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Marty Turco, Stephane Robidas and Nicklas Grossman of the Stars guard the net against the Sharks' Joe Thornton. (Photo by Don Smith/NHLI via Getty Images) SAN JOSE, Calif. - Joe Pavelski collapsed like a kid on rented skates, nudging the puck straight to Brad Richards as he fell. Richards, who has a few big playoff goals in his past, turned that turnover into the Dallas Stars' tying score before the Sharks even knew they were doomed. Three goals later, Mike Modano and the Stars were headed home from a building they would prefer never to leave with a two-game series lead and ample reason to think their second-round series will be a short one. The Sharks? Just like Pavelski, they've lost their edge. Modano scored the tiebreaking goal early in the Stars' four-goal third period, and Marty Turco made 29 saves in a 5-2 victory in... [read full story]
