Stars Take 3-1 Lead

San Jose
Sharks

"It was a crazy game," said Nieuwendyk. "We gave up too many opportunities to them, but we're happy with the output on the other end. We got away with one, but we're going to have to tighten up when we go home."

Special teams were the key in the game that had three shorthanded goals, two by Dallas, and San Jose scored two on power-play.

"This was desperate hockey by both sides," said Dallas' Kirk Muller. "There were mistakes here and there and we both capitalized. It was a game of mistakes and we just tried to minimize them."

Mike Modano Sergei Zubov, Guy Carbonneau also scored for Dallas. Modano's goal came on the game's first shot, just 68 seconds into the first period.

"When they score on the first shot of the game, I think it's probably going to be it," San Jose coach Darryl Sutter said. "I think there was a lot of pressure on defense for both teams tonight. A lot of the skill guys kind of went up to that level."

Game 5 is on Sunday at Dallas.

"It's a long series and they still got to win one more," Mike Ricci said. "If we go down there and win Game Five and bring it back to San Jose, then anything can happen."

"It's a great opportunity for us to go in front of our home fans and put the hammer down," Nieuwendyk said. "We don't want to come back here."