Stars Lose To Sharks

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SAN JOSE, Calif. — Right winger Tommy Wingels scored at 1:52 of overtime to give the San Jose Sharks a hard-earned 2-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Wednesday.

Struggling to find offense since the opening period, right winger Marty Havlat made a nice pass in front to set up Wingels on the game-winner.

Dallas tied the game on its 17th shot when right winger Valeri Nichushkin one-timed a centering feed by defenseman Trevor Daley past Sharks goalie Alex Stalock at 6:27 of the third period to cap a chance-filled Stars’ shift.

The Sharks didn’t record the first of their only two third-period shots until left winger Patrick Marleau redirected a drive from center Joe Thornton at 14:18.

Havlat scored his first goal since Dec. 17 late in the second period to account for the only scoring in the opening 40 minutes.

After having put pressure on Dallas during the previous shift, left winger James Sheppard fed Scott Hannan at the right point. The defenseman fired a shot-pass just off net where Havlat redirected the puck from

the edge of the left circle at 18:06 past Dallas goalie Kari Lehtonen, who had stopped the first 14 shots he faced.

San Jose narrowly missed making it a two-goal lead inside the final minute when an effort by Marleau got behind Lehtonen before cleared by the Dallas defense.

Until that point, the Sharks played very much on the perimeter during the middle period while the Stars, who won the night before at Phoenix, seemed content to defend.

Each team had a failed power play in the second period.

The Sharks held a 9-6 edge in shots following an evenly played and clean first period.

Stalock made the save of the period by going post-to-post to make a diving glove save on left winger Jamie Benn, who one-timed a goal-mouth feed from right winger Rich Peverley three feet off the ice at 13:32.

Stalock made two other nice saves in the period. He gobbled up right winger Ryan Garbutt’s soft shot from the slot at 13:24 and turned away a defenseman Kevin Connauton drive from the left point shortly after a giveaway by Thornton.

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