The Dallas Stars visit the New Jersey Devils after Matt Duchene scored two goals in the Stars' 8-3 win against the San Jose Sharks.
The Dallas Stars visit the New Jersey Devils after Matt Duchene scored two goals in the Stars' 8-3 win against the San Jose Sharks
Former New Jersey Devils goaltender Vitek Vanecek is on the move again. The San Jose Sharks have traded the former Devil to the Florida Panthers in exchange for forward Patrick Giles.
Struggling through another awful season, the Sharks could be on the verge of shedding several additional players.
With goalie Vitek Vanecek held out of the game for trade-related reasons, the Sharks got third period goals from William Eklund, Macklin Celebrini, Will Smith and Tyler Toffoli to help seal a 6-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center.
The trade came a day after Vanecek was held off San Jose's lineup for trade-related reasons when he was scheduled to make a start against the Buffalo Sabres. Alexander Georgiev was forced to make starts on back-to-back knights and helped San Jose defeat Buffalo 6-2.