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Oettinger earns 17th career shutout as Stars beat Sharks 5-0; San Jose's Celebrini scratched

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The Associated Press. (2026, October 6). Oettinger earns 17th career shutout as Stars beat Sharks 5-0; San Jose's Celebrini scratched. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/oettinger-earns-17th-career-shutout-as-stars-beat-sharks-5-0-san-jose-s-celebrini-scratched/article_2034a3df-801d-514b-8dbc-48a5e28752fa.html

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Jake Oettinger secured his 17th career shutout by stopping all 14 shots as the Dallas Stars defeated the San Jose Sharks 5-0 in a game where the Sharks were without their captain, Macklin Celebrini, due to a lower-body injury. Goals from Jamie Benn, Miro Heiskanen, Joel Kiviranta, Jason Robertson, and Mikko Rantanen sealed the victory for Dallas.
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On Monday, the Dallas Stars defeated the San Jose Sharks with a score of 5-0 in their NHL game, thanks to Jake Oettinger's 17th career shutout where he stopped 14 shots. The Sharks played without star center Macklin Celebrini, who was scratched due to a lower-body injury and left warmups early. Miro Heiskanen scored the winning goal on a backhand shot with 1:09 left in the first period. Yaroslav Askarov had 21 saves for San Jose. Ty Dellandrea made his season debut for San Jose, filling in for Celebrini, who is the face of the franchise at age 20 and had recently assisted on a goal that secured San Jose's 2-0 record before this game.

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DALLAS Sharks Stars the Dallas Stars the San Jose Sharks

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Sharks ORG · 3× Celebrini PERSON · 2× DALLAS GPE · 2× Stars ORG · 2× Jake Oettinger PERSON · 1× Jamie Benn PERSON · 1× Macklin Celebrini PERSON · 1× Miro Heiskanen PERSON · 1× the Dallas Stars ORG · 1× the San Jose Sharks ORG · 1×

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Heiskanen’s goal on a backhand shot with 1:09 left in the first period proved to be the winner. Yaroslav Askarov had 21 saves for the Sharks. Celebrini, who was recently named San Jose’s captain, took part in warmups but left the ice earlier than usual. Former Stars forward Ty Dellandrea made his season debut in place of Celebrini, the 20-year-old face of the franchise who assisted on Igor Chernyshov’s overtime goal Saturday that made San Jose 2-0. Up next Sharks: At the St. Louis Blues on Thursday. Stars: At the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday. ___
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DALLAS (AP) — Jake Oettinger stopped the 14 shots and earned his 17th career shutout as the Dallas Stars beat the San Jose Sharks 5-0 on Monday night for their first victory of the season. asserted
Stars → stop → season
The Sharks were without star center Macklin Celebrini, who was scratched a few minutes before the start of the game due to a lower-body injury. asserted
who → scratch → injury
Jamie Benn had a goal and an assist, and Miro Heiskanen, Joel Kiviranta, Jason Robertson and Mikko Rantanen also scored for Dallas. asserted
Heiskanen → have → Dallas
Heiskanen’s goal on a backhand shot with 1:09 left in the first period proved to be the winner. Yaroslav Askarov had 21 saves for the Sharks. Celebrini, who was recently named San Jose’s captain, took part in warmups but left the ice earlier than usual. Former Stars forward Ty Dellandrea made his season debut in place of Celebrini, the 20-year-old face of the franchise who assisted on Igor Chernyshov’s overtime goal Saturday that made San Jose 2-0. Up next Sharks: At the St. Louis Blues on Thursday. Stars: At the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday. ___ asserted
that → leave → Thursday
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