The Dallas Stars (37-17-9) go on the road against the San Jose Sharks (15-39-6, losers of seven straight) at SAP Center at San Jose. The matchup on Tuesday, March 5 begins at 10:30 PM ET on ESPN+, NBCS-CA, and BSSWX.
Stars vs. Sharks Game Info
- Date: Tuesday, March 5, 2024
- Time: 10:30 PM ET
- TV: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Stars and Sharks Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Stars Insights
- The Stars score the third-most goals in the league (222 total, 3.5 per game).
- Defensively, the Stars are conceding 188 total goals (3.0 per game) to rank 16th in league play.
- Their goal differential (+34) makes them sixth-best in the league.
- The 40 power-play goals the Stars have recorded this season (on 179 power-play chances) rank 16th in the NHL.
- The Stars have the league’s 15th-ranked power-play conversion rate (22.35%).
- The Stars have scored 11 shorthanded goals this season.
- The Stars have the league’s eighth-best penalty-kill percentage (82.11%).
- The Stars win 54.1% of their faceoffs to rank second in the NHL.
- The Stars connect on 11.3% of their shots (fifth in the league).
- The Stars have shut out opponents twice this season. They average 15 hits and 15.1 blocked shots per game.
Stars Key Players
- A productive offensive player this season for Dallas, Jason Robertson has put up 60 points.
- Matt Duchene has 56 points (23 goals, 33 assists) to add to the team’s offensive efforts.
- On 133 shots (for 24 goals) and 27 assists, Roope Hintz has contributed 51 points this season.
- In the 39 games Jake Oettinger has played this season, his save percentage is .903, 36th in the league.
Stars Injuries
Evgenii Dadonov: Lower Body (Out), Tyler Seguin: Lower Body (Out)
Sharks Insights
- With 128 goals (2.1 per game), the Sharks have the league’s 31st-ranked offense.
- The Sharks’ total of 230 goals given up (3.8 per game) is 32nd in the league.
- They have the 32nd-ranked goal differential in the league at -102.
- The Sharks have 27 power-play goals (on 146 chances), 28th in the NHL.
- The Sharks’ power-play percentage (18.49) ranks them 23rd in the league.
- This season, the Sharks have three shorthanded goals (24th in league).
- The 74.49% penalty-kill percentage of the Sharks is 29th in the league.
- The Sharks win 49.4% of faceoffs, 19th-ranked in the NHL.
- With a shooting percentage of 8.4%, the Sharks are 31st in the league.
- The Sharks have shut out their opponent once. They are averaging 17.7 hits and 19 blocked shots per game.
Sharks Key Players
- Mikael Granlund has put up 36 points (0.8 per game) for San Jose, with eight goals and 28 assists in 47 games (playing 20:48 per game).
- Tomas Hertl has helped lead the attack for San Jose this season with 15 goals and 19 assists.
- William Eklund has earned 10 goals on the season, adding 17 assists.
- Mackenzie Blackwood is 9-18-3 on the season, giving up 110 goals (3.5 goals against average) and amassing 981 saves with an .899 save percentage (40th in the league).
Sharks Injuries
Mackenzie Blackwood: Undisclosed (Out), Matt Benning: Lower Body (Out For Season), Ty Emberson: Undisclosed (Questionable), Alexander Barabanov: Lower Body (Questionable), Tomas Hertl: Lower Body (Out), Logan Couture: Groin (Out)