🦈 Away Sharks 19-7-5 before this game
4–1
Final
⭐ Home Stars 16-9-7 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
SJS 2024
DAL 0101

Sharks at Stars

Sharks beat Stars 4–1 at American Airlines Center on December 17, 2001.

🗓 Mon, Dec 17, 2001 · 19:30 CST 📍 American Airlines Center, Dallas 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Sharks lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦈 SJS
Teemu Selanne
2 G
5 shots · 15:05 TOI · +1
2nd star 🦈 SJS
Vincent Damphousse
2 A
2 shots · 16:45 TOI · +1
3rd star 🦈 SJS
Mike Ricci
1 G
5 shots · 16:37 TOI

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
🦈 Mike Ricci Go-ahead 1st · 04:04
Assists: Scott Thornton, Niklas Sundstrom · beat Ed Belfour
1–0
🦈 Teemu Selanne PP 1st · 09:37
Assists: Owen Nolan, Vincent Damphousse · beat Ed Belfour
2–0
2nd period
⭐ Jamie Langenbrunner 2nd · 06:21
Assists: Kirk Muller, Derian Hatcher · beat Evgeni Nabokov
2–1
3rd period
🦈 Teemu Selanne 3rd · 03:48
Assists: Vincent Damphousse, Gary Suter · beat Ed Belfour
3–1
🦈 Stephane Matteau 3rd · 04:39
Assists: Scott Hannan · beat Ed Belfour
4–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🦈SJS DAL⭐
32 Shots on goal 22
1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/5
27 Hits 32
5 Blocked shots 6
1 Takeaways 10
14 Giveaways 25
14 Penalty minutes 14
SJS shooting 12.5% (4/32) DAL shooting 4.5% (1/22)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦈Sharks
Evgeni Nabokov
21/22
.955 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI
⭐Stars
Ed Belfour
28/32
.875 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–0
Sharks
Sharks: no games found in this situation this year.
Stars
Stars: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 2–1
Sharks
Sharks: no games found in this situation this year.
Stars
Stars: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦈Sharks
L1 Damphousse · Nolan · Sundstrom 18:09
L2 Graves · Ricci · Selanne 15:05
L3 Sturm · Thornton · Marleau 13:35
L4 Matteau · Bradley · Harvey 9:02
D1 Suter · Hannan 21:29
D2 Rathje · Marchment 20:18
D3 Ragnarsson · Stuart 18:18
⭐Stars
L1 Rucinsky · Modano · Nieuwendyk 19:01
L2 Muller · Turgeon · Lehtinen 15:48
L3 Brunet · Langenbrunner · Verbeek 14:43
L4 Gainey · Kamensky · DiMaio 9:17
D1 Zubov · Hatcher 24:50
D2 Matvichuk · Lukowich 19:48
D3 Manson · Erskine 12:39

⚔️ Last meetings

Sharks lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →
Nov 17, 2001
⭐DAL @ 🦈SJS
3–2 (OT) · Stars won
Nov 7, 2001
🦈SJS @ ⭐DAL
2–2 (OT) · Sharks won
Apr 7, 2001
⭐DAL @ 🦈SJS
5–4 (OT) · Stars won
Feb 1, 2001
⭐DAL @ 🦈SJS
4–2 · Stars won
Jan 26, 2001
🦈SJS @ ⭐DAL
2–1 · Sharks won

❓ SJS vs DAL, answered

Who won Sharks vs Stars on December 17, 2001?

Sharks won 4–1.

What was the final score of Sharks vs Stars?

The final score was Sharks 4, Stars 1.

Who scored for Sharks?

Teemu Selanne (2), Mike Ricci, Stephane Matteau.

Who scored for Stars?

Jamie Langenbrunner.

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Evgeni Nabokov made 21 saves on 22 shots (.955 save percentage).

How did the Stars goalie play?

Ed Belfour made 28 saves on 32 shots (.875 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 2–1 after 3 games.

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 14
🦈SJS @ 🏔️COL
3–0 · SJS won
Next game · Dec 19
🦈SJS @ 🐦ATL
4–2 · SJS won
⭐Stars
Previous game · Dec 15
⭐DAL @ 🌵PHX
6–2 · DAL won
Next game · Dec 20
⭐DAL @ 🔔PHI
1–2 · PHI won
Also on December 17, 2001
🐆FLA @ 🗽NYR
2–4 final
⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL
4–3 final
🪶CHI @ 🐙DET
2–0 final
🧥CBJ @ 🌵PHX
1–4 final
Sharks season page Stars season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule