The Calgary Flames got here to San Jose, California in hopes of defeating the struggling San Jose Sharks on the SAP Heart. Between the pipes tonight, it was a matchup between Dustin Wolf for the Flames and Yaroslav Askarov for the Sharks. In a battle between two Pacific Division groups, the Flames had been in a position to choose up a 3-1 victory.
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The Flames received the scoring began within the first interval with a objective from Jonathan Huberdeau assisted by Nazem Kadri and Mackenzie Weegar simply over 4 minutes into the body. The Flames took a 1-0 lead into the second interval the place Macklin Celebrini answered simply over three minutes in to make it a 1-1 sport with a objective assisted by Tyler Toffoli and Alex Wennberg.
The Flames responded shortly after to take a 2-1 lead with a objective from Mikael Backlund assisted by Kadri and Rasmus Andersson. That might stand because the game-winning objective as they might solely notch yet one more objective late within the third interval with an empty internet end from Jonathan Huberdeau with assists from Kadri and Wolf.
The Flames are again in motion on Sunday (Dec. 29) in opposition to the Vegas Golden Knights whereas the Sharks are again in motion on Tuesday (Dec. 31) for a matchup with the Philadelphia Flyers.
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