for-2 on the power play while the Sharks went 0-for-4 on the man advantage.
Next
The two teams will resume play on Sunday. The Sharks will face the Hurricanes in Carolina and the Stars will face the Pittsburgh Penguins.
