Sharks take losing streak into matchup with the Stars

The San Jose Sharks are looking to break a four-game losing streak with a victory against the Dallas StarsSan Jose Sharks (7-10-1, in the Pacific Division) vs. Dallas Stars (9-5-2, in the Central Division)Dallas; Saturday, 8 p.m. ESTLINE: Stars -302, Sharks +238; over/under is 6.5BOTTOM LINE: The San Jose Sharks are looking to stop their four-game skid with a victory over the Dallas Stars.Dallas is 5-4-0 at home and 9-5-2 overall. The Stars have a 3-1-0 record in games their opponents commit more penalties.San Jose has a 7-10-1 record overall and a 4-4-1 record on the road. The Sharks are 4-0-0 in games they score at least one power-play goal.Saturday's game is the second meeting between these teams this season. The Stars won 5-0 in the previous meeting.TOP PERFORMERS: Roope Hintz has scored six goals with seven assists for the Stars. Mikko Rantanen has seven goals and six assists over the past 10 games.Macklin Celebrini has seven goals and 11 assists for the Sharks. Will Smith has scored three goals with two assists over the last 10 games.Popular ReadsLAST 10 GAMES: Stars: 7-2-1, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.3 assists, 3.7 penalties and 8.5 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.Sharks: 3-7-0, averaging 2.3 goals, 3.8 assists, 4.5 penalties and 10.6 penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game.INJURIES: Stars: Oskar Back: out (finger), Kyle Capobianco: out (leg), Miro Heiskanen: day to day (upper body), Matt Duchene: out (abdomen), Sam Steel: day to day (personal).Sharks: Igor Chernyshov: out (upper body), Alexander Wennberg: out (upper body), Kyle Keyser: out (upper body), Quentin Musty: out (upper body).___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Sponsored Content by Taboola