SAN JOSE SHARKS NOTES:
LAST GAME:
Game 37 – 12/29 – SJS 3 vs PHI 4 OT…Erik Karlsson (0g, 2a) notched a pair of assists to extend his point/assist streak to 11 games. Tomas Hertl (2g, 1a) led San Jose with his second three-point game of the season. Kevin Labanc (1g, 1a) also had a multi-point night. San Jose allowed three goals in the final 15:13 to drop their final home game of the season.
SJ Goals: Hertl (12), Hertl (13 pp), Labanc (9)
SF: 28
SA: 26
SJ PP: 1/3
SJ PK: 1/1
W: Ersson
OTL: Kahkonen
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
12/22 Assigned F C.J. Suess to the San Jose Barracuda
12/20 Activated D Mario Ferraro off IR
12/20 Recalled F C.J. Suess from the San Jose Barracuda
12/18 Assigned D Nick Cicek and F C.J. Suess to the San Jose Barracuda
12/17 Placed F Luke Kunin on IR; activated F Matt Nieto off IR
12/12 Activated G James Reimer off IR; Assigned G Eetu Makiniemi to the San Jose Barracuda
12/7 Activated F Nico Sturm off IR
12/6 Placed F Matt Nieto on IR; recalled F C.J. Suess from the San Jose Barracuda
12/6 Assigned G Aaron Dell to the San Jose Barracuda; recalled G Eetu Makiniemi from the San Jose Barracuda
12/1 Assigned F Jeff Viel to the San Jose Barracuda
TONIGHT’S OPPONENT
The Sharks dropped a disappointing 3-4 overtime decision to the Philadelphia Flyers and look to rebound in what will be their last game of the 2022 calendar year. The Sharks are playing the first leg of a road back-to-back, with a game in Chicago on Jan. 1 to kick off the new year. San Jose is playing in Dallas for the second time this season, with the club taking a close 5-4 win against the Stars at American Airlines Center on Nov. 11. Four different players (Alexander Barabanov, Logan Couture, Tomas Hertl & Timo Meier) recorded multi-point games in that contest, with Hertl’s assist on the Sharks first goal of the game marking his 400th NHL point. The victory was Head Coach David Quinn’s 100th NHL win. Dallas is 2-0-0 coming out of the Holiday break and has earned points in seven of its last eight contests (6-1-1). California native Jason Robertson has cemented himself as an NHL superstar with 52 points in 37 games this season. Robertson registered a Stars-record 18-game point streak earlier this season (DAL/MNS franchise record is 20 games from Brian Bellows), and the forward has at least one point in 30 of the 37 games he has played this season. Stars netminder Jake Oettinger has 16 wins this season, which is tied for the fourth-most in the NHL.
DALLAS STARS NOTES:
LAST DALLAS STARS GAME
Dec. 29, 2022 – STARS 4 at WILD 1
Fueled by a two-goal performance from forward Tyler Seguin (2-0—2) and a 23-save night from Lakeville, Minnesota native Jake Oettinger, the Stars defeated the Wild 4-1 at Xcel Energy Center on Thursday. The victory gave the Stars wins in three consecutive games and seven in their past 10 games (7-2-1). Seguin opened the scoring at the 7:13 mark of the first period with a power-play goal with assists from defenseman Ryan Suter (0-1—1) and rookie forward Wyatt Johnston (1-1—2). After the Wild tied the game late in the opening frame, Johnston scored his 11th goal of the season to put the Stars up for good. From there, Dallas received an insurance marker from captain Jamie Benn (1-0—1) and an empty netter from Seguin. Defensemen Nils Lundkvist (0-1—1), Miro Heiskanen (0-1—1) and forwards Jason Robertson (0-1—1) and Roope Hintz (0-1—1) added assists in the win.
PP: 2-3 | PK: 2-2 | SF: 43 | SA: 24 | DAL TOI: Heiskanen (25:00 – game high) | Attendance: 19,316
Three Stars: 1. DAL – J. Benn 2. DAL – M. Heiskanen 3. MIN – M. Fleury
UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time (CT) Location TV/Radio
Sat., Dec. 31, 2022 San Jose Sharks 7 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSWX/KTCK
Tue., Jan. 3, 2023 Los Angeles Kings 9 p.m. Crypto.com Arena ESPN/KTCK
Wed., Jan. 4, 2023 Anaheim Ducks 9 p.m. Honda Center BSSW/KTCK
Sun., Jan. 8, 2023 Florida Panthers 2:30 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSWX/KTCK
Tue., Jan. 10, 2023 New York Islanders 6:30 p.m. UBS Arena BSSWX/KTCK
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Nov. 22 – Recalled forward Fredrik Karlstrom from Texas (AHL)
Nov. 29 – Loaned forward Fredrik Karlstrom to Texas (AHL)
Dec. 12 – Recalled forward Riley Tufte from Texas (AHL)
Dec. 15 – Acquired defenseman Oskari Laaksonen from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for defenseman Joseph Cecconi
Dec. 23 – Loaned forward Riley Tufte to Texas (AHL)
Dec. 27 – Recalled forward Fredrik Olofsson from Texas (AHL)
INJURIES
Man-games lost, 2022-23: 14
NAME INJURY # OF GAMES DATES
D Miro Heiskanen Upper body 3 Oct. 25-29
G Jake Oettinger Lower body 4 Nov. 1-8
F Denis Gurianov Upper body 6 Nov. 11-21
F Roope Hintz Lower body 1 Nov. 19
DALLAS STARS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Stars close out the 2022 calendar year with a New Years Eve matchup against the San Jose Sharks at American Airlines Center. (7 p.m. CT, TV: Bally Sports Southwest Extra, Radio: The Ticket 96.7-FM/1310-AM). This is the second of three meetings between the Stars and Sharks this season and the final regular-season contest in Dallas. San Jose opened the season series with a 5-4 victory on Nov. 11. They’ll wrap up the three-game set on Jan. 18 in San Jose. After tonight’s game it’s off to Southern California where the Stars will face the LA Kings on Tuesday, Jan. 3 and the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday, Jan. 4.
I KNOW I’VE DONE THIS BEFORE
- The Stars are 0-1-0 against the Sharks this season, losing 5-4 at American Airlines Center on Nov. 11
- Captain Jamie Benn (2-0—2) tallied two goals in the game on Nov. 11. Benn leads active Stars in goals (17) and points (17-21—38) and ranks second in assists (21) in 45 career games against the Sharks.
- Benn is also the only player on the active roster with a shorthanded goal against them.- Forward Joe Pavelski registered a goal and two points (1-1—2) in the series opener. The former longtime Shark has four points (2-2—4) in five games against them.
- Forward Roope Hintz (1-0—1) lit the lamp on Nov. 11 and enters tonight’s matchup with three points (2-1—3) in four career games against them.
- Forward Tyler Seguin has 10 goals and 23 points (10-13—23) in 24 career contests vs. San Jose, including three power-play markers.
- Defenseman Ryan Suter leads active Stars in games played against San Jose, having suited up in 62 contests against them over the course of his career. Suter has 28 points (4-24—28) over that span.
- Goaltender Jake Oettinger is 2-1-1 with a 3.11 goals-against average and .857 save percentage in two career appearances vs. San Jose.
- Netminder Scott Wedgewood is 2-1-2 with a 4.41 GAA and .861 SV% in five career games vs. San Jose.
2022-23 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
Nov. 11 vs. San Jose – L, 5-4
Dec. 31 vs. San Jose
Jan. 18, 2023 at San Jose
