Dallas Stars at San Jose Sharks

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Dallas Stars

23-7-5

Final
5 - 3

San Jose Sharks

17-15-3

Wyatt Johnston scores 2, Roope Hintz has goal and assist as Stars beat Sharks 5-3

Dallas Stars vs. San Jose Sharks: Game Highlights

Roope Hintz had a goal and an assist, and Justin Hryckowian and Jamie Benn also scored for Dallas. Esa Lindell and Mikko Rantanen each had two assists, and Jake Oettinger stopped 30 shots.

Colin Graf had two goals, and Shakir Mukhamadullin also scored for the Sharks, who snapped a three-game win streak. Macklin Celebrini had two assists and Alex Nedeljkovic finished with 25 saves.

Hintz opened the scoring for Dallas with 7:35 left in the first period for his 10th goal of the season, and Johnston made it 2-0 with 2:22 remaining.

Mukhamadullin put the Sharks on the board at 1:43 of the second period with his second goal of the year.

Johnston answered at 8:40 with his second of the game and 19th of the season, moving him one behind Jason Robertson for the team lead. Rantanen got his second assist of the night and 32nd of the season on the play.

Graf cut the deficit again with 3:16 remining in the middle period, but Dallas responded quickly as Hryckowian made it 4-2 with 43 seconds left.

Graf completed his two-goal night at 4:32 of the third period, with Celebrini getting his 35th assist.

Benn sealed the win with an empty-netter with 1:18 to go.

Up next Stars: At Anaheim on Friday.

Sharks: Host Seattle on Saturday.

Regular Season Series

DAL leads series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal	1st Period 12:25	Roope Hintz Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Mikko Rantanen (31), Esa Lindell (9)
Goal	1st Period 17:38	Wyatt Johnston Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Miro Heiskanen (23), Esa Lindell (10)
Goal	2nd Period 1:43	Shakir Mukhamadullin Goal (2) Slap Shot, assists: Ty Dellandrea (9)
Goal	2nd Period 8:40	Wyatt Johnston Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: Mikko Rantanen (32), Roope Hintz (18)
Goal	2nd Period 16:44	Collin Graf Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Macklin Celebrini (34)
Goal	2nd Period 19:17	Justin Hryckowian Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal	3rd Period 4:32	Collin Graf Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Igor Chernyshov (2), Macklin Celebrini (35)
Goal	3rd Period 18:42	Jamie Benn Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: none

Statistics

DAL		SJ
20	Blocked Shots	11
16	Hits	30
6	Takeaways	4
30	Shots	37
1	Power Play Goals	0
1	Power Play Opportunities	3
100.0	Power Play Percentage	0.0
0	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
38	Faceoffs Won	27
58.5	Faceoff Win Percent	41.5
15	Giveaways	21
3	Total Penalties	1
6	Penalty Minutes	2