(2) SAN JOSE SHARKS vs. (5) DALLAS STARS
This season's playoffs -
Dallas def. Anaheim Ducks in six games
San Jose def. Calgary Flames in seven games
Head-to-head playoff history -
Dallas is 2-0 with fairly easy wins in 1998 and 2000, limiting San Jose to a total of 19 goals in 11 games.
Season series -
The Stars won 4-3-1, but lost the Game 82 finale at home. Neither team scored more than four goals in one game, neither lost by more than two.
The skinny -
The Sharks can't repeat their slow starts exhibited during the Calgary series ... Dallas goaltender Marty Turco's confidence is riding high after an opening-round win, but the Sharks made it past a huge psychological hump in beating the Flames ... The rivalry between Jeremy Roenick and Mike Modano is perfect for American TV ... Modano is adjusting to a checking role after the Stars picked up centre Brad Richards ... The Stars are expecting defenceman Sergei Zubov to return sometime during the series after sitting out for three months because of a sports hernia ... Special teams stats favour the Stars.
Injuries -
The Stars are missing Zubov and defenceman Philippe Boucher (hip). The Sharks are missing defenceman Brad Norton (back) and could be without defenceman Kyle McLaren for the early games with a groin problem.\ ---\ Top playoff scorers
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