NHL Highlights | Stars vs. Sharks – December 18, 2025

NHL Highlights | Stars vs. Sharks – December 18, 2025

So, we’re set to drop the puck, the second of the meetings between these teams this season. Dallas won the first one two weeks ago in Texas by a 41 score. And now Chernob will send it back deep into the Dallas zone. We didn’t know. Here’s Celini with A STEAL IN FRONT. ETHAN CARDWELL WITH A GREAT A look and comes up large. He can check as well. One of the best 200 foot players in the game. He’s able to get in quick. Smart gets it to Ethan Carwell right away. Just a misplay at the net, but Mlin’s right there. Thomas Harley getting back in the lineup, but just had a little bobble. And Mlin quick on the spot. Off the face off. It’s Elia Leouchkin for Dallas. Now Sam Steel pulls his way over THE LINE AND A QUICK SHOT AND OFF THE GOAL post as it got behind Nadulkovich but came back off the iron. >> Is defending the rush. Sam Steel just as you said just pulled his way in and then >> Colin Graph one hands it into the zone. Churnisha skating onto it. Chernaw a shot and Uter hugging that post denies the rookie. >> This is what Igor Churnha can do. Talking to John McCarthy, head coach of the Barracuda, said he will take the puck to the net. He’s fearless on that drive. Gets his feet moving. He’s a big body, good puck projection, and gets a really good chance in tight. That’s not easy to do. Out to Wenberg. He’ll get it to Tapoli. Celebrini. Look, shoots. It’s fought off by Hoter. There’s Clingberg with a drive into traffic. picked back up by the leading scoreer for Dallas this season. Nico Ranton Shane checked by Wenberg. Second effort gets it up the boards now. Ranton from behind the net and scores. Rope hits. Makes it one- nothing Dallas. Very good job of expanding the zone here. They go low and then they get it behind the net. If you can get the pass to go behind the net, that opens up all kinds of things. Number one, it takes the focus to the puck carrier. And then rope hints rolls in. Look at where all the sharks are looking. They’re looking at Renon at the net. And nobody is looking at the dangerous player coming in. Hints. >> If you’re going to get your mojo back, is the line that can help you do it. >> Good bro. Reeves Hoter with the save as Ryan Reeves put it dead on the net. >> Straight for check right physical on the forche. Textbook two guys in win the puck get the to the man in the scoring positions with two goals on the year. There’s one that goes in. Zack a stop Chuck with his first goal. contacted by the stick is the blade of the stick and we will we will see what they decide after looking at it. Randy, you’ve been in the situation room. What are they doing right now? Well, >> video review for a high stick puck. It’s determined the puck was contacted above the crossbar with a high stick and then into the net. We have no goal. Hearing stripped the bench was yelling no call though. Here’s Lindell. Hasten fires A DART TO JOHNSTON WHO SCORES. What a shot by WYATT JOHNSTON AND it’s two nothing Dallas. Just dominant zone time. The Sharks not able to get to the pucks, not able to win the pucks. Just they had a scrum along the boards and Wyatt Johnson. That’s a nice move by Johnson. He’s just does a nice job of just sliding to a shot position and then rips it up over the shoulder. >> Good puck movement, good player movement, winning those one-on- ons, getting to shooting positions. Sharks have another home game before the holidays here on Saturday night when the Seattle Kraken are here. Second period underway. Here’s the pass for Igor Chernot against Harley. THEY BOTH FALLING ACROSS AND A DIVING save by off celebrating >> across and makes an incredible save. This is a great save. Really nice play. Good attack on it. Better goending. >> 13th save for Rodinger AND THEY SCORE RIGHT OFF THE face off. Shot fired ahead to the net and deflected in by Shakir Luke Madullan. Luke Medullan took the shot, Drew. Faceoff win. Hey, and let’s credit Ty Dandria. Man, Ty Dandrea is still such an unsung hero for the Sharks this season so far. That looked like it goes right in. You’re right. Might have been a little bit of a tip. I think we heard one, but it’s a smart shot. It’s down on the ice in the net >> as Johnson slows down. >> They work it back up top. Hasten and now to rope hits >> in the middle. THEY SCORE. WYATT JOHNSON. BANG BANG on a great feed from Duchain or from Randon rather. And it is 31 where Ranton is. His feet are above the goal line. So Timothy Little >> Celbrini again cuts to the outside far post in front. PUCK PINBALLING AROUND. IT’S STILL LOOSE. CLINGBERG LOADS UP, shoots and it’s wide. That puck was spinning. >> How about the Wilds? They won again tonight. Shocker. They haven’t lost since the trade. Chance here. They score. Colin Gra. And the Sharks do get momentum from their power play. It’s 3-2. What a face off by Min Celler. Are you kidding me on this? Like, did you just see that? Through the legs, gets his own face off, holds on to it, holds on, and then fires it over to Colin Graph with a nice little move. Cut back shot. Boom. Calliggraph gets one chance, second chance. Brilliance by 71 and not bad by 51 either. >> A stroke of absolute genius. Neils Lungquist for Dallas. Pass for Oscar back. Couldn’t get to it. Nelkovic gives it away and they score. Justin Ritz Kovian and it’s 42 Dallas. >> Well, this is interesting on this play because on this play as the play looks shouldn’t be an icing. The defensive play. This is the play right there by Vinnieorio. He lifts the stick and the linesman yells right away, no he lifted it that way. It wasn’t a nice thing, but you can’t do that. That’s just sometimes just setting the puck is enough. >> Playing the puck less is sometimes your best play with the third. >> The way this season has unfolded and especially the last week, anything and everything is possible. Hast put down by Colin Graph who lost his stick. Puck to the front of the net. Cleared up for Chernot. He comes ahead with celebr scores. What a goal. Tick tac two and it’s 43. It is a beautiful finish without a doubt. The key though goes all the way back IN THE DEFENSIVE ZONE. THE EXIT OUT OF THE ZONE AFTER CHECKING HASTEN INTO THE ICE AND THAT WAS COLIN GRAPH. Colin Graph makes the DEFENSIVE PLAY. THEN HE SCORES the goal by making sure he continues to skate. Goes right down the middle. A beautiful goal. >> Here’s Orv off the faceoff win. CLINGBERG TO THE NET. SAVE. REBOUND. WENBERG HAD A CHANCE. Couldn’t get to the puck as Lquist who knows if it would have gone in or not. Celbrini with the puck. Sharks going for it here with two to go. Eklan inside. EKAN SHOT AND AER EATS IT UP. >> Nice play going to the net. >> Skate through. Mlin makes the pass and then he does the skate through that brings the D back that creates that open space. >> Ekan back the other way. Shoots off the glove of in front. That one got through everybody. Back to Clingberg. Clingberg to Celini. And that one right back to Ben TO THE EMPTY NET and he scores. Jamie Ben makes it 53. >> This one. Good job by the Sharks bringing pressure. The hard shot makes the big save. It’s a tough save too. And it goes right to Ben and Ben throws it down like Brian White. Back over to Mcmadull. Celibbrini. Stick handle shoots up high on Aer. They crash the net. Where’s the pot? There’s a lot of things in the net. It’s unclear if the puck is one of them. >> Three to go. One more shot. That’s blocked and that’ll do it. The Dallas Stars prevail and make it two straight wins over the Sharks.

Wyatt Johnston scored twice and Esa Lindell dished two assists as the Dallas Stars took a 5-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks.
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