Dallas Stars at San Jose Sharks

· National Hockey League

Dallas Stars

35-18-2

Final
8 - 3

San Jose Sharks

15-35-7

Matt Duchene scores twice in Stars' 8-3 romp over Sharks

Jason Robertson, Mason Marchment, Mavrik Borque, Wyatt Johnston, Thomas Harley and Jamie Benn also scored to help the Stars rebound from a 5-4 shootout loss in Los Angeles the night before. Casey DeSmith made 23 saves.

William Eklund and Fabian Zetterlund gave the Sharks a 2-0 lead 2:46 into the game, but Duchene, Robertson and Marchment in the period to give the Stars a 3-2 lead. In the second, Duchene scored on a power play and Bourque added a goal.

Mikael Granlund and Cody Ceci returned to San Jose just a week after the Sharks traded them to the Stars. Granlund, had two assists.

Takeaways Stars: The 4 Nations break comes at a good time for the injury-riddled Stars, with Ilya Lyubushkin expected to heal during the break and Miro Heiskanen listed as month-to-month after undergoing knee surgery.

Sharks: San Jose has lost 10 of 11, unable to maintain the momentum from an early 2-0 lead against a Stanley Cup-contending team.

Key moment The Stars were down two goals less than three minutes into the game to the NHL-worst Sharks. But Dallas ended up outshooting San Jose 16-5 in the first period, and took a firm grasp of the game after 20 minutes.

Key stat Macklin Celebrini reached 40 points with an assist on the Sharks’ first goal, becoming the fifth rookie in team history and first rookie since Logan Couture in 2010-11 to reach that mark.

Up next With the NHL off for the 4 Nations Face-off, the Stars resume play Feb. 22 at New Jersey, and the Sharks are at Calgary on Feb. 23.

Regular Season Series

DAL wins series 3-0

Scoring Summary

Goal	1st Period 1:25	William Eklund Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Macklin Celebrini (23), Tyler Toffoli (16)
Goal	1st Period 2:46	Fabian Zetterlund Goal (15) Backhand, assists: Will Smith (15), Andrew Poturalski (1)
Goal	1st Period 3:02	Matt Duchene Goal (21) Wrist Shot, assists: Mikael Granlund (33)
Goal	1st Period 10:08	Jason Robertson Goal (20) Wrist Shot, assists: Mathew Dumba (4), Lian Bichsel (2)
Goal	1st Period 13:24	Mason Marchment Goal (14) Slap Shot, assists: Matt Duchene (33), Mikael Granlund (34)
Goal	2nd Period 7:30	Matt Duchene Goal (22) Tip-In, assists: Thomas Harley (20), Wyatt Johnston (31)
Goal	2nd Period 15:42	Mavrik Bourque Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Jamie Benn (22), Evgenii Dadonov (16)
Goal	3rd Period 11:20	Wyatt Johnston Goal (16) Tip-In, assists: Oskar Bäck (9), Colin Blackwell (8)
Goal	3rd Period 12:33	Thomas Harley Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Esa Lindell (15), Roope Hintz (14)
Goal	3rd Period 13:00	Walker Duehr Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Carl Grundstrom (5), Ty Dellandrea (5)
Goal	3rd Period 13:37	Jamie Benn Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Lian Bichsel (3)

Statistics

DAL		SJ
19	Blocked Shots	14
10	Hits	27
2	Takeaways	2
34	Shots	27
1	Power Play Goals	0
2	Power Play Opportunities	2
50.0	Power Play Percentage	0.0
0	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
33	Faceoffs Won	27
55.0	Faceoff Win Percent	45.0
12	Giveaways	20
2	Total Penalties	2
4	Penalty Minutes	4

San Jose Sharks Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Yaroslav Askarov, G	Day-To-Day	Mar 22
Vincent Desharnais, D	Day-To-Day	Mar 22
Igor Chernyshov, LW	Day-To-Day	Mar 22
Ryan Reaves, RW	Day-To-Day	Mar 21
Tyler Toffoli, C	Out	Mar 21