DALLAS (AP) -- Ed Belfour is proving that his phenomenal goaltending in last year's playoffs was no fluke.

Belfour posted his second straight shutout and third this postseason, making a first-period goal by Mike Modano hold up as the Dallas Stars beat the San Jose Sharks 1-0 Sunday night.Belfour was at his best in the final minute when a power play and an empty net gave San Jose a 6-on-4 skating advantage.

In the first 10 seconds, he made a kick save up close and snared a long shot by Gary Suter with his glove, bringing 17,001 fans to their feet with chants of "Ed-die! Ed-die!" He kicked away another Suter shot with 17 seconds left, then the Sharks' last two attempts went wide of the goal. Belfour will carry a scoreless streak of 138 minutes, 53 seconds into Game 3 of the best-of-seven series Tuesday night at San Jose.

The Sharks' scoring drought can be traced to the injuries hampering leading scorer Owen Nolan. Problems with his foot and shoulder kept him out of this game and made him ineffective in the opening 4-0 loss.

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How important is he? Nolan scored 20 percent of San Jose's goals in the regular season, then upped that to 30 percent in the first round as the eighth-seeded Sharks upset No. 1 seed St. Louis.

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