San Jose Sharks hold off Dallas Stars in a tight finish

That brings us to the end of a first period — San Jose Sharks 1, Dallas Stars 0. San Jose Sharks edged the shot clock 7-4, with territorial pressure staying roughly even.

Matt Duchene opened the scoring for San Jose Sharks at 9:04.

Jake Oettinger was under siege with 6 highlighted stops.

San Jose Sharks owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.

That brings us to the end of a second period — San Jose Sharks 0, Dallas Stars 1. Dallas Stars edged the shot clock 13-7, with territorial pressure staying roughly even.

Thomas Harley tied it for Dallas Stars at 7:12.

Jesper Wallstedt was under siege with 11 highlighted stops.

On the power play, Dallas Stars went 0-for-2.

Dallas Stars owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.

That brings us to the end of a third period — San Jose Sharks 1, Dallas Stars 0. Dallas Stars edged the shot clock 7-5, and they controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Travis Konecny put San Jose Sharks in front at 19:49.

Jesper Wallstedt was under siege with 7 highlighted stops.

On the power play, San Jose Sharks went 0-for-1 while Dallas Stars went 0-for-3.

San Jose Sharks owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.