🦈 Away Sharks 11-16-4 before this game
1–0
Final
⭐ Home Stars 23-8-2 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
SJS 0001
DAL 0000

Sharks at Stars

Sharks beat Stars 1–0 at American Airlines Center on December 12, 1997.

🗓 Fri, Dec 12, 1997 · 19:30 CST 📍 American Airlines Center, Dallas 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Sharks lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦈 SJS
Murray Craven
1 G
3 shots · 18:21 TOI
2nd star 🦈 SJS
Owen Nolan
1 A
2 shots · 16:03 TOI
3rd star 🦈 SJS
Todd Gill
1 A
18:02 TOI

🚨 Scoring

Goal-by-goal detail has not synced for this game yet.

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🦈SJS DAL⭐
15 Shots on goal 24
1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/7
33 Hits 36
13 Blocked shots 6
22 Takeaways 8
17 Giveaways 11
14 Penalty minutes 12
SJS shooting 6.7% (1/15) DAL shooting 0.0% (0/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦈Sharks
Kelly Hrudey
0/0
.000 SV% · 0 GA · 60:00 TOI
⭐Stars
Ed Belfour
0/1
.000 SV% · 1 GA · 59:53 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Sharks
Sharks — tied after 1st: 11-17-4 (34% win rate, 32 games)
Stars
Stars — tied after 1st: 23-8-2 (70% win rate, 33 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Sharks
Sharks — tied after 2nd: 11-17-4 (34% win rate, 32 games)
Stars
Stars — tied after 2nd: 23-8-2 (70% win rate, 33 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦈Sharks
L1 Craven · Ricci · MacLean 19:40
L2 Friesen · Matteau · Nolan 16:03
L3 Sturm · Marleau · Nicholls 12:26
L4 Lowry · Nazarov · Korolyuk 7:05
D1 Ragnarsson · Rathje 23:07
D2 Iafrate · Houlder 20:08
D3 Gill · Zyuzin 15:58
⭐Stars
L1 Nieuwendyk · Langenbrunner · Lehtinen 17:39
L2 Adams · Carbonneau · Harvey 15:29
L3 Reid · Bassen · Verbeek 14:47
L4 Errey · Hrkac · Marshall 8:30
D1 Zubov · Sydor 24:26
D2 Hatcher · Chambers 20:53
D3 Matvichuk · Ludwig 14:03

⚔️ Last meetings

Sharks lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →
Feb 18, 1997
⭐DAL @ 🦈SJS
1–3 · Sharks won
Dec 23, 1996
🦈SJS @ ⭐DAL
2–1 · Sharks won
Dec 4, 1996
🦈SJS @ ⭐DAL
2–1 · Sharks won
Nov 8, 1996
⭐DAL @ 🦈SJS
1–3 · Sharks won
Mar 6, 1996
⭐DAL @ 🦈SJS
2–1 · Stars won

❓ SJS vs DAL, answered

Who won Sharks vs Stars on December 12, 1997?

Sharks won 1–0.

What was the final score of Sharks vs Stars?

The final score was Sharks 1, Stars 0.

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Kelly Hrudey made 0 saves on 0 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Stars goalie play?

Ed Belfour made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Sharks vs Stars played?

At American Airlines Center in Dallas, the Stars home rink.

What is the Sharks vs Stars season series?

Sharks lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it
🦈Sharks
Previous game · Dec 10
🦅WSH @ 🦈SJS
3–3 · WSH won
Next game · Dec 14
🦈SJS @ 🪶CHI
2–1 · SJS won
⭐Stars
Previous game · Dec 10
⚡TBL @ ⭐DAL
0–3 · DAL won
Next game · Dec 15
⚔️BUF @ ⭐DAL
4–8 · DAL won
Also on December 12, 1997
🌪️CAR @ ⚔️BUF
2–3 final
🐆FLA @ 🗽NYR
4–3 final
🇨🇦MTL @ 😈NJD
2–5 final
🛢️EDM @ 🐙DET
3–2 final
🔔PHI @ 🪶CHI
3–2 final
🐧PIT @ 🌵PHX
2–2 final
🏔️COL @ 🔥CGY
1–3 final
🦅WSH @ 🦆ANA
4–6 final
Sharks season page Stars season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule