Recap: San Jose vs. Dallas

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Dallas Stars (8-4-6) at Phoenix Coyotes (10-8-0), 8 p.m.

The Phoenix Coyotes surprised just about everybody with an excellent start to the season in October, but the club has stumbled since the calendar has flipped to November.

The Coyotes will try to avoid their fifth loss in six games when they host the Dallas Stars for tonight's Pacific Division battle at Jobing.com Arena.

Phoenix went 9-4-0 in the first month of the season and closed October with three consecutive wins. The club is just 1-4-0 so far in November and is coming off back-to-back losses.

Recap: Dallas vs. San Jose

Evgeni Nabokov made 36 saves to help the San Jose Sharks take a 4-2 win over the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center.

Patrick Marleau scored twice while Ryane Clowe had a goal and an assist for the Sharks, who have won two straight on the heels of a five-game losing streak. Dany Heatley added two assists while Joe Pavelski scored the other goal in the win.

"Those are big points games against division opponents," said Marleau. "Coming off some bad losses and to put a couple of wins together is a good start."

Dallas Stars (14-8-9) at Los Angeles Kings (20-10-3), 10:30 p.m.

The surprising Los Angeles Kings will aim for their fourth win in a row tonight when they welcome the Dallas Stars for a clash between Pacific Division foes at Staples Center.

The Kings, who finished tied for last in the Pacific last year with 79 points, are currently second to San Jose in the division with 43 points already. The Sharks, who play tonight in Phoenix, are just two points ahead of Los Angeles for first place.

LA, which has won six of seven overall, also became the first Western Conference team to record 20 victories when it posted a home win over Phoenix on Thursday. Justin Williams scored the game-winner in the eighth round of the shootout, as the Kings edged the Coyotes, 3-2, at Staples Center.

Recap: San Jose vs. Dallas

Matt Niskanen's goal in the 11th round of the shootout lifted the Dallas Stars to a 3-2 win over the San Jose Sharks at HP Pavilion.

Brad Richards scored on the forehand, beating San Jose netminder Evgeni Nabokov on the blocker side, to begin the second round of the extra segment. Devin Setoguchi slipped the puck between Dallas' Marty Turco in the third round to extend the shootout. Nobody lit the lamp until Niskanen snapped a shot past Nabokov's glove. The Stars then prevailed when Turco turned aside Marc-Edouard Vlasic's offering.

Richards tied the game in the third period and Mike Ribeiro also scored for Dallas, who had lost two straight games -- both beyond regulation. Turco finished with 33 saves in the win.

Recap: Dallas vs. Calgary

Loui Eriksson scored the only goal of the shootout as the Dallas Stars took a 4-3 win over Calgary as the Flames are on their longest losing streak in 11 years.

In the third round, Eriksson slipped a low backhand between the pads and around the pokecheck of Miikka Kiprusoff. Alex Auld then stopped Jarome Iginla's wrister to seal the win.

Mike Modano, James Neal and Brad Richards each scored in regulation for the Stars, who have won four of six. Auld made 23 saves and stopped all three shooters in the shootout.