Sharks Take Down The Stars, 5-2
Logan Couture's power-play goal put his team in front late in the second period after T.J. Galiardi got the tying goal earlier in the period, and the San Jose Sharks beat the Dallas Stars 5-2 Tuesday.
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Logan Couture's power-play goal put his team in front late in the second period after T.J. Galiardi got the tying goal earlier in the period, and the San Jose Sharks beat the Dallas Stars 5-2 Tuesday.
A weekend home victory over Dallas helped the San Jose Sharks move back into postseason position and put the Stars on the outside of the playoff picture.
Joe Pavelski scored two goals, Antti Niemi earned his sixth shutout of the season and the San Jose Sharks moved back into playoff position by beating the Dallas Stars 3-0 on Saturday night.
The Canucks beat Dallas 5-2 on Friday night, dropping the Stars from the third seed in the Western Conference to seventh.
While a pair of hot goaltenders have the Vancouver Canucks fighting for the NHL's best record, the Dallas Stars are relying heavily on one in hopes of just getting into the playoffs.
This race just keeps getting tighter and tighter. The way things are going, this will probably go to the last day of the season.
A 3-1 win over the also-ran Edmonton Oilers turned into a huge upswing in the NHL standings for the Dallas Stars on Wednesday night.
The Stars go for the season sweep Wednesday night when the host Oilers try to record their first eight-game point streak since 2005-06.
Mike Cammalleri had a goal and two assists and the Calgary Flames used a four-goal second period for a 5-4 win over the Dallas Stars on Monday night.
Jamie Benn scored twice, Kari Lehtonen made 35 saves, and the Dallas Stars beat the Calgary Flames 4-1 on Saturday in a matchup of Western Conference playoff contenders.
