GDT: Game #57 - 2.05.14 - at San Jose - 9:30 PM - FS Southwest Plus - 1310 AM - 96.7 FM

[Stars99Lobo37]

★YOUR DALLAS STARS ★ AT THE SAN JOSE SHARKS
26-21-9, 61 PTS ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ 35-16-6, 76 PTS​

GAME: Regular Season Game 57, Overall Game 64, National Hockey League Game 855
LOCATION: Shark Tank | San Jose, California
DATE: Wednesday, February 5th, 2014
TIME: 9:30 PM Central Time
TELEVISION: DALLAS: Fox Sports Southwest Plus | SAN JOSE Comcast Sports Net California | NATIONAL: Nonehttp://nhl.com
RADIO: DALLAS: 1310 AM/96.7 FM The Ticket | SAN JOSE: 98.4 FM KFOX | NATIONAL: XM 212/Sirius 219
OFFICIALS: Referees - | Linesmen -

THE DALLAS STARS
Mascot: Stars
Colors: Victory Green/Silver
Head Coach: Lindy Ruff
Official Team Site: DallasStars.com
HF Board: HFBoards.com - Dallas Stars
Fan Site: DefendingBigD.com
Stanley Cups (1): 1999
Stanley Cup Finalist (3): 1981, 1991, 2000
Regular Season Record: 26-21-9 with 61 Points
Standings: Central Division-5th, Western Conference-10th, NHL-19th
Home Record: 13-9-6
Away Record: 13-12-3
Overtime Record: 1-5
Shootout Record: 3-4
Streak: 2 Game Winning Streak
LAST FIVE GAMES:
02.04 - at Phoenix - W 3-1 - BOX SCORE
02.01 - at Anaheim - W 2-0 - BOX SCORE
01.30 - vs New Jersey - L 3-2 (OT) - BOX SCORE
01.27 - vs Colorado - L 4-3 - BOX SCORE
01.25 - vs Pittsburgh - W 3-0 - BOX SCORE
NEXT FIVE GAMES:
02.08 - vs Phoenix - 7:00 PM
02.27 - vs Carolina - 7:30 PM
03.01 - vs Tampa Bay - 2:00 PM
03.03 - vs Buffalo - 7:00 PM
03.04 - at Columbus - 6:00 PM

THE SAN JOSE SHARKS
Mascot: Sharks
Colors: Teal/White
Head Coach: Todd McLellan
Official Team Site: SJSharks.com
HF Board: HFBoards.com - San Jose Sharks
Fan Site: LetsGoSharks.com
Stanley Cups (0): None
Stanley Cup Finalist (0): None
Regular Season Record: 35-16-6 with 76 Points
Standings: Pacific Division-2nd, Western Conference-5th, NHL-6th
Home Record: 20-4-3
Away Record: 15-12-3
Overtime Record: 3-1
Shootout Record: 9-5
Streak: 1 Game Losing Streak
LAST FIVE GAMES:
02.03 - vs Philadlephia - L 5-2 - BOX SCORE
02.01 - vs Chicago - W 2-1 (SO) - BOX SCORE
01.30 - at Calgary - L 4-1 - BOX SCORE
01.29 - at Edmonto - L 3-0 - BOX SCORE
01.27 - vs Los Angeles - L 1-0 - BOX SCORE
NEXT FIVE GAMES:
02.07 - vs Columbus - 9:30 PM
02.27 - at Philadelphia - 6:00 PM
02.28 - at Buffalo - 6:00 PM
03.02 - at New Jersey - 2:00 PM
03.04 - vs Carolina - 7:30 PM

DALLAS
Jamie Benn - Tyler Seguin - Valeri Nichushkin
Erik Cole - Cody Eakin - Rich Peverley
Antoine Roussel - Vernon Fiddler - Ryan Garbutt
Ray Whitney - Shawn Horcoff - Alex Chiasson

Alex Goligoski - Trevor Daley
Jordie Benn - Brenden Dillon
Kevin Connauton - Sergei Gonchar

Projected Starter: Kari Lehtonen (46 GP, 21-15-9, 2.53 GAA, .916%, 3 SO)
Backup: Dan Ellis (13 GP, 5-5-0, 2.94 GAA, .906%, 1 SO)
Jack Campbell (1 GP, 0-1-0, 6.00 GAA, .872%)

INJURIES -
Stephane Robidas - IR - Broken Leg
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST - 91

SAN JOSE
Matt Nieto - Joe Thornton - Brent Burns
Patrick Marleau - Logan Couture - Tommy Wingels
James Sheppard - Bracken Kearns - Martin Havlat
Tyler Kennedy - Andrew Desjardins - Mike Brown

Marc-Edouard Vlasic - Matt Irwin
Brad Stuart - Justin Braun
Dan Boyle - Scott Hannan

Projected Starter: Antti Niemi (47 GP, 28-12-6, 2.40 GAA, .913%, 2 SO)
Backup: Alex Stalock (15 GP, 7-4-0, 1.73 GAA, .937%, 2 SO)

INJURIES -

TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST -

ALL-TIME SERIES LOOK:
Overall Record: 71-47-5-7 | Home: 35-22-4-4 | Away: 36-25-1-3
Regular Season Record: 59-42-5-7 | Home: 27-21-4-4 | Away: 32-21-1-3
Playoff Record: 12-5 | Home: 8-1 | Away: 4-4
Shootout Record: 9-2 | Home: 2-1 | Away: 7-1
All-Time Goals: Dallas 351 | San Jose 320
LAST FIVE MEETINGS vs the Sharks:
12.21.13 - Dallas 2 at San Jose 3• (SO) - RECAP - HIGHLIGHTS - GAME THREAD
10.17.13 - Dallas 4• vs San Jose 3 (SO) - RECAP - HIGHLIGHTS - GAME THREAD
04.23.13 - Dallas 2 at San Jose 3• - RECAP - HIGHLIGHTS - GAME THREAD
04.13.13 - Dallas 2• vs San Jose 1 - RECAP - HIGHLIGHTS - GAME THREAD
04.07.13 - Dallas 5• at San Jose 4 (SO) - RECAP - HIGHLIGHTS - GAME THREAD
PREVIOUS MEETINGS ON THIS DATE:
MEETINGS: Tied 0-0-0
None
THIS SEASON vs the Sharks:
MEETINGS: Tied 1-0-1
10.17 - San Jose 3 at Dallas 4 (SO)
12.21 - Dallas 2 at San Jose 3 (SO)
02.05 - Dallas at San Jose
GOAL SCORERS:
DAL (5) - Seguin, Daley, Eakin, Whitney, Roussel
SJS (5) - Kennedy, Nieto, Marleau, Demers, Pavelski
GOALTENDERS:
DAL - Ellis (1st) - 65:00 - 35 Shots - 32 Saves - 3 Goals Against - 1-0-0 Record
DAL - Lehtonen (2nd) - 64:58 - 39 Shots - 37 Saves - 2 Goals Against - 0-0-1 Record
SJS - Niemi (1st) - 65:00 - 31 Shots - 28 Saves - 3 Goals Against - 0-0-1 Record
SJS - Stalock (2nd) - 65:00 - 46 Shots - 44 Saves - 2 Goals Against - 1-0-0 Record
SPECIAL TEAMS:
DAL - 0 For 5 on Powerplay | 0 Shorthanded Goals | 0 Five on Four Goals | 0 Five On Three Goals | 0 Four on Three Goals
SJS - 0 For 7 on Powerplay | 0 Shorthanded Goals | 0 Five on Four Goals | 0 Five On Three Goals | 0 Four on Three Goals

CENTRAL DIVISION​

STANDINGS
1. Chicago, 30-10-14, 82 Points* (58 GP)
2. St. Louis, 37-12-6, 80 Points* (55 GP)
3. Colorado, 36-15-5, 77 Points* (56 GP)
4. Minnesota, 30-21-7, 67 Points (58 GP)
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5. Dallas, 26-21-9, 61 Points (56 GP)
6. Winnipeg, 28-25-5, 61 Points (58 GP)
7. Nashville, 25-23-9, 59 Points (57 GP)

WESTERN CONFERENCE​

STANDINGS
1) Anaheim, 40(2)-13-5, 85 Points* (58 GP)
2) Chicago, 34(5)-10-14, 82 Points* (58 GP)
3) St. Louis, 37(6)-12-6, 80 Points* (55 GP)
4) Colorado, 36(3)-15-5, 77 Points* (56 GP)
5) San Jose, 35(9)-16-6, 76 Points* (57 GP)
6) Minnesota, 30(6)-21-7, 67 Points* (58 GP)
7) Los Angeles, 30(6)-22-6, 66 Points (58 GP)
8) Vancouver, 27(3)-22-9, 63 Points (58 GP)
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9) Phoenix, 26(4)-20-10, 62 Points (56 GP)
10) Dallas, 26(3)-21-9, 61 Points (56 GP)
11) Winnipeg, 28(5)-25-5, 61 Points (58 GP)
12) Nashville, 25(1)-23-9, 59 Points (57 GP)
13) Calgary, 21(4)-28-7, 49 Points (56 GP)
14) Edmonton, 19(2)-33-6, 44 Points (58 GP)

*=Division Leader/Top 3 in Division
GP=Games Played
X=Clinched Playoff Spot
Y=Clinched Division Championship
P=Clinched President's Cup
Strike=Eliminated From Playoffs
(#)=Shootout Wins

Tiebreakers - From NHL.com
1. The fewer number of games played (i.e., superior points percentage).
2. The greater number of games won, excluding games won in the shootout.
3. The greater number of points earned in games between the tied clubs. If two clubs are tied, and have not played an equal number of home games against each other, points earned in the first game played in the city that had the extra game shall not be included. If more than two clubs are tied, the higher percentage of available points earned in games among those clubs, and not including any "odd" games, shall be used to determine the standing.
4. The greater differential between goals for and against for the entire regular season.

TONIGHT'S CENTRAL DIVISION GAMES
Dallas Stars At San Jose (9:30 PM CT)
Chicago Blackhawks At Anaheim (9:00 PM CT)
Colorado Avalanche Vs OFF
Minnesota Wild Vs OFF
Nashville Predators Vs OFF
St. Louis Blues Vs OFF
Winnipeg Jets Vs OFF

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HIGHLIGHTS VS SAN JOSE
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[Alistar]

Well we usually seem to play with a great effort against the Sharks, so hopefully they can get something out of this one. Not expecting anything though, San Jose is one of the top 3 teams in the league.

 

[BigG44]

Pick up a point. Hopefully more.

Please rest Lehts. He has a great record coming off a rest game, and there's zero reason to keep leaning on him. Learn from the mistakes of Dallas coaches of the recent past.

There's no guarantee Kari is going to get a break during the Olympics. I expect Rask to be the lead dog, but you never know ...

 

[MetalGodAOD*]

Ellis please, give Kari a rest for the PHX redux.

KC better be in too for "fresh legs."

 

[PezRadar]

I know a lot of people never get to make games because they don't live in Dallas or just can't go due to timing..

I personally find the intro video for the games in the arenas that they started after the New Years to be one of the best. Probably one of my favorites. Haven't seen one this great since 07-08

Need something to pump you up before a game? Listen to this

 

[Johno]

I know a lot of people never get to make games because they don't live in Dallas or just can't go due to timing..

I personally find the intro video for the games in the arenas that they started after the New Years to be one of the best. Probably one of my favorites. Haven't seen one this great since 07-08

Need something to pump you up before a game? Listen to this

Between this and that, the videos have been awesome this year!

 

[LoneStarHockey]

HALT THE TANKS!!!

The Stars still have some "fight" left in them

2 points out of the 8th spot with 2 games in hand, and another huge game tonight!

Go Stars!

 

[Primetimey*]

I know a lot of people never get to make games because they don't live in Dallas or just can't go due to timing..

I personally find the intro video for the games in the arenas that they started after the New Years to be one of the best. Probably one of my favorites. Haven't seen one this great since 07-08

Need something to pump you up before a game? Listen to this

Roussel trying to break that kids arm at 1:22? lmfao

 

[DaStars99]

Go Stars!

 

[Cin]

**** San Jose.

Tank.

Goligoski sucks.

Eakin beast mode.

 

[oconnor9sean]

Tank

go stars

 

[Phil Connors*]

Whatever this team does, it better be to the extreme (losing or winning). While we are 2 points out of a playoff spot, we are also only of few points away from the 6th overall pick. Either make the playoffs or get a great pick. No more of these early teen picks.

 

[NFKappaB]

Whatever this team does, it better be to the extreme (losing or winning). While we are 2 points out of a playoff spot, we are also only of few points away from the 6th overall pick. Either make the playoffs or get a great pick. No more of these early teen picks.

forever in limbo

 

[Frozen Failure]

This parity makes me feel like the league is rigged to maximize interest.

 

[Phil Connors*]

forever in limbo

Watching the Stars the past five years, I do feel like my brain is turning into scrambled eggs.

 

[MetalGodAOD*]

Mike Heika ‏@MikeHeika 9m

Optional practice, but Dan Ellis skated late, so the guess is Kari Lehtonen vs. Sharks. Alex Stalock for San Jose.

Sigh

 

[Dr Pepper]

This parity makes me feel like the league is rigged to maximize interest.

Well, duh.

The loser point created this false sense of security among the "weaker-thans" of the league. Suddenly, a team with a record of, oh, I don't know, let's say 26-21-9, would walk around with their chin up believing they were actually over .500. I'm sorry, but 26 wins in 56 games is not .500 hockey, no matter how many times Mr. Bettman insists it is.

These phantom points also have the potential to take away a playoff spot from teams with a higher number of wins, which is totally unfair.

I really wish we could just go to something simplistic....2 points for a win, 0 for a loss. So easy, yet so unattainable.

 

[Elysian]

Well, duh.

The loser point created this false sense of security among the "weaker-thans" of the league. Suddenly, a team with a record of, oh, I don't know, let's say 26-21-9, would walk around with their chin up believing they were actually over .500. I'm sorry, but 26 wins in 56 games is not .500 hockey, no matter how many times Mr. Bettman insists it is.

These phantom points also have the potential to take away a playoff spot from teams with a higher number of wins, which is totally unfair.

I really wish we could just go to something simplistic....2 points for a win, 0 for a loss. So easy, yet so unattainable.

I'm really partial to the 3/2/1 scheme... All games worth a total of 3 points.

 

[BigG44]

Sigh

I really want to be all "glass half full" ... he'll have 2 days off regardless between now and Saturday ... but we know the end game is he eventually gets hurt or just wears out.

I'm pretty nervous about how they keep using him.

 

[MetalGodAOD*]

I really want to be all "glass half full" ... he'll have 2 days off regardless between now and Saturday ... but we know the end game is he eventually gets hurt or just wears out.

I'm pretty nervous about how they keep using him.

At least there's this:

Mike Heika ‏@MikeHeika 30m

Aaron Rome skated late this morning, so it looks like Kevin Connauton tonight for Stars

 

[BMC]

*Throws frozen puck @ the Stars*

 

[piqued]

I'm fine with Kari starting. I think the more detrimental thing is when they go long stretches, like weeks long, of only playing Kari. Back-to-backs are the logical place to get the backup starts, but since they just played Ellis in Anaheim that doesn't make as much sense here.

 

[PezRadar]

Sigh

I'm not too bummed.

He has faced this numerous times this season and has two days off before PHX.

These are important games here and so there is some urgency to make sure he is available for each. Likewise, he won't play much during the Olympics. Rask has that on lock. He will play only a few games most likely.

 

[rudiger]

Let's go boys!