DALLAS. November 7, 2026. The Dallas Stars scored three power-play goals and beat the San Jose Sharks 4-3 on Saturday night at American Airlines Center. Neither team scored in the third period, and the Stars held on.
Defenseman Thomas Harley led Dallas with a goal and two assists, and was named the game’s first star. His power-play goal in the second period was the only Dallas goal of that period, and it turned out to be the game-winner.
Dallas built its lead early. The Stars scored three times in the first period, getting power-play goals from Roope Hintz and Jason Robertson and an even-strength goal from captain Jamie Benn, and led 3-1 after 20 minutes.
San Jose came back in the second. The Sharks outscored Dallas 2-1 in the period, including even-strength goals from Ivar Stenberg and Michael Misa, and cut the lead to one. The third period was scoreless, and the Sharks never found the tying goal.
Macklin Celebrini had three assists and a team-high six shots for San Jose, and was named the second star. He had a hard night on faceoffs, though, winning just 5 of 22. Hintz was the third star. He had a goal and an assist and won 10 of 13 draws.
The numbers
Special teams decided the game. Dallas scored on 3 of its 5 power plays. San Jose scored on 1 of 6.
The Stars also controlled the faceoff circle. They won 39 of 56 draws (69.6 percent) and went 9-for-9 on faceoffs during their power plays. Dallas outshot San Jose 30-23, outhit the Sharks 26-21 and blocked 15 shots to San Jose’s 11.
Both teams shot about 13 percent. Dallas was called for nine minor penalties to San Jose’s seven, plus a team bench minor. Sharks goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic was among the players penalized.
Several Dallas players helped on the power play. Wyatt Johnston and Mikko Rantanen each had two power-play assists. Johnston also put five shots on goal and missed the net six more times. Rantanen served two minor penalties.
For San Jose, Mason Marchment had a power-play assist and Eric Pohlkamp had an assist. Defenseman Jacob Trouba had three shots and three hits and was called for two minors.
Looking ahead
The win got Dallas back on track after a 2-1 loss at Columbus on Thursday. The Stars are 10-7 in decisions this season and have now beaten San Jose twice, including a 5-0 shutout on Oct. 5. Dallas hosts the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday, Nov. 12.
