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San Jose Falls 5-4 to Stars - Recap
The Stars beat San Jose 5-4 on Saturday, earning a victory backstopped by Scott Wedgewood's 24 saves.
Bettors who backed the Stars were rewarded as -158 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 5.5.
Dallas got goals from Roope Hintz, Joe Pavelski, Jani Hakanpaa, Jason Robertson, and Vladislav Namestnikov in the victory. Namestnikov opened the scoring at 1:50 of the first period.
Scott Wedgewood stopped 24 of 28 San Jose shots in the victory.
San Jose got goals from Logan Couture, Brent Burns, Nick Bonino, and John Leonard in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
San Jose got a 14-stop effort from James Reimer in the loss.
Dallas scored 0 times on 3 chances on the power play, while San Jose went 0-for-1 with the man advantage.
San Jose lost the shots on goal battle to Dallas by a margin of 29-28.
Next game, Dallas takes its act on the road to face Seattle looking for another win. For San Jose, they head home to face Edmonton.