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Flames taste defeat this time
around
Sharks 2nd line scores 3 of 4
goals
Three weeks ago the Calgary Flames dominated the
Sharks in a 4-0 tail whipping. San Jose got a little retribution on Saturday
night, taking a 4-3 decision at HP Pavilion. Logan Couture, Joe Pavelski and
Ryane Clowe combined for 9 points, each scoring a goal and two assists to pace
the Sharks. The Flames have floundered since last meeting San Jose, five of
their last seven games since they last locked horns with San Jose.
The
Sharks jumped out to a nice start, sustaining pressure in the Calgary zone from
the opening faceoff. That pressure would force Olli Jokinen into taking an
interference penalty 58 seconds into the contest. San Jose would take advantage
when Joe Thornton bagged his 6th goal of the season just 8 seconds into the
penalty. The Sharks captain took a pass from Jason Demers in the slot, before
snapping a shot past Miikka Kiprusoff.
Kiprusoff would dodged a bullet
3 minutes later when Sharks defenseman Dan Boyle just missed with a shot on a
wide open net that missed inches wide of the right post.
Ryane Clowe
broke an 8 game goalless streak with his 3rd score of the year at 10:24,
putting another shot past Kiprusoff from almost the same exact spot at
Thornton. Logan Couture parked himself in front of Kiprusoff, screening the
Flames goaltender from Clowe’s shot which tucked under the crossbar.
Cory Sarich would take a double minor for cutting Devin Setoguchi with
a high stick at 13:59 of the period, but the Sharks failed to land the knockout
blow with the extended power play. Calgary would actually create a couple of
quality scoring chances during the 4 minute span, with a pair of short-handed
chances that were defended by Sharks netminder Antti Niemi.
Dany
Heatley would take a boarding penalty in the final minute of the period, which
carried over to the next period. Boyle would make matters worse, by throwing
the puck over the glass 6 seconds after the drop of the puck to start the 2nd
period to give Calgary a lengthy 5-on-3 power play.
Mark Giordano
would score on the 2-man advantage, sliding a shot under Niemi’s right
pad, after the Flames moved the puck over to the left side. Niemi slid to his
right and had the angle on Giordano, but he raised his pad enough to allow the
shot to slide under the goaltender.
Sarich would lay out Jamie McGinn
with a nice hip check in front of the Sharks bench that drew the ire of Jamal
Mayers. The Sharks tough guy would immediately go after Sarich earning an
extended trip to the penalty box for instigating.
Joe Pavelski would
snap his own scoring drought, putting a shot past Kiprusoff at 16:22. Like
Clowe, the goal was Pavelski’s first in 8 games. The centerman hacked away
at a deflection from the slot that slid under Kiprusoff, after Couture bounced
a shot off the Flames goaltender.
Niemi flashed the leather early in
the 3rd period, snatching a Colin White slapper that was headed for the top
corner of the Sharks net. The Sharks goaltender would be forced to step things
up after Couture and Torrey Mitchell took separate penalties in the first 5
minutes of the period.
Calgary would chip away at the Sharks lead, scoring a
goal midway through the period. Jay Bouwmeester deposited his 2nd goal of the
season with a shot from in tight that slid under Niemi. Mat Stajan setup the
goal with his own shot attempt from the slot.
After assisting on two
of the Sharks first three goals, Couture would score his 6th goal of the season
with 6 minutes to play. A Flames turnover in the Sharks zone turned into a
2-on-1 chance for San Jose. Clowe would scoop up the puck near the right wing
boards and skate up ice before sending a pass through the slot to Couture. The
rookie forward snapped home his goal to give him his first career 3-point game.
The Flames would pull Kiprusoff with 54 seconds left in regulation.
With the extra skater, Calgary would cut the lead to a single gal when Jerome
Iginla scored his first goal in three weeks with a one-time chance from the
left dot. Alex Tanguay setup the goal with a feed from the high slot.
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| CGY |
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| 1st period - 1, SJ,
Thornton 6 (Demers, Boyle), 1:06, (pp). 2, SJ, Clowe 3 (Pavelski, Couture),
10:24 |
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| 2nd period - 3, CGY,
Giordano 2 (White, Iginla), 0:51. 4, SJ, Pavelski 4 (Couture, Clowe), 16:22.
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| 3rd period - 5, CGY,
Bouwmeester 2 (Stajan, Tanguay), 9:14. 6, SJ, Couture 6 (Clowe, Pavelski),
14:10. 7, CGY, Iginla 3 (Tanguay, Giordano), 19:23. |
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| 1st period - Jokinen,
CGY (interference), 0:58; Sarich, CG (high sticking – double minor),
13:59; Heatley, SJ (boarding), 19:43. |
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| 2nd period - Boyle, SJ
(delay of game – puck over glass), 0:06; Conroy, CGY (interference), 3:23;
Heatley, SJ (goaltender interference), 7:08; Sarich, CGY (fighting major),
11:53; Mayers, SJ (instigator), 11:53; Mayers, SJ (fighting major), 11:53;
Mayers, SJ (10 min misconduct), 11:53; Banch, CGY (too many men), 18:10;
Pavelski, SJ (tripping),18:59. |
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| 3rd period - Couture, SJ
(high sticking), 2:20; Mitchell, SJ (delay of game – puck over glass),
4:23. |
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Shots |
Saves |
| CGY - Kiprusoff |
35 |
31 |
| SJ - Niemi |
31 |
28 |
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2 |
3 |
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| CGY |
5 |
14 |
12 |
31 |
| SJ |
17 |
13 |
5 |
35 |
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| Referees:
Joannette, Leggo. Linesmen: Lazarowich, Rody. |
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