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DALLAS (AP) -- The Dallas Stars are still a team dominated by
veterans. Some talented youngsters, however, are starting to make
their mark.
Rookie Tyler Bouck scored his first NHL goal early in the third
period and the Stars hung on for their third straight victory, 2-1
over the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday night.
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Bouck went airborne to knock in the rebound of Mike Keane's shot
with 18:21 left to extend Dallas' lead to 2-0.
"I didn't even know I scored until Mike Keane went and got the
puck (out of the net)," said the 20-year-old Bouck. "I skated
hard to the net and batted it."
Second-year forward Brenden Morrow got the Stars' first goal
early in the second period.
"A lot of people say we're too old and have too many new
faces," Keane said. "I've always said that for the team to be
successful, we've got to get scoring from the third and fourth
lines. This wasn't a great game, but we beat a pretty good team
tonight."
During the three-game winning streak, the Stars have returned to
the stifling defensive style that got them into the Stanley Cup
finals the past two seasons and helped them win the Cup in 1999.
Dallas has allowed two goals in the last three games.
"It's definitely great to get the shots down and our defensive
game back," said goalie Ed Belfour, who had to make only 12 saves
as the Stars improved to 4-2-1.
Stars coach Ken Hitchcock emphasized the game because it was his
team's first this season against a Pacific Division rival.
"We play this team six times and it's always a four-point
game," Stars defenseman Derian Hatcher said. "I don't know if
this is a message, but it's nice to win."
Jeff Friesen ended Belfour's bid for his 51st career shutout
with 13:49 left on a power-play rebound that made it 2-1.
Evgeni Nabokov stopped 23 shots for the Sharks, who are 2-2-0.
Dallas held a 13-4 shots advantage in a scoreless first period,
then got the game's first goal from Morrow 1:43 into the second.
Morrow notched his third of the season from the slot on a setup
by Joe Nieuwendyk.
Sharks coach Darryl Sutter said the Stars set the tone early.
"Dallas is not going to go away," he said. "I thought the
first period was played too much in our end. We knew they were
going to come out of the gate quickly."
Sutter said Nabokov played well enough to win.
"When you get that kind of goaltending, you always have a
chance to win," Sutter said. "I thought he played really well."
Game notes
The Stars activated forward Jon Sim from injured reserve.
Sim had one goal in the preseason before fracturing a shoulder
blade in training camp. Sim centered the fourth line in his first
game back. ... The Sharks began a five-game, eight-day road trip.
... Sharks captain Owen Nolan remains out due to an abdominal tear.
Top goalie Steve Shields also missed the game for San Jose with a
sprained ankle.
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