SB Nation Dallas - Stars Gain Extra Point In Shootout Win Over Sharkshttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48887/dallas-fave.png2010-12-14T00:25:09-06:00http://dallas.sbnation.com/rss/stream/16392782010-12-14T00:25:09-06:002010-12-14T00:25:09-06:00Stars Gain Extra Point In Shootout Win Over Sharks
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">San Jose, CA (Sports Network) - <span>Brad Richards</span> scored the winner in the shootout as the <a style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #c61c17; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;" href="https://www.defendingbigd.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Dallas Stars</a> took a 3-2 win over the <a style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #c61c17; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;" href="https://www.fearthefin.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">San Jose Sharks</a> at HP Pavilion.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Richards was the second shooter for Dallas and he deked to the forehand before putting it behind <span>Antti Niemi</span>. Ryane Clowe was the third skater for San Jose and <span>Andrew Raycroft</span> made a right pad save on the stuff attempt for the win.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span>Mike Ribeiro</span> had a goal and an assist while <span>Jamie Benn</span> scored the other goal for the Stars, who have won two of their last three. Raycroft stopped 31 shots.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Clowe and <span>Derek Joslin</span> each scored for the Sharks, who came into the game having won three of four. Niemi made 29 saves in the loss.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Dallas grabbed a 1-0 lead with the only goal of the first period at the 6:17 mark. Ribeiro caught up with the puck behind the right side of the net and threw it out front for a wide-open Benn, who wristed it home.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">The Sharks tied the game 6:56 into the second on Joslin's first NHL goal and took a 2-1 lead two minutes later thanks to Clowe's ninth goal of the season.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">The Stars tied the game on the power play late in the second when <span>Stephane Robidas</span> blasted a shot from the left point that Ribeiro deflected past Niemi.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">The third period and overtime saw Raycroft stop 15 shots and Niemi make 10 to force a shootout.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">San Jose hits the road for the next three games starting in Nashville on Wednesday...Dallas hosts San Jose on Thursday...Dallas has taken both games against San Jose this season and six of the last eight...Dallas went 1-for-3 on the power play and San Jose failed on its only chance.</p>
https://dallas.sbnation.com/2010/12/14/2326302/stars-gain-extra-point-in-shootout-win-over-sharksBrett Perryman