Dallas 3; San Jose 1

SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 3 (UPI) -- Mike Modano recorded a goal and an assist Thursday night and Marty Turco made 23 saves as Dallas opened up a three-game road trip with a 3-1 victory over San Jose.

Defenseman Philippe Boucher and Jason Arnott also scored for the Stars, who extended their unbeaten streak to four games (3

Dallas took advantage of San Jose's struggles on special teams, scoring twice on the power play and once while shorthanded.

Defenseman Mike Rathje notched his career-high sixth goal and Evgeni Nabokov turned aside 20 shots for the Sharks, who had their five-game home unbeaten streak (4

San Jose went 0-for-4 on the power play, stretching its scoreless streak on the man advantage to 21 chances.