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First of all, let it be said that the Sharks-Stars tilt in Game 3 should be Exhibit A in the case that proves low-scoring games can be exciting. The first period had speed and scoring chance after scoring chance, the second period had an eight-minute stretch of uninterrupted fast and furious play, and the third period featured an all-out blitz by the Dallas Stars offense against Sharks stopper Evgeni Nabokov (who was up to the task, including stopping Niklas Hagman's penalty shot midway through the final frame). At the other end, especially in the opening 40 minutes, Marty Turco proved and reproved that any playoff demons have long ago been exorcised. And the overtime...well, who better to snipe the game-winner than grizzled veteran defenseman Mattias Norstrom? After going goalless in his first 38 career playoff games – and... [read full story]
