The San Jose Sharks had some encouraging moments in their game against the Dallas Stars on Saturday night, but their three-game road trip still ended in bitterly disappointing fashion. Led by some of their youngest players, the Sharks scored more goals than they had in a week but struggled mightily on the penalty kill in a 4-3 loss to the Stars at American Airlines Center. The Sharks allowed ...

In this file photo, San Jose Sharks head coach Ryan Warsofsky keeps an eye on the game during the second period against the Utah Hockey Club at the SAP Center in San Jose, California, on Oct. 1, 2024.

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The San Jose Sharks had some encouraging moments in their game against the Dallas Stars on Saturday night, but their three-game road trip still ended in bitterly disappointing fashion.

Led by some of their youngest players, the Sharks scored more goals than they had in a week but struggled mightily on the penalty kill in a 4-3 loss to the Stars at American Airlines Center.

The Sharks allowed power-play goals to Roope Hintz and Jason Robertson in the first period and to Thomas Harley at the 14:30 mark of the second period to fall behind 4-2. Will Smith cut the Stars’ lead to one with a power-play goal at 17:02 in the second, but the Sharks could not find an equalizer as they lost their fifth straight game.

The Sharks had a power-play opportunity late in the third period after Stars forward Justin Hryckowian was called for tripping with 7:08 left in regulation, but they lost two faceoffs and didn’t get a shot on goalie Jake Oettinger, who finished with 20 saves.

Michael Misa and Ivar Stenberg, both 19, also scored, and Macklin Celebrini had three assists for the Sharks, who went 0-3-0 on the road trip that also included losses to the Los Angeles Kings and Minnesota Wild.

Rookie defenseman Eric Pohlkamp assisted on Stenberg’s goal at the 2:47 mark of the second period for his first NHL point in three games. Goalie Alex Nedeljkovic, making his first start since the Sharks’ 5-1 loss to the Ottawa Senators on Oct. 31, made 26 saves in the loss.

The three goals the Sharks scored represented the most they’ve had in a game since a 3-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Oct. 29.

The Sharks return home to face defenseman Matthew Schaefer and the New York Islanders on Monday and Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday.

Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky kept the top line of Celebrini, Smith and Misa together for a second straight game on Saturday.

Against the Wild, the trio of early first-round draft picks combined for 10 of the Sharks’ 24 shots on net and their only goal, as Celebrini redirected a Dmitry Orlov pass past goalie Jesper Wallstedt at the 12:11 mark of the second period.

The Sharks haven’t found a suitable replacement for Igor Chernyshov on left wing on Celebrini’s line, but Misa could be a solution. He, Celebrini and Smith came into Saturday as three of the Sharks’ top four scorers with a combined 16 goals and 39 points.

Misa also joined the Sharks’ top unit for their third and final power play midway through the second period.

“I liked his game,” Warsofsky said Friday about Misa. “He was good. He was engaged. Thought he was good on that power play. too. Made nice plays down low.”