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More mistakes, same
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Stars steal 3-2 OT win
1/30/06 - by Mike Lee
The Sharks talked a lot about
how it will take character to dig them out of the funk that has beset them of
late, but even after two players-only meetings, the outcome was still the same
on Monday night in Dallas. San Jose blew a 3rd period lead, then fell to the
host Stars at the American Airlines Center 3-2 in overtime.
Sharks
captain Patrick Marleau tried to lead his struggling club by example, but it
did little to help a team that can't put the pieces together. The fact of the
matter is, time has probably run out on this team. San Jose sits eight points
out of a playoff spot, the same deficit they faced when they acquired Joe
Thornton back in December.
Urgency is something a desperate team that
has the skill to overcome it uses to motivate. The Sharks elected to expose
home grown talent and it has proven costly. The offense is sputtering again and
the defense can't keep the opposition off the score board.
The don't
even garner any praise from opponents on a night when it looked liked they may
actually steal a win.
"We didn't play well," Dallas' Bill Guerin said.
"We were lucky to win. We came out flat and made a lot of mistakes. This is a
misleading win streak. We're not playing as well as we should."
Dallas
played well enough to win their 7th out of their last 10. San Jose has
sputtered after starting off January on a promising note. Tied 1-1 going into
the 3rd period on Monday night, the Sharks seemed to be poised to show some
life once again. Jonathan Cheechoo scored the go-ahead goal eight minutes into
the period and things looked they may finally swing in San Jose's favor.
A senseless and lazy penalty would start San Jose's collapse. Kyle
McLaren took a hooking penalty at his own blueline after hauled down Steve Ott
at 13:30 of the period. The Sharks worked to kill off the ensuing power play,
but rookie defenseman Josh Georges got caught out of position and let Sergei
Zubov score on a backdoor shot. Bill Guerin setup the goal with a pass through
the slot. Georges was guarding a void in space while Zubov easily snuck in down
low to tap in the tying goal.
"We took a couple of bad penalties at the end and it
cost us big-time," Sharks coach Ron Wilson said.
Jason Arnott would
end the evening with 25 seconds remaining in overtime when he stuffed home a
putback from the Sharks doorstep after Milan Michalek failed to cover the Stars
forward.
The Stars were an average team on Monday night, but they
faced a broken and disjointed team that fell prey to inconsistent play and lack
of character at the most critical time.
"The effort was there tonight,
definitely," Marleau said. "It just goes to show you, even when you have the
effort it's hard to win in this league. We didn't get the result we wanted but
I think we took a step in the right direction."
Notes:
The Sharks
recalled right wing Steve Bernier before the game. Bernier skated on 16 shifts
and had two shots on goal in 13:27 of ice time.
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OT |
T |
| SJ |
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| DAL |
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0 |
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| 1st period - 1, Dallas,
Boucher 11 (Zubov, Arnott), 6:00, (pp). |
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| 2nd period - 2, San
Jose, McCauley 9 (Dimitrakos, McLaren), 4:15, (pp). |
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| 3rd period - 3, San
Jose, Cheechoo 28 (Thornton, Smith), 8:02. 4, Dallas, Zubov 9 (Guerin, Barnes),
15:23, (pp). |
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| Overtime - 5, Dallas,
Arnott 19 (Morrow, Robidas), 4:24. |
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| 1st period - Gorges, SJS
(hooking), 5:05; Hagman, DAL (hooking), 9:31; Ott, DAL (cross-checking),
15:22. |
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| 2nd period - Ott, DAL
(holding), 2:38; Smith, SJS (interference), 5:47; Barnes, DAL (hooking), 8:51;
Michalek, SJS (tripping), 12:02; Preissing, SJS (holding), 18:42. |
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| 3rd period - Morrow, DAL
(boarding), 10:47; Smith, SJS (tripping), 12:10; McLaren, SJS (hooking), 13:30;
Thornton, SJS (boarding), 16:29. |
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Shots |
Saves |
| SJ - Nabokov |
28 |
25 |
| DAL - Turco |
16 |
14 |
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| SJ |
6 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
16 |
| DAL |
10 |
6 |
9 |
3 |
28 |
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| Referees: Blaine Angus, Kerry
Fraser. Linesmen: Andy McElman, Pierre Racicot. |
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