⭐ Away Stars 2-3 in series
3–2
Final / OT
DAL leads 4–2
🦈 Home Sharks 3-2 in series
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
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Stars at Sharks — First Round Game 6

Stars, First Round Game 6, beat Sharks 3–2 in overtime at SAP Center at San Jose on May 2, 1998.

🗓 Sat, May 2, 1998 · 20:00 CDT 📍 SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose 🏒 1997-98 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 First Round — Best of 7

SJS vs DAL · DAL leads 4–2 Full series →
Game 1
1–4
Final · DAL
Game 2
2–5
Final · DAL
Game 3
1–4
Final · SJS
Game 4
0–1
OT · SJS
Game 5
2–3
Final · DAL
Game 6
3–2
OT · DAL

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⭐ DAL
Mike Keane
2 G
4 shots · 19:23 TOI · +2
2nd star ⭐ DAL
Richard Matvichuk
1 G
6 shots · 23:29 TOI · +1
3rd star ⭐ DAL
Mike Modano
1 A
2 shots · 21:42 TOI

🚨 Scoring

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

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
⭐DAL SJS🦈
28 Shots on goal 21
0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3
14 Hits 19
4 Blocked shots 1
3 Takeaways 6
0 Giveaways 9
6 Penalty minutes 4
DAL shooting 10.7% (3/28) SJS shooting 9.5% (2/21)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⭐Stars
Ed Belfour
19/21
.905 SV% · 2 GA · 63:43 TOI
🦈Sharks
Mike Vernon
25/28
.893 SV% · 3 GA · 63:39 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Stars
Stars — tied after 1st: 56-22-9 (64% win rate, 87 games)
Sharks
Sharks — tied after 1st: 41-40-7 (47% win rate, 88 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Stars
Stars — tied after 2nd: 56-22-9 (64% win rate, 87 games)
Sharks
Sharks — tied after 2nd: 41-40-7 (47% win rate, 88 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⭐Stars
L1 Adams · Modano · Keane 19:43
L2 Carbonneau · Langenbrunner · Verbeek 17:06
L3 Lind · Bassen · Skrudland 14:28
L4 Hogue · Reid · Marshall 9:16
D1 Chambers · Zubov 25:14
D2 Matvichuk · Hatcher 21:32
D3 Sydor · Ludwig 17:38
🦈Sharks
L1 Matteau · MacLean · Nolan 19:10
L2 Friesen · Ricci · Nicholls 16:43
L3 Craven · Marleau · Murphy 14:59
L4 Burr · Lowry · Sutter 10:36
D1 Ragnarsson · Marchment 25:24
D2 Houlder · Rathje 20:11
D3 Iafrate · Zyuzin 18:07

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →
Apr 30, 1998
🦈SJS @ ⭐DAL
2–3 · Stars won
Apr 28, 1998
⭐DAL @ 🦈SJS
0–1 (OT) · Sharks won
Apr 26, 1998
⭐DAL @ 🦈SJS
1–4 · Sharks won
Apr 24, 1998
🦈SJS @ ⭐DAL
2–5 · Stars won
Apr 22, 1998
🦈SJS @ ⭐DAL
1–4 · Stars won

❓ DAL vs SJS, answered

Who won Stars vs Sharks on May 2, 1998?

Stars won 3–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Stars vs Sharks?

The final score was Stars 3, Sharks 2, in overtime.

How did the Stars goalie play?

Ed Belfour made 19 saves on 21 shots (.905 save percentage).

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Mike Vernon made 25 saves on 28 shots (.893 save percentage).

Where is Stars vs Sharks played?

At SAP Center at San Jose in San Jose, the Sharks home rink.

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
⭐Stars
Previous game · Apr 30
🦈SJS @ ⭐DAL
2–3 · DAL won
Next game · May 7
🛢️EDM @ ⭐DAL
1–3 · DAL won
🦈Sharks
Previous game · Apr 30
🦈SJS @ ⭐DAL
2–3 · DAL won
Next game · Oct 9
🦈SJS @ 🔥CGY
3–3 · SJS won
Also on May 2, 1998
😈NJD @ 🏛️OTT
1–3 final
🏔️COL @ 🛢️EDM
0–2 final
Stars season page Sharks season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule