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Article: Sharks' tough stretch starts poorly Turco, Dallas shut out San Jose at HP Pavilion
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- Oakland Tribune
- Article date:
- January 14, 2004
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SAN JOSE -- It was a lackluster effort at best, and if the Sharks
hope to maintain their five-point lead in the Pacific Division, they
had better hope it is not the start of a trend.
San Jose had earned a point in 10 of its last 11 games entering
its 3-0 loss to the Dallas Stars on Tuesday, but that streak came
against a mix of bottom feeders and playoff contenders.
Tuesday's game started a stretch of six games that will tell a lot
about where the Sharks (18-11-11-4) stand among the league's elite.
Dallas (19-18-8-0) is the worst of the bunch, record-wise. San
Jose hosts Vancouver (25-11-7-2) Thursday, goes to Colorado (24-10-7-
2) Saturday and then is back home against Detroit ...