The Dallas Stars edged the San Jose Sharks 4-3 on Saturday night at American Airlines Center, and Jake Oettinger made 20 saves.
Michael Misa scored at 7:22 in the first period, set up by Macklin Celebrini and Will Smith. Roope Hintz scored on the power play at 9:16 in the first period, set up by Wyatt Johnston and Thomas Harley. Jamie Benn scored at 15:17 in the first period, set up by Roope Hintz.
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Jason Robertson scored on the power play at 16:51 in the first period, set up by Mikko Rantanen and Thomas Harley. Ivar Stenberg scored at 2:47 in the second period, set up by Macklin Celebrini and Eric Pohlkamp.
Dallas outshot San Jose 30-23. Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 26 of 30 shots for San Jose and Jake Oettinger stopped 20 of 23 shots for Dallas.
The Stars improved to 10-5-2. The Sharks fell to 7-11-1. The crowd was 18,532.
The Stars sit fourth in the Western Conference. The Sharks are 11th in the Western Conference and have lost five straight. The Stars lead the season series 2-0. Dallas won the first meeting 5-0 on Oct. 5.
The Stars are back in action when they host the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday, Nov. 12, at 8:00 p.m. ET. The Sharks are back in action when they host the New York Islanders on Monday, Nov. 9, at 10:00 p.m. ET.
