GAME THREAD: NHL: SAN JOSE (13-12) at DALLAS (15-13)

NHL: SAN JOSE (13-12) at DALLAS (15-13)

<h3>Sharks looking to continue impressive play on the road</h3>

<div class="pre">San Jose (13-8-4) at Dallas (15-9-4) 8:30 pm EST</div>

DALLAS (Ticker) - The San Jose Sharks look to continue theirroad success when they play the club they are chasing.

Evgeni Nabokov and the Sharks visit the Dallas Stars onWednesday in a battle of the top two teams in the PacificDivision.


San Jose has an NHL-best 9-3-2 on the road this season and their30 points overall is four shy of the Stars.


If the Sharks want to close that gap, they will need a goodperformance from their netminder. Nabokov, who has been in goalfor all nine road victories, has posted a 2.01 goals-againstaverage and .916 save percentage with three shutouts thisseason.


Nabokov made 33 saves and Joe Thornton had two assists inMonday's 3-2 triumph at Colorado.


The Stars are kicking off a four-game home stand after playingtheir last six contests away from the American Airlines Center.Dallas is looking for its third straight victory and has woneight of its previous 10 games.


Defenseman Sergei Zubov leads the Stars with 20 assists, but hehas not had much success against the Sharks in three conteststhis season, notching just one point. Zubov has nine goals and37 points in 63 career games games against the division foe.

San Jose has won two of the first three meetings between the twoclubs this season.

 

NHL: SAN JOSE at DALLAS

<div class="pre">NHL AT DALLAS
STARTING GOALIES: SAN - EVGENI NABOKOV
DAL - MARTY TURCO

OFFICIALS: REF - DENNIS LARUE, DON KOHARSKI
LIN - JAY SHARRERS, STEVE MILLER</div>

 

NHL: SAN JOSE at DALLAS

<div class="pre">SAN JOSE VS DALLAS - SCRATCHES

SAN JOSE DALLAS

K MCLAREN DEATH IN FAMILY P BOUCHER SHOULDER
R DAVISON HEALTHY K BARCH HEALTHY
C BROWN HEALTHY J LUNDQVIST HEALTHY
A MIETTINEN GROIN</div>

 

NHL: SAN JOSE at DALLAS

<div class="pre">NHL SAN JOSE 0
DALLAS 0 19:55 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

NHL: SAN JOSE at DALLAS

<div class="pre">NHL SAN JOSE 0
DALLAS 0 13:57 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

NHL: SAN JOSE at DALLAS

<div class="pre">NHL SAN JOSE 0
DALLAS 0 9:08 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

NHL: SAN JOSE at DALLAS

<div class="pre">NHL SAN JOSE 0
DALLAS 0 2:50 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

NHL: SAN JOSE at DALLAS

<div class="pre">NHL SAN JOSE 1
DALLAS 0
1ST PRD: SAN - (PP) JONATHAN CHEECHOO 4 (JOE THORNTON) 18:15</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
SAN JOSE 1 1
DALLAS 0 0 END OF THE 1ST

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: SAN - (PP) JONATHAN CHEECHOO 4 (JOE THORNTON) 18:15

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
SAN 13 13
DAL 4 4

GOALIES: SAN - EVGENI NABOKOV
DAL - MARTY TURCO</div>

 

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<div class="pre">------------------------
San Jose 1 --1
Dallas 0 --0
------------------------

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, San Jose, Jonathan Cheechoo 4 (power play)
(Joe Thornton), 18:15. Penalties: J Halpern, Dal (high sticking),
0:16; M Norstrom, Dal (holding), 17:10.

Shots on goal:
-----------------------------
San Jose 13 --13
Dallas 4 --4
-----------------------------

Goalies : San Jose, Evgeni Nabokov (4 shots, 4 saves). Dallas, Marty
Turco (13 shots, 12 saves). Referees: Dennis Larue, Don Koharski.
Linesmen: Jay Sharrers, Steve Miller.</div>

 

NHL: SAN JOSE at DALLAS

<div class="pre">NHL SAN JOSE 1
DALLAS 0 19:55 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

NHL: SAN JOSE at DALLAS

<div class="pre">NHL SAN JOSE 1
DALLAS 1
2ND PRD: DAL - TREVOR DALEY 1 (MATTIAS NORSTROM) 3:31</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL SAN JOSE 2
DALLAS 1
2ND PRD: SAN - PATRICK MARLEAU 5 (JOE THORNTON, DOUG MURRAY) 6:02</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL SAN JOSE 2
DALLAS 1 6:26 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
SAN JOSE 1 1 2
DALLAS 0 1 1 END OF THE 2ND

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: SAN - (PP) JONATHAN CHEECHOO 4 (JOE THORNTON) 18:15
2ND PRD: DAL - TREVOR DALEY 1 (MATTIAS NORSTROM) 3:31
SAN - PATRICK MARLEAU 5 (JOE THORNTON, DOUG MURRAY) 6:02

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
SAN 12 10 22
DAL 5 7 12

GOALIES: SAN - EVGENI NABOKOV
DAL - MARTY TURCO</div>

 

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<div class="pre">------------------------------
San Jose 1 1 --2
Dallas 0 1 --1
------------------------------

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, San Jose, Jonathan Cheechoo 4 (power play)
(Joe Thornton), 18:15. Penalties: J Halpern, Dal (high sticking),
0:16; M Norstrom, Dal (holding), 17:10.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 2, Dallas, Trevor Daley 1 (Mattias Norstrom),
3:31. 3, San Jose, Patrick Marleau 5 (Joe Thornton, Doug Murray),
6:02. Penalties: M Modano, Dal (tripping), 9:24; B Morrow, Dal
(hooking), 11:03.

Shots on goal:
----------------------------------
San Jose 12 10 --22
Dallas 5 7 --12
----------------------------------

Goalies : San Jose, Evgeni Nabokov (12 shots, 11 saves). Dallas, Marty
Turco (22 shots, 20 saves). Referees: Dennis Larue, Don Koharski.
Linesmen: Jay Sharrers, Steve Miller.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL SAN JOSE 2
DALLAS 1 19:55 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL SAN JOSE 2
DALLAS 1 15:05 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL SAN JOSE 2
DALLAS 2
3RD PRD: DAL - MIKE MODANO 9 (LOUI ERIKSSON, MATT NISKANEN) 6:08</div>

 

NHL: SAN JOSE at DALLAS

<div class="pre">NHL SAN JOSE 2
DALLAS 2 13:05 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>