A three-game losing streak takes the San Jose Sharks (7th in Pacific Division) to the last contest of their current three-date homestand, with the Dallas Stars (2nd in Central) paying a visit on the back of a shutout victory in Vegas.
The Dallas Stars (26-12-7) snapped a two-game skid (0-1-1) after earning their third win in the past five matchups (3-1-1) following a 4-0 triumph against the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on Monday. Jamie Benn (17 goals, 39 points this year) tallied in the first period. Joel Kiviranta (6 goals, 6 points) scored in the second, while Ryan Suter (1 goal, 13 points) and Tyler Seguin (12 goals, 31 points) lit the lamp in the final third, as the Stars extended their ongoing road point streak to three fixtures (2-0-1). It was Dallas’ third shutout win of the 2022-23 campaign.
Goalie Jake Oettinger stopped 27 shots on Monday for his third shutout of the season and fifth of his NHL career. He has posted a 20-6-4 total for the rolling year with a 2.21 GAA and a .926 save percentage, and is 2-1-0 against the San Jose Sharks i n past encounters with a 2.73 GAA and a .890 save percentage. The Stars, meanwhile, are burying the 7th highest amount of goals per game this season (3.44), while conceding the 3rd lowest quantity on the defensive end (2.60). They are 4th in power play with a 27.1% success rate and 5th in penalty kill with 82.8% efficiency.