Dallas 6, San Jose 3
When: 10:30 PM ET, Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Where: SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose, California
Referees:
Chris Lee, Corey Syvret
Linesmen:
Brandon Gawryletz, Jonny Murray
Attendance:
12208
By Field Level Media
Wyatt Johnston had two goals and an assist and the visiting Dallas Stars retook sole possession of first place in the Central Division with a 6-3 win against the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night.
Jason Robertson also scored two goals, Jamie Benn had a goal and two assists, Mason Marchment scored and Scott Wedgewood made 17 saves for Dallas (45-19-9, 99 points), which won its fifth game in a row.
The Stars moved two points ahead of the Avalanche for the top spot in the Central after the Montreal Canadiens ended Colorado's nine-game winning streak with a 2-1 win earlier Tuesday.
William Eklund had a goal and an assist, Alexander Barabanov and Klim Kostin also scored, Mikael Granlund added two assists and Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 35 shots for the Sharks (16-47-8, 40 points), who have lost eight in a row (0-7-1).
Johnston scored on a short-handed breakaway to give Dallas a 1-0 lead at 12:06 of the first period.
Benn recorded an assist on the goal to extend his point streak to seven games.
Marchment made a move to get around a defender in the neutral zone and another above the right circle before scoring his 20th goal of the season for a 2-0 lead at 16:28 of the first period.
He became the seventh Dallas player with at least 20 goals this season, a team record.
Both teams scored three goals each in the second period.
Robertson tallied 14 seconds into the period to extend the lead to 3-0, but Barabanov answered 40 seconds later off a feed from Eklund behind the net.
The Sharks were on a power play when Eklund scored on a one-timer from the bottom of the right circle off a feed from Thomas Bordeleau to cut it to 3-2 at 2:00.
Johnston made a pass from behind the net that was deflected into the air and Benn batted it into the net with a backhand to re-establish the two-goal lead at 8:05. Kostin scored 53 seconds later with a wrist shot from the left circle off a drop pass from Granlund to cut the deficit to 4-3.
Johnston got behind the defense and Benn fed him for a breakaway that made it 5-3 lead at 10:13.
At 11:44 of the third period, Robertson added another power-play goal to make it 6-3.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Dallas |
|
San Jose |
|
Wyatt Johnston 3 |
Points |
William Eklund 2 |
|
Wyatt Johnston 2 |
Goals |
William Eklund 1 |
|
Jamie Benn 2 |
Assists |
Mikael Granlund 2 |
|
Jason Robertson 1 |
Power Play Goals |
William Eklund 1 |
|
Wyatt Johnston 1 |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Scott Wedgewood .850 |
Save Percentage |
Mackenzie Blackwood .854 |
|
Scott Wedgewood 17 |
Saves |
Mackenzie Blackwood 35 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Dallas
|
41 |
6 |
1-4 |
2-3 |
11 |
35 |
| San Jose
|
20 |
3 |
1-3 |
3-4 |
13 |
30 |
Upcoming Games
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San Jose will play their next game on the road against Minnesota. The Sharks have a W/L % of .312 after a win and .200 after a loss.
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Dallas will play their next game on the road against Vancouver. The Stars have a W/L % of .591 after a win and .655 after a loss.
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