Scoring: none.

Penalties: Barnes, Dal. (hooking) 8:16; Rivet, S.J. (goaltender interference) 8:32; Rivet, S.J. (hooking) 14:30; Norstrom, Dal. (hooking) 17:52.

No scoring.

The Sharks controlled play, but they weren't able to convert a couple of good opportunities against Stars goalie Marty Turco. In the first two minutes of the game, Milan Michalek rattled a shot off the crossbar following a pretty build-up. Later, during a short-lived power play, Patrick Marleau was denied by Turco from the slot.

For the record, both Stars shots were credited to Steve Ott. And for the record, it wasn't a record. Hard as it is to believe, the Stars' low mark for shots in a playoff period is zero, which came May 9, 1998, at home against Edmonton. Because it occurred during the defense-first Ken Hitchcock era, it probably wasn't a surprise. The month before, the Stars had one shot in the third period of a playoff game at San Jose.

Dallas: 2 shots, 0

San Jose: 10 shots, 0 goals

Scoring: 1. San Jose, Michalek 1 (Thornton, Campbell) 4:50; 2. Dallas, Modano 3 (Ribeiro) 6:06 (pp); 3. Dallas, Morrow 4 (Ribeiro) 9:09.

Penalties: Setoguchi, S.J. (hooking) 5:53; Grier, S.J. (elbowing) 13:11; Robidas, Dal. (hooking) 19:04.

The Sharks took advantage of a Stars giveaway for the first goal. Rookie defenseman Matt Niskanen misfired, trying to find Mike Modano with a pass. Joe Thornton fed Milan Michalek, who beat Marty Turco from the side. Turco seemed to have the puck stopped but was unable to control it, and it trickled in. Modano tied the score 76 seconds later on a slap shot on the power play. The Stars took the lead when Mike Ribeiro's wraparound attempt deflected to Brenden Morrow, who scored from the side.

The Sharks, who recorded the NHL's best penalty-kill percentage in the regular season, are now last in the playoffs. Modano's man-advantage goal was the seventh allowed by San Jose on 25 opponents' power plays.

With the injuries to Sergei Zubov and Philippe Boucher, Modano has been seeing more time at the point on the power play. He's reminding opponents how dangerous his shot is. His goal came from 54 feet out, much like the one he scored in Game 2 against Anaheim. The more penalty-kill units react to Modano, the more space it should create for other Stars.

Dallas: 8 shots, 2 goals

San Jose: 9 shots, 1 goal

Scoring: 4. San Jose, Cheechoo 4 (Carle, Rivet) 16:58.

Penalties: Modano, Dal. (tripping) 3:47; Campbell, S.J. (interference) 17:39.

Jonathan Cheechoo lifted the Sharks into a tie, crashing the net for a rebound. He outmuscled Stephane Robidas for inside position and knocked the puck into the net before Marty Turco could glove the puck.

The Stars had a late chance at a win, after Brian Campbell was whistled for interference against Mike Modano. But the Stars weren't able to generate sustained pressure. Their best chance came on a Jere Lehtinen chance from the side that was batted away by Evgeni Nabokov.

Nabokov, coming off a career season, made a clutch save midway through the third to keep the Sharks within one. He denied Antti Miettinen on a two-on-one after a Sharks turnover at the blue line.

Dallas: 5 shots, 0 goals

San Jose: 8 shots, 1 goal

Scoring: 5. Dallas, Morrow 5 (Norstrom, Robidas) 4:39.

Penalties: none.

Brenden Morrow's one-timer from the left circle beat Evgeni Nabokov for the game-winner. Morrow took a pass from Mattias Norstrom and fired before Nabokov could react.

Defenseman Stephane Robidas made the key play on Morrow's goal, taking a pass from Mike Ribeiro, circling the Sharks' net and feeding Norstrom at the point while falling down.

Dallas: 3 shots, 1 goal

San Jose: 0 shots, 0 goals

The two superstars were clearly leaders on the ice, as they each played big roles in their team's goals, and they each helped open up space for their teammates. Modano spent plenty of time checking Thornton, but he also created scoring chances.

Thornton was good, Modano was better. He scored the power-play goal to even the score, and he drew a power play chance late in regulation. Modano clearly is back to his old self in these playoffs.

Mike Modano: 22:18 ice time, 1 goal, 4-12 faceoffs won/lost

Joe Thornton: 24:03 ice time, 1 assist, 10-5 facesoffs won/lost

Mike Heika

Selected by staff writer Mike Heika

1. Brenden Morrow, Stars: You score in overtime, you are the first star.

2. Mike Ribeiro, Stars: Two assists, including a big play on the game-winner.

3. Marty Turco, Stars: His big saves early allowed the Stars to catch their legs.

2: Assists for Stars center Mike Ribeiro, who has eight assists and 10 points in seven playoff games

3: Wins for the Stars in four road games during this year's playoffs

8: Goals for Mike Modano in 12 career postseason games against San Jose

Chuck Carlton