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Stars look to sweep two-game visit to San Jose

Feb 1, 2007 - 4:40 PM Dallas (30-19-2) at San Jose (33-17-1) 10:30 pm EST

SAN JOSE, California (Ticker) - The Dallas Stars, the league's most successful team in shootouts, look for a two-game road sweep of the San Jose Sharks on Thursday.

Since the shootout was added before last season, Dallas has won 18 of 21 such games, including a 6-2 mark this season. On Tuesday, the Stars defeated the Sharks, 3-2, in a shootout as Philippe Boucher tied the game with 2.2 seconds left in regulation and Mike Ribeiro netted the clincher in the extra round.

The Stars are one of three teams in the Pacific Division with 30 wins but trail first-place Anaheim by eight points. They are going for their fifth win in seven games overall as they continue their four-game road trip.

San Jose is second in the Western Conference with 33 wins - three fewer than the league-leading Nashville Predators - but trails Anaheim by three points in the division race.

On Tuesday, Patrick Marleau scored his 25th goal and Joe Pavelski added his 11th for the Sharks, who lost for the first time after regulation this season. San Jose has dropped three of its last four games.