Stars Beat the Sharks 4-3: Harley's Three Power-Play Points Open the Homestand With a Win
Dallas scored three power-play goals, killed five of six penalties and held on 4-3 over San Jose on Saturday — without Miro Heiskanen — to start a four-game homestand at 10-5-2.
DALLAS — The Stars' special teams did the whole job on Saturday night. Thomas Harley had a goal and two assists, all on the power play, and Dallas held on for a 4-3 win over the San Jose Sharks at American Airlines Center, NHL.com reported. Dallas went 3-for-5 on the power play and killed five of six penalties, and did it without defenseman Miro Heiskanen, who missed his second consecutive game with an upper-body injury.
Roope Hintz added a goal and an assist, Mikko Rantanen and Wyatt Johnston each had two assists, and Jamie Benn and Jason Robertson also scored as Dallas built a 3-1 lead after the first period. San Jose, playing the second game of a back-to-back, pushed back: Macklin Celebrini finished with three assists, and Will Smith's power-play goal with 2:58 left in the second period pulled the Sharks within 4-3. That was the last scoring of the night — Dallas held the one-goal lead through the third.
The win improves the Stars to 10-5-2 and opens a four-game homestand with a victory, while San Jose falls to 7-11-1 with its fifth straight loss. The schedule now gives Dallas a breather it has earned the hard way: four days off before Winnipeg visits on Thursday, and a chance for Heiskanen's upper-body injury to heal before the homestand's second game.
