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Falling Stars
Thornton bags a pair in OT win
3/27/08 -
by Mike Lee
The Dallas Stars free fall has been, well, meteoric.
Stars goaltender Marty Turco helped gift wrap the Stars latest implosion by
taking a 4-minute high sticking penalty in overtime. A Trevor Daley hooking
penalty 1:31 later gave the Sharks a rare 5-on-3 in the overtime period, and
Joe Thornton ended things with his 2nd goal of the game to help the Sharks snap
a 6-game losing streak to Dallas at HP Pavilion. Thornton tied the game in the
3rd period to help San Jose extend its point streak to 17 games.
The
overtime 4-on-4 turned nasty when Turco took a swipe at Joe Pavelski, as the
Sharks winger tried chasing a loose puck behind the Stars net. As Pavelski
skated past the right post, Turco raised his stick, catching Pavelski in the
face and giving the Sharks a 4-on-3. NHL rules stipulate that no team can play
with fewer than 3 skaters at any one time, so when Daley took his penalty, the
Sharks were allowed to add a skater.
Thornton banked a shot off Stars
defenseman Mathias Norstrom's skate, from his usual spot near the right corner
on the ensuing 2-man advantage.
The Sharks were lucky to have the
opportunity to capitalize on Turco's gaff, after Mike Modano narrowly missed on
a short-handed breakaway. Brian Campbell got caught at his own blueline after
the puck hand-cuffed him. Modano pounced and raced up the left wing boards with
nothing buy daylight in front of him. After missing on the initial attempt,
Modano tried tucking the puck into the Sharks goal from behind the left post,
but Sharks goaltender Evgeni Nabokov denied the Stars speedster by jamming the
blade of his stick up against the post.
Modano raised his hands,
thinking he had won the game, but referee Greg Kimmerly immediately signaled
no-goal.
Missed breakaway's were the theme of the night.
Curtis Brown missed on a breakaway chance early in the 2nd period, bouncing a
backhand attempt off the right post. Devin Setoguchi followed with 6 minutes
left in the period with a shot that Turco smothered.
Brendan Morrow
gave the Stars a 1-0 16 minutes into the contest, with his 30th goal of the
season on a feed from Mike Ribiero.
Pavelski answered with his 18th of the season at 3:48
of the 2nd period on a one-timer from the bottom of the left circle after
winger Brandon Crombeen earned an instigator penalty. Patrick Marleau setup the
goal with a pass from the right wing, that Turco couldn't catch up with.
Kyle McLaren would take a hooking penalty midway through the period,
then the Sharks would take another penalty for too many men, setting up a Stars
5-on-2. Jere Lehtinen would stake the Stars to a 2-1 lead on a shot from the
same spot as Pavelski's goal, after Ribiero sent a feed through the slot.
Momentum clearly shifted in the 3rd period when the Sharks started to
pepper Turco. The crack in the Stars armor was exposed on defense when Mike
Grier setup Thornton for the game-tying goal. Defenseman Mark Fistric failed to
switch defensive assignments with Phillipe Boucher, leaving Thornton
uncontested on the right wing. Grier slid a pass across the slot to Thornton,
who cranked a shot past Turco.
The pair of tallies gives Thornton 5
goals in the past 2 games.
Game Notes:
Sharks forward
Ryane Clowe participated in warm ups before the game. He may be ready to play
as early as Sunday. Jonathan Cheechoo missed his 2nd consecutive game.
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2 |
3 |
OT |
T |
| DAL |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| SJ |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
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| 1st period - 1, DAL,
Morrow 30 (Ribeiro, Modano), 15:59. |
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| 2nd period - 2, SJ,
Pavelski 18 (Marleau, Rivet), 3:48, (pp). 3, DAL, Lehtinen 14 (Ribeiro,
Modano), 12:29, (pp). |
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| 3rd period - 4, SJ,
Thornton 25 (Grier, Rissmiller), 6:08. |
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| Overtime - 5, SJ,
Thornton 26 (Campbell, Pavelski), 2:58. |
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| 1st period - norstrom,
DAL (interference), 4:26; Ott, DAL (tripping), 9:55; Ehrhoff, SJ (cross
checking), 13:53; Robidas, DAL (hooking), 19:23. |
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| 2nd period - Roenick, SJ
(slashing), 0:41; Crombeen, DAL (fighting major), 3:14; Cromeen, DAL
(instigator), 3:14; Cromeen, DAL (instigator - misconduct), 3:14; McLaren, SJ
(fihtin major), 3:14; McLaren, SJ (hooking), 10:49; Team, SJ (too many men),
12:00; Barnes, SJ (holding), 15:02. |
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| 3rd period - Murray, SJ
(hooking), 16:26. |
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| Overtime - Turco, DAL
(high sticking - double minor), 1:15; Daley, DAL (hooking), 2:46. |
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Shots |
Saves |
| DAL - Turco |
27 |
24 |
| SJ - Nabokov |
25 |
23 |
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2 |
3 |
OT |
T |
| DAL |
11 |
5 |
8 |
1 |
25 |
| SJ |
7 |
8 |
7 |
5 |
27 |
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| Referees: Devorski,
Kimmerly. Linesmen: Cameron, Cormier. |
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