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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- It didn't matter that Dallas snapped a
three-game losing streak and beat the division-leading San Jose
Sharks. All that mattered to the Stars was right wing Grant
Marshall.
Marshall was elbowed by San Jose captain Owen Nolan early in the
Stars' 4-2 victory over the Sharks on Thursday night. His head hit
the ice hard and he lay motionless for several moments before being
taken from the arena on a stretcher.
Marshall was taken to San Jose Medical Center. Marshall remained early Friday at San Jose Medical Center for
observation. The team said Thursday night he sustained a
concussion.
With five seconds left in the first period, Nolan skated in on
Marshall and elbowed him in the neck. Marshall fell back and hit
his head hard on the ice.
"You hold your breath as you watch him get his breath back,
then you see his feet move," Stars teammate Mike Modano said.
"You just hope he's going to be OK."
Marshall did not move for several minutes. With concerned Modano and Darryl Sydor close by, Marshall was surrounded by doctors.
Eventually, his foot moved and he sat up briefly before being
helped onto a stretcher.
Afterward, Nolan felt awful. He said he checked on Marshall's
condition with team doctors.
"It was just a stupid move on my part and there was no need for
it," he said. "In the heat of the game something you don't think,
you do stupid things, and that's a prime example right there. I
just hope he's all right."'
Stars starting goalie Ed Belfour, who stopped 25 shots, was
replaced briefly in the first period by backup Marty Turco.
Sharks rookie goalie Evgeni Nabokov faced 20 Dallas shots --
allowing all four goals -- before he was replaced by Steve Shields
in the third period.
The Sharks scored first on Brad Stuart's hard power-play shot
from the blue line in the first period.
The Stars tied it on a 5-on-3 power play with Modano's slapper
past Nabokov midway through the period. Soon thereafter, the Stars
replaced Belfour with Turco, who did not face any shots during his
brief 35-second stay in goal.
Belfour had struggled with eight losses in 16 starts going into
Thursday night's game.
"He had a lot of confidence tonight," Modano said. "He made
some good saves. When he's strong like that, he's really tough to
beat."
The Stars took the lead with just 50 seconds left in the period
on Sydor's goal. Defenseman Brad Lukowich added another late
in the second period.
San Jose winger Niklas Sundstrom beat Belfour with 3:31 gone in
the third period, but less than a minute later Joe Nieuwendyk beat
Nabokov for Dallas.
After Marshall was injured in the first, both teams were sent to
the locker room, with the remaining five seconds tacked on to the
second period.
Nolan, who hit Marshall as the Stars forward was skating to the
bench, was assessed a 10-minute match penalty for deliberate injury
and left the game. The seriousness of the penalty means a tape of
the incident will be sent to NHL officials for review.
The Stars were livid.
"It puts a black eye on the game. If it was a clean hit and
everyone was squaring off it was OK, but the kid was on his way off
the ice," Stars right wing Brett Hull said. "There's no room for
it in this game."
Nolan apparently was acting in retaliation for a hit he took
early in the first period, when Marshall was penalized for
boarding.
Game notes
Modano is four goals shy of becoming the first Stars
player with 11 20-goal seasons. ... Stuart has two goals and two
assists over the past two games for the Sharks ... The Sharks
placed left wing Scott Thornton on injured reserve with a sore neck
and activated winger Tony Granato, who missed four games as a
precautionary measure after taking a blow to the head. ... The
Stars were coming of an 8-0 loss to the Los Angeles Kings on
Tuesday. ... The Stars' three-game losing streak was their longest
of the season.
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Marshall taken to hospital for observation
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Boston 0
Philadelphia 2
NY Islanders 0
Washington 5
Toronto 4
Carolina 3
Atlanta 1
Tampa Bay 4
Buffalo 2
Columbus 2
St. Louis 2
Calgary 5
Chicago 3
Anaheim 4
Phoenix 2
Dallas 4
San Jose 2
Vancouver 5
Colorado 3
Nashville 6
Los Angeles 4
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