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Niskanens goal in 11th round of SO helps Stars beat Sharks LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainScoresScheduleStandingsStatisticsAnaheimCalgaryChicagoColoradoColumbusDallasDetroitEdmontonLos AngelesMinnesotaNashvillePhoenixSan JoseSt LouisVancouverAtlantaBostonBuffaloCarolinaFloridaMontrealNew JerseyNY IslandersNY RangersOttawaPhiladelphiaPittsburghTampa BayTorontoWashingtonTeamsPlayersInjuriesTransactionsDaily LineNHL on TSNTradeCentreDraftCentreeotText SizeSAN JOSE Calif Matt Niskanen made the most of the first shootout attempt in his threeyear NHL careerNiskanen scored in the 11th round of the shootout to help end a goaltending duel between Marty Turco and Evgeni Nabokov and give the Dallas Stars a 32 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Friday nightNabokov stopped nine of the first 10 attempts for the Sharks and Turco did the same for the Stars with both goalies making sprawling saves and nifty poke checks to help match the longest shootout in the league this season and the longest ever for both franchisesWe were starting to run out of guys Niskanen said We were starting to look down at the end of the bench (Nabokov) was coming out pretty far and so I put a move on him and got very lucky It the first time Ive ever done it I came at him with a lot of speed and snapped it As defencemen we always joke around that well be the last used in a shootoutNiskanen nearly ended the game in overtime with a blast from the point that trickled past Nabokov before Dan Boyle swept it away as it approached the goal line The Sharks also had their chance in overtime but Joe Pavelskis shot hit the postThats when it went to the shootout and the goalies took over Nabokov stopped Loui Eriksson to open it and Turco did the same to Pavelski Brad Richards then beat Nabokov in the second round before Turco turned aside Ryane CloweDallas had a chance to win it but Mike Ribeiro was stopped by Nabokov After Devin Setoguchi tied it with a wrist shot the teams combined to miss the next 14 attempts Turco saved seven shots that could have ended the game before finishing it off himself by stopping MarcEdouard Vlasic Turco also made 33 saves before the shootoutThat shootout was pretty special it was the longest one Ive ever been involved in Dallas coach Marc Crawford said Its not very often that the shootout ends up being the story of the game Marty did such a good job in the shootout and you have to praise Nabokov because he was equally as good But we found a way to solve him with a great shot from NiskanenThe Sharks had never had a shootout go longer...