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SJ drops a
snoozer
Dallas climbs back into
contention
1/13/04 - by Mike Lee
The
Sharks missed on a golden opportunity to distance themselves from the rest of
the pack in the Pacific Division on Tuesday night by losing to their closest
competition, the Dallas Stars. Bill Guerin led the visiting Stars to a 3-0 win
over San Jose in one of the slowest paced games of the season. Dallas
goaltender Marty Turco faced only 16 shots all nights en route to his fifth
career win over San Jose and his 15th career shutout.
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| 1st period - DAL,
YOUNG (5) , 17:26 |
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| 2nd period - DAL,
GUERIN (18) (BARNES, BOUCHER), 07:31 |
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| 3rd period - DAL,
GUERIN (18) (MORROW, MATVICHUK), 10:43 |
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| 1st period - DAL,
DAL, 13:15 - Too many men/ice - bench |
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| 2nd period - S.J,
S.J, 01:47 - Too many men/ice - bench DAL, NUMMINEN, 02:32 - Holding stick DAL,
LEHTINEN, 08:25 - Slashing |
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| 3rd period - S.J,
RICCI, 01:41 - Hooking DAL, ARNOTT, 17:13 - Slashing |
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| SJ - Nabokov |
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Guering scored his 300th and 301st career goals, making
him only the 14th career American-born player to reach the 300-goal mark in the
NHL. Guerin scored his first by pumping a howitzer shot past Evgeni Nabokov at
the 7:31 mark of the 2nd period. Guerin would add another tally midway through
the 3rd period after following up on a Brendan Morrow deflection.
Shark killer Scott Young opened the game's scoring by intercepting a clearing
attempt by Brad Stuart just inside the left circle and rifling a shot from 20
feet out. Stuart tried to backhand the puck out of his own zone from just
outside the left post, but it hit Young on the tape. All the Stars forward had
to do was pick his target and wind a shot past a helpless Nabokov.
Play of the Game
Guerin's blast in the
2nd period was just a vicious shot that ripped past NAbokov so fast he never
saw the puck. Stu Barnes setup Guerin with a nice pass up the right wing that
Guerin corralled and rifled.
The Turning Point
Let's start
with the national anthem. Truth be told, the Sharks never answered the opening
bell and as a result they dug a hole for themselves as a result.
Save of the Game
Credit the on-ice
officials for disallowing an apparent Sharks goal int eh opening period after
Turco smothered the puck with his pads. Problem was, every inch of his pads
were in teh net behind the goal line. Referree Terry Gregson lost sight of the
puck so he wavd off the goal that defied physics.
Box Scores Do No
Justice
The faceoff woes that have haunted the Sharks all season
continue to play a big part in the outcome of games. San Jose won only 44% of
the faceoffs on Tuesday night, which in itself was a big contributor to the
team inefectiveness in generating any scoring chances.
Honorable Mention
The Sharks were so apathetic on
Tuesday night that they could only muster two penalties, which included a call
for too many men on the ice.
Quotables
Milestones
Guerin scored his 300th career
goal.
Turco is a perfect 5-0 against the Sharks lifetime.
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