Sharks vs. Stars
Written by: Matt Pelc
San Jose -155 vs. Dallas
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Two teams could not be anymore different in a Friday night matchup of Pacific Division teams. The San Jose Sharks will travel American Airlines Center to take on the Dallas Stars.
The Sharks have been the NHL’s best team all season long. They boast a 18-3-1 record, have 37 points, which are three more than the league’s closest team, the New York Rangers. Regular season success is quite common in northern California as was seen quite well last season when the Sharks recorded their most ever points with 108. But as has been the case in many seasons in San Jose, regular season success does not always transfer into the Stanley Cup playoffs as the Sharks were unceremoniously dumped out of the playoffs by their opponent Friday night, Dallas.
The Stars (7-10-4) reached the Western Conference Finals last season but lost to the eventual cup champion Red Wings. Hockey pundits predicted great things for the Pacific Division as the Sharks and Stars would battle it out for the divisional title, but only one of these predictions has come true.
Dallas is sinking further and further behind San Jose. They currently stand 19 points out of first place and two points out of fourth. They are also tied with two other teams for the lowest point total in the NHL. The Stars need to channel the same magic from the spring when they defeated the Sharks three straight times to go up three games to zero and ultimately secured the series in six games. A win over their rival may snap the Stars out of their funk that has brought them only three wins in the last ten contests.
They do have some positive momentum going into Friday’s game as they defeated Minnesota, on the road, 4-3 Wednesday. The Stars fought back from a 3-1 deficit late in the second period to get the win.
Dallas is only 2-3-3 at home this season and goal tender Marty Turco has struggled at home as well. He has not won in Dallas since October 15 in a span of five games in which the former All-Star has gone 0-3-2 with a 3.96 goals against average.
All three of San Jose’s regulation losses came on the road, but they have still been solid away from home, going 6-3-0. The Sharks have won five straight, including their most recent victory in overtime against visiting Chicago Wednesday night.
The teams met earlier this season, also in Dallas, on November 8 with the Sharks prevailing 2-1.
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