Thornton lifts Sharks over Stars

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01/01/2007 - Dallas, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Joe Thornton had a goal and two assists as the San Jose Sharks rebounded from their worst loss in more than 11 years with a 4-2 victory over Dallas at American Airlines Center.

Jonathan Cheechoo and Patrick Marleau each contributed a goal and an assist for the Sharks, who snapped a three-game slide and were just a day removed from dropping an 8-0 decision to Phoenix on Saturday night.

Joe Pavelski also tallied for San Jose and Vesa Toskala stopped 21-of-23 shots faced.

Sergei Zubov and Niklas Hagman notched the goals for Dallas, which saw its brief two-game winning streak halted. The Stars had won four of their last five games coming into the night, despite missing captain Brenden Morrow and veteran centers Mike Modano and Eric Lindros.

Usually reliable netminder Marty Turco surrendered three goals on 10 shots in the first period before he was replaced by Mike Smith. Smith made 18 saves the rest of the way.

Pavelski's tally gave the Sharks an early 1-0 lead. Off a Dallas turnover along the left boards, Pavelski corralled the puck, backtracked and tried a wraparound effort. He sent a shot at Turco, got mixed up in traffic, then took another whack at the rebound as he fell to the ice, tucking the disc past the fallen netminder at 1:25.

A power play marker doubled the margin a short time later. After winning the draw in the offensive zone, the Sharks peppered Turco with three straight shots. Cheechoo took the initial shot, but the puck ricocheted off a skate in front and was deflected to the right, where Josh Gorges failed to knock home the rebound. Thornton also attempted a shot before Cheechoo poked it home at 5:18.

Dallas used a power play marker to cut its deficit in half just under two minutes later. Zubov traded passes with Philippe Boucher before getting into position and firing a slapshot from just inside the blueline that zipped by Toskala and into the upper corner of the net to make it 2-1.

The Sharks quickly rebuilt a two-goal lead with their own opportunity on the man-advantage. Thornton sent a pass to Cheechoo from behind the net, and the right winger fired a wrist shot that was deflected, with the rebound sitting in the crease. Camped out in front, Marleau managed to slide the disc past Turco, ending the netminder's night at 9:05.

An odd-man rush put the Sharks up 4-1 to cap the first period scoring. Thornton notched his 11th goal of the season on a wrist shot that hit Smith in the pads before trickling through his legs and across the goal line at 11:36. It also marked Thornton's 200th career NHL goal.

The action slowed down considerably in the second period, as the teams combined for 14 shots on goal without lighting the lamp on either side.

The Stars tried to close the gap in the third, as Hagman's quick release on the snapshot found room between the stick and the pad of Toskala to make it 4-2 with just under 10 minutes remaining in the contest.

Dallas had a power play opportunity with just under four minutes remaining, but Nabokov stood tall in net and made several key saves the rest of the way.

Game Notes

Three previous meetings between Dallas and San Jose resulted in shutouts. The season series is now tied 2-2...The Stars are 13-6-0 as the home team this season...Sharks right wing Scott Parker left the game with an ankle injury in the second period and did not return...San Jose is 17-3-0 when they score first.

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NCAA Football betting lines (home team in CAPS)
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Date Favorite Opponent Point Spread
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Sept 21 GEORGIA TECH Virginia 17
Sept 22 NEVADA Northwestern 6.5
Sept 23 MICHIGAN Wisconsin 14
Sept 23 Minnesota PURDUE 3
Sept 23 SYRACUSE Miami (Ohio) 6.5
Sept 23 MISSOURI Ohio 21.5
Sept 23 Louisville KANSAS STATE 14
Sept 23 TENNESSEE Marshall 22
Sept 23 CLEMSON North Carolina 16.5
Sept 23 FLORIDA Kentucky 24
Sept 23 Iowa ILLINOIS 20.5
Sept 23 FLORIDA STATE Rice 30.5
Sept 23 AUBURN Buffalo 41.5
Sept 23 BOWLING GREEN Kent 7
Sept 23 NAVY Tulsa 4.5
Sept 23 VIRGINIA TECH Cincinnati 27
Sept 23 BYU Utah State 29
Sept 23 OHIO STATE Penn State 16.5
Sept 23 TEXAS Iowa State 25
Sept 23 Washington State STANFORD 10
Sept 23 CALIFORNIA Arizona State 7.5
Sept 23 UCLA WASHINGTON 3
Sept 23 INDIANA Connecticut 1.5
Sept 23 Central Michigan EASTERN MICHIGAN 4
Sept 23 WYOMING Air Force 1
Sept 23 UTEP NEW MEXICO 9.5
Sept 23 West Virginia EAST CAROLINA 21
Sept 23 Boston College NORTH CAROLINA STATE 7
Sept 23 GEORGIA Colorado 27
Sept 23 ARKANSAS Alabama 1.5
Sept 23 BAYLOR Army 11
Sept 23 WESTERN MICHIGAN Temple 28
Sept 23 MISSISSIPPI Wake Forest 2.5
Sept 23 KANSAS South Florida 5.5
Sept 23 TEXAS A&amp;M Louisiana Tech 23.5
Sept 23 UAB Mississippi State 9.5
Sept 23 LSU Tulane 36
Sept 23 Utah SAN DIEGO STATE 6.5
Sept 23 BOISE STATE Hawaii 15
Sept 23 Notre Dame MICHIGAN STATE 3
Sept 23 USC ARIZONA U 22
Sept 23 Oklahoma State HOUSTON 1
Sept 23 OREGON STATE Idaho 23
Sept 23 OKLAHOMA Middle Tennessee State 29
Sept 23 MARYLAND Florida International 18.5
Sept 23 AKRON North Texas 17.5
Sept 23 SOUTH CAROLINA Florida Atlantic 29.5
Sept 23 NEBRASKA Troy 23
Sept 23 SMU Arkansas State 6

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