{"id":127310,"date":"2026-01-09T23:57:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T23:57:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/127310\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T23:57:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T23:57:10","slug":"can-dallas-build-momentum-against-macklin-celebrini-san-jose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/127310\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Dallas build momentum against Macklin Celebrini, San Jose?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Stars<\/a> finally got their first win of 2026 last time out.<\/p>\n

After an ugly six-game losing streak, Dallas (26-10-8, 2nd in the Central Division) got things back on track with a win against the Washington Capitals<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Now, after a cross-country flight to California, the Stars will look to build momentum against Macklin Celebrini and the San Jose Sharks (22-18-3, 4th in the Pacific Division).<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what you need to know for Stars-Sharks:<\/p>\n

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Dallas Stars at San Jose Sharks<\/p>\n

When: Saturday, 3 p.m.<\/p>\n

Where: SAP Center in San Jose, Calif.<\/p>\n

TV\/streaming: Victory+<\/p>\n

Radio: Sportsradio 96.7\/1310 The Ticket<\/p>\n

Bottom line<\/p>\n

The San Jose Sharks host the Dallas Stars after the Sharks defeated the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 in overtime.<\/p>\n

San Jose has gone 12-8-3 in home games and 22-18-3 overall. The Sharks have allowed 150 goals while scoring 134 for a -16 scoring differential.<\/p>\n

Dallas is 14-4-5 on the road and 26-10-8 overall. The Stars have gone 13-1-4 when they commit fewer penalties than their opponent.<\/p>\n

Saturday\u2019s game is the third meeting between these teams this season. The Stars won the last matchup 5-3<\/a>. Wyatt Johnston<\/a> scored two goals in the win.<\/p>\n

Top performers<\/p>\n

Macklin Celebrini has scored 24 goals with 43 assists for the Sharks. Alexander Wennberg has one goal and eight assists over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

Jason Robertson has 25 goals and 27 assists for the Stars. Mikko Rantanen has three goals and 12 assists over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Last 10 games<\/p>\n

Sharks: 6-4-0, averaging 3.9 goals, 5.9 assists, 3.4 penalties and 7.9 penalty minutes while giving up 3.9 goals per game.<\/p>\n

Stars: 4-3-3, averaging 3.8 goals, 6.1 assists, 3.6 penalties and 7.5 penalty minutes while giving up 3.3 goals per game.<\/p>\n

\"Washington<\/a>Stars\u2019 Roope Hintz sets new record in Dallas\u2019 skid-ending victory over Capitals<\/a><\/p>\n

Hintz recorded 12 shots Wednesday, setting a record for the most in a single game since the Stars moved to Texas from Minnesota in 1993.<\/p>\n

\"Dallas<\/a>Stars display grit to close out back-to-back, power past Capitals to snap six-game skid<\/a><\/p>\n

The Stars bounced back from a drubbing at Carolina with an impressive win over Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals.<\/p>\n

Find more Stars coverage from The Dallas Morning News here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Stars finally got their first win of 2026 last time out. After an ugly six-game losing streak,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":127311,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[2069,5322,28248,28247,404,88,90,89,127,5451,27900],"class_list":{"0":"post-127310","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-jose","8":"tag-dallas-stars","9":"tag-how-to-watch","10":"tag-jason-robertson","11":"tag-mikko-rantanen","12":"tag-nhl","13":"tag-san-jose","14":"tag-san-jose-headlines","15":"tag-san-jose-news","16":"tag-sports","17":"tag-stars","18":"tag-wyatt-johnston"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=127310"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127310\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/127311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=127310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=127310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=127310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}