CALGARY -- The San Jose Sharks got two points they deserved Tuesday night while
the Calgary Flames got one point they probably didnt.
Taco Charlton Jersey . In an odd game that
was way closer than it should have been, San Jose won 3-2 on Brad Stuarts goal
1:13 into overtime. Stuart jumped up in the rush, drove the net and had
Joe Thorntons shot deflect sharply off his elbow and past Reto Berra for the
winner. "Its been a long time since Ive had an overtime goal," said Stuart. "It
wasnt pretty but Im not going to tell anybody how it went in, it just went in."
San Jose dominated play throughout the game, outshooting Calgary 35-13, yet
werent able to put the game away. "Weve had a lot of close games and just havent
been able to finish it," said Stuart. "Tonight, we let them back in it and we
shouldnt have but for us to get the points, itll be a good positive for us
moving forward." From the start of the game, Calgarys trademark work ethic was
absent and that was a source of frustration for the coaching staff. "That was
the biggest spanking that weve taken in the first period," said Flames coach Bob
Hartley. "We didnt touch the puck. The only way that we could have touched the
puck is if we would have had two pucks out there." San Jose got a goal from
Logan Couture on its second shift of the game and then a power-play goal from
Patrick Marleau in the final minute, taking a 2-0 lead in a period in which they
outshot the home side 17-3. "In the first period, we didnt see our team at all,"
Hartley said. "I asked (assistant coach) Marty Gelinas, should I change my lines
and he said yes. I started looking and I couldnt find three guys that I felt
that had decent energy." Down 28-6 on the shot clock after 40 minutes yet only
down 2-0 thanks to Berra, Calgary finally got enough going in the third to rally
back and tie it. Calgarys comeback bid began when it got its first power play of
the night six minutes into the period. The Flames would need just five seconds
to convert. Rookie Sean Monahan cleanly won a faceoff from Thornton, pulling the
puck back to Kris Russell and the Flames defenceman ripped a slapshot past
Sharks goaltender Alex Stalock. The goal snapped a 0-for-30 drought on the power
play for Calgary that had lasted nine games and covered more than 54 minutes.
Less than four minutes later, Mike Cammalleri tied it on a backhand at 10:25,
setting off a deafening roar from the sell-out Scotiabank Saddledome crowd,
announced at 19,289, who until the third period had very little to cheer about.
But that momentary surge would be the long bright spot on the evening for the
Flames, who were kicking off a three-game homestand. "Were all proud people and
thats been something from day one, weve been a team that played with pride and
we dont want to be beat, playing in games where our shot totals look like that,"
said Cammalleri. "I dont see any moral victories in that." After missing the
first seven games with a hand injury, the pending unrestricted free agent leads
the Flames with eight goals in 11 games. "In the third, we were desperate and I
felt that we saw our good old team again but all that said. If not for
Reto Berra, the Sharks can get on the plane after the first period and theyd
already have the two points," said Hartley. San Jose (11-2-5) snaps a five-game
winless skid, although in a similar way to Tuesdays result, it was misleading.
During the span, they had three shootout losses and one loss in overtime. "Weve
been playing good hockey, we just havent been winning shootouts. To get the full
two (points), its finally nice," said Thornton. "We had two hiccups but we
played good tonight. Thats how we need to play every night." Calgary (6-9-3),
kicking off a three-game homestand, is winless in its last four. Berras record
falls to 1-2-1 while Stalock continues his unusual distinction of having won
more games than he has started in his brief NHL time. He won his NHL debut in
relief on Feb. 1, 2011. Replacing Antti Niemi halfway through the second period
with the Sharks down 3-0 to Phoenix, he made nine saves as San Jose rallied back
to beat the Coyotes 5-3. In his first NHL start just over two weeks ago, it was
a much busier evening as he was peppered for 40 shots in San Joses 5-2 win over
the Ottawa Senators. "The other guy played pretty good. He saw a lot of rubber
and played a heck of a game for them," said Stalock, the 26-year-old from St.
Paul, Minnesota. "On my end, it was pretty quiet for two periods. It was a
little tougher. Youve got a lot more time to think about the next puck than just
reacting." Notes: Ladislav Smid made his Flames debut, playing 16:50...
Lee Stempniak (broken foot) returned to Calgarys line-up after missing seven
games... Scratched for the Flames were forwards Tim Jackman and Max Reinhart, as
well as veteran D Sean OBrien... San Jose made two line-up changes: Stuart
returned after sitting out a game and C John McCarthy was inserted... In his
last five games, Niemi has a 3.82 goals-against average and .878 save
percentage. In his first 11 games, he was 1.53 GAA and .933 SV%
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spending time to sit back and analyze what your competitions doing and things
like that," Anthopoulos said. "Youre so focused on what were trying to get
done." Ultimately, while the landscape around them changed with trades both
major and minor, the Blue Jays did nothing before Thursdays non-waiver deadline.
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saves for his third shutout of the season as the Canucks blanked the St. Louis
Blues 1-0 in the first post-Olympic game for both teams night.CEDAR PARK, Texas
- Cristopher Nilstorp made 20 saves as the Texas Stars blanked the Hamilton
Bulldogs 4-0 on Tuesday in American Hockey League action. Justin Dowling had a
pair of goals for Texas (42-17-8), while Taylor Peters and Scott Glennie also
scored. Devann Dubnyk stopped 36 shots for Hamilton (28-32-5), dropping his AHL
record to 0-4-0 since being acquired by the Montreal Canadiens organization.
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scored on the power play. The Stars went 0 for 2 and the Bulldogs were 0 for 1.
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