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San Jose Sharks at Dallas Stars

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Robertson has goal and 2 assists to end scoring drought, helps Stars beat Sharks 5-2

Stars cruise to victory vs. Sharks after 5-goal performance

Roope Hintz and Wyatt Johnston each had a goal and assist, and Jamie Benn and Evgenii Dadonov also scored for the Stars. Jake Oettinger made 20 saves, improving to 7-0-0 at home while allowing 10 total goals.

Mikael Granlund had a short-handed goal and his 400th career assist for the Sharks. Jake Walman also scored, and Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 26 shots.

After Walman pulled the Sharks within one with 6:35 left in the third period, Hintz and Dadonov had empty-netters in the final 90 seconds to seal the Stars' win.

Robertson gave Dallas a 1-0 lead with 4 1/2 minutes left in the first period and had the secondary assist when Johnston scored 56 seconds into the second period putting Dallas back ahead 2-1.

Granlund skated slowly to the bench with three minutes left being hit high by Ilya Lyubushkin and didn't return to the ice. Coach Ryan Warsofky didn't have an update on Granlund's condition after the game.

Takeaways Sharks: Macklin Celebrini, last summer’s overall No. 1 draft pick, had one shot on goal, split 14 faceoffs and drew a penalty.

Stars: The worst home power play in the league went 0 for 4 and allowed a goal. Dallas is 2 for 27 (7.4%), blanked on the last 14 power plays.

Key moment The Sharks put on heavy pressure trailing by one with three minutes left but couldn’t score.

Key stat The Stars are 8-2 at home, one loss coming as the designated home team during the Global Series played in Finland.

Up Next Sharks at St. Louis on Thursday, and Stars visit Tampa Bay on Saturday to open a three-game trip.

Regular Season Series

DAL leads series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 15:33 Jason Robertson Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Mathew Dumba (1), Thomas Harley (8)
Goal 1st Period 18:44 Mikael Granlund Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: William Eklund (12)
Goal 2nd Period 0:56 Wyatt Johnston Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Roope Hintz (5), Jason Robertson (5)
Goal 2nd Period 10:56 Jamie Benn Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Logan Stankoven (11)
Goal 3rd Period 13:25 Jake Walman Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Mikael Granlund (13), Cody Ceci (5)
Goal 3rd Period 18:33 Roope Hintz Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Wyatt Johnston (6), Jason Robertson (6)
Goal 3rd Period 19:06 Evgenii Dadonov Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Oskar Bäck (3)

Statistics

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18 Blocked Shots 15
28 Hits 20
3 Takeaways 6
23 Shots 31
0 Power Play Goals 0
3 Power Play Opportunities 4
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
1 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
29 Faceoffs Won 35
45.3 Faceoff Win Percent 54.7
16 Giveaways 18
4 Total Penalties 3
8 Penalty Minutes 6

Game Information

American Airlines Center

Location: Dallas, TX
Attendance: 18,532 | Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 13 6 28 2
Calgary 12 6 27 3
Los Angeles 11 7 25 3
Edmonton 11 9 24 2
Vancouver 10 6 23 3
Seattle 10 10 21 1
Anaheim 8 8 19 3
San Jose 6 12 17 5

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 17 4 34 0
Minnesota 13 3 30 4
Dallas 13 6 26 0
Colorado 12 9 24 0
Utah 8 9 19 3
St. Louis 9 12 19 1
Nashville 7 11 17 3
Chicago 7 12 16 2
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