SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Ryane Clowe had plenty to celebrate. He
played his first game since a facial fracture two weeks ago and
scored a goal. Even better, his father was among the sellout
crowd.



"I looked up and saw him pumping his fists," Clowe said. "He
seemed to be having a good time."



Clowe and four others scored in helping the San Jose Sharks win
their third straight, beating the Dallas Stars 5-2 on Thursday
night.



Several of the Sharks played in front of their fathers, who were
seated in a luxury suite and were shown, beers in hand, on the
big screen every time the Sharks scored.



Michal Handzus, Joe Pavelski, Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau
also scored for the Sharks, who beat the Stars for the fifth
straight time.



"We all enjoy having our fathers here," Thornton said. "They all
turn into kids when they are at the rink."



Clowe scored with 8:26 remaining. He has eight goals and 23
points against the Stars, his most against any team.



"I felt stronger as the game went on," he said. "There were a
couple of times early when I got the puck in the neutral zone
and got caught from behind. I had to remind myself to keep my
feet moving. I had to get up to the pace."



Steve Ott and Jamie Benn scored for the Stars, who have yet to
win the second game of back-to-backs this season in nine
chances.



"There were a lot of frustrating things tonight," Ott said. "We
didn't get the result we wanted and collectively there were a
lot of little breakdowns. I think our faceoff percentage was
about 15 percent and when that happens you're going to chase the
puck around a lot."



The Sharks had a 77 percent faceoff advantage, the best by any
team since the lockout.



Thomas Greiss stopped 19 shots to earn his seventh win for the
Sharks, who established a franchise record for the longest
scoreless streak by their opponents of 190:51. Dallas' Richard
Bachman made 32 saves.



Handzus gave the Sharks an early lead, taking a pass from Brent
Burns, who skated the puck out from behind the net, and
converting at 4:42 of the first period.



Pavelski scored on a power play with 3:38 left in the period to
pad the Sharks' lead.



"Our power play got us two and I thought our penalty kill was
good too," Sharks' coach Todd McLellan said. "The power play is
starting to look like it should. There is some emotion."



Ott was credited with an unassisted goal during a power play
midway through the second period. Sharks defenseman Dan Boyle
tried to take the puck away, but he put it into his own net.



The Sharks answered with two goals in the final five minutes of
the period. Marleau redirected a shot from Burns off the skates
of Stars defender Trevor Daley.



"The Sharks played a good game from start to finish," Stars'
coach Glen Gulutzan said. "Good indications were the faceoffs.
They were manhandling us in the draws."



San Jose scored less than two minutes later after Pavelski stole
a pass and gave Thornton an empty net to shoot at for an easy
goal.



"It's good to see Joe creating some offensive numbers," Clowe
said. "When he starts to score like that you know he's creating
a lot of opportunities."



Benn made it 4-2 early in the third period when he took
advantage of Griess' inability to cover the puck.



NOTES: Sharks G Antti Niemi missed the game because of an
injury. The Sharks recalled G Tyson Sexsmith from Worchester of
the AHL to be Greiss' backup. ... Sharks D Jason Demers was
placed on the injured list to make room for Clowe, who was
activated before the game. ... Stars D Nicklaus Grossman was
back in the lineup after missing a game due to flulike symptoms.
... San Francisco Giants pitcher Ryan Vogelsong became the
second baseball player to visit the Sharks in two days.
Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Nyjer Morgan skated with the Sharks
on Wednesday. ... Ott has four points in two games. ... Benn
scored for the second straight game since returning from an
injury.