DALLAS (Interstat) — Thomas Harley had a goal and two assists, Roope Hintz added a goal and an assist and the Dallas Stars beat the visiting San Jose Sharks 4-3 on Saturday. Jake Oettinger made 20 saves for Dallas, which improved to 10-7-0. San Jose fell to 7-12-0. The NHL game drew 18,532 at American Airlines Center.

Harley scored one of Dallas’ three power-play goals in his first three-point game of the season. Hintz was Dallas’ top star with a goal and an assist, while Jamie Benn and Jason Robertson also scored for the Stars. Hintz, who had a goal and two assists in his previous game, helped Dallas earn points in four of its last five games. Wyatt Johnston contributed two assists and five shots on goal, Mikko Rantanen had two assists and four penalty minutes, and Oettinger stopped 20 of 23 shots. Dallas is 3-0-1 in its last four games.

San Jose opened the scoring at 7:22 of the first period when Michael Misa scored from Macklin Celebrini and Will Smith. Celebrini hit the right post moments earlier, and San Jose’s Alex Nedeljkovic made early saves on Rantanen and Johnston before the Sharks took the lead. The Sharks’ edge lasted less than two minutes. Hintz tied it at 9:16 of the first from Johnston and Harley, and Dallas took control later in the period.

Dallas had early chances before Misa scored. Rantanen put a wrist shot on Nedeljkovic 53 seconds into the game and sent another attempt wide seconds later. Johnston also tested Nedeljkovic in the opening minutes, and Robertson hit the right post during a Dallas power play at 8:16 of the first. Misa then converted after Celebrini’s shot struck the right post. The first period included penalties to Perron, Marchment, Steel, Bichsel, Rantanen and Trouba, and Dallas began to tilt the ice as the period wore on.

Benn put Dallas ahead at 15:17 of the first, finishing a wrist shot with Hintz assisting. Robertson made it 3-1 at 16:51 of the first, scoring from Rantanen and Harley. The two-goal Dallas cushion came after the Stars had generated pressure with Rantanen and Johnston around the San Jose net, and it forced the Sharks to chase the game. Robertson’s goal came shortly after a Dallas power play, and the Stars carried the momentum into the intermission.

San Jose cut the margin in the second when Ivar Stenberg scored at 4:47 from Celebrini and Eric Pohlkamp. Celebrini was central to the Sharks’ attack all game and finished with three assists, six shots on goal and one hit. He assisted on all three San Jose goals. Will Smith also had a goal and an assist for San Jose, while Stenberg had a goal, two shots and two penalty minutes. Nedeljkovic also stopped Celebrini’s tip-in late in the second after Celebrini had set up Stenberg.

Dallas answered Stenberg’s goal when Harley scored on a slap shot at 28:30 of the second from Johnston and Rantanen. The goal came after Johnston hit the left post, and it restored the Stars’ two-goal lead. Harley’s three-point night helped Dallas withstand a late push from San Jose. Johnston finished with two assists and five shots, and Rantanen had two assists and three shots. Dallas’ Thomas Harley also blocked a Will Smith shot in the first period.

Will Smith brought San Jose back within one at 34:02 of the second from Mason Marchment and Celebrini. The Sharks pressed for an equalizer in the third period, but Oettinger held firm. Celebrini had two late wrist shots turned away by Oettinger, and Stenberg sent a shot above the crossbar as San Jose’s final chances went unfinished. Dallas protected the one-goal lead over the closing minutes.

Dallas got a third-period power play when Stenberg was called for slashing, and Hintz had a tip-in saved by Nedeljkovic. Nedeljkovic also stopped Robertson and Esa Lindell later in the third. The Stars’ penalty kill limited San Jose’s chances after Dallas took a penalty in the second, and Dallas’ defense blocked several shots in the final period. Jamie Benn blocked a Mason Marchment attempt, and Eric Pohlkamp blocked a Mikko Rantanen shot for San Jose.

Celebrini’s three assists and six shots led San Jose. Smith added a goal and an assist, Stenberg scored, and the Sharks received additional chances from Tyler Toffoli and Michael Misa but could not beat Oettinger again. The teams combined for 17 penalties, including matching roughing calls on Rantanen and Nedeljkovic and on Jacob Trouba and Benn in the second period.

The most important stretch came in the first period, when Dallas turned a one-goal deficit into a two-goal lead with goals from Hintz, Benn and Robertson in a span of just over seven minutes. After Misa gave San Jose the early edge, the Stars’ top line and power play responded. Hintz’s goal tied the game, Benn’s goal gave Dallas the lead and Robertson’s goal gave the Stars breathing room. Harley’s second-period goal then proved decisive after San Jose twice pulled within one.

Dallas’ special teams and goaltending made the difference. The Stars scored three power-play goals, with Harley’s point shot among them, and Oettinger made the lead hold. San Jose’s best players produced, including Celebrini’s three assists and Smith’s two-point effort, but the Sharks could not complete the comeback. Benn finished with a goal, three shots, two penalty minutes and one hit for Dallas, while Robertson had a goal and three shots. Dallas also beat San Jose 5-0 in their previous meeting this season. San Jose has lost four straight.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Dallas 4, San Jose 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Dallas with a 73.4 percent probability to win. Dallas had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5. The total score of 7 went under the over/under line of 6.5.