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Belt game 8,436 · October 5, 2026

Dallas Stars take the belt

Dallas Stars beat San Jose Sharks 5–0 at home to start reign 3,426 of the NHL belt, the 105th for the franchise.

The recap · AI-written

Stars Shut Out Sharks 5-0, Claim Belt at Home

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The Dallas Stars dominated the San Jose Sharks 5-0 at American Airlines Center, capturing the lineal championship belt with a commanding performance. Dallas scored once in the first period, added three goals in the second, and tacked on another in the third to complete the shutout victory.

Jason Robertson led the Stars with a goal, while Roope Hintz contributed two assists. Jamie Benn paced all Dallas skaters with two points in the victory. San Jose failed to generate any offense throughout the contest, getting blanked in all three periods.

With the decisive win, the Stars are now the belt holders, wresting the championship away from San Jose in emphatic fashion.

Leaders

Jason RobertsonDallas StarsGoals1
Roope HintzDallas StarsAssists2
Jamie BennDallas StarsPoints2

Written by Claude from ESPN's box score for this game.

San Jose Sharks had held it since October 1, 2026, with 1 defense over 4 days.

Dallas Stars held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Pittsburgh Penguins on October 10, 2026.

3,426Reign number
105Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held

Box score

Dallas Stars

PlayerGAPTS+/-PIMSOGHITSVSA
Jamie Benn1122040——
Jason Robertson1123040——
Roope Hintz0223011——
Oskar Bäck0111210——
Radek Faksa0111010——
Sam Steel0111010——
Joel Kiviranta1011012——
Mikko Rantanen1012030——
Miro Heiskanen1013020——
Arttu Hyry0000012——
Justin Hryckowian0000000——
Wyatt Johnston0001031——
Tyler Seguin0000020——
Nils Lundkvist0002010——
Lian Bichsel0000204——
Esa Lindell0002010——
Thomas Harley0003000——
Tyler Myers0000001——
Casey DeSmith————0——00
Jake Oettinger————0——1313

San Jose Sharks

PlayerGAPTS+/-PIMSOGHITSVSA
Will Smith000-3000——
Ty Dellandrea000-2002——
Alexander Wennberg000-2010——
Barclay Goodrow000-2004——
Mason Marchment000-3016——
Ivar Stenberg0000010——
Kiefer Sherwood0000017——
Collin Graf000-2003——
Zack Ostapchuk000-1011——
Tyler Toffoli0000231——
Michael Misa0000000——
Igor Chernyshov0000000——
Sam Dickinson000-1211——
Michael Kesselring000-2012——
Dmitry Orlov000-2202——
Darnell Nurse000-3031——
Luca Cagnoni000-1000——
Jacob Trouba000-1000——
Yaroslav Askarov————0——2126
Alex Nedeljkovic————0——00

Box scores: the NHL's own game center.

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