Calgary 3, San Jose 2
When: 9:30 PM ET, Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Where: Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Alberta
Referees:
Chris Lee, Tom Kowal
Linesmen:
Brad Lazarowich, Mark Wheler
Attendance:
19289
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FLAMES 3, SHARKS 2: Matt Stajan scored at 4:20 of overtime and captain Jarome Iginla had a goal and an assist to lift host Calgary to its fourth straight win.
Stajan took a perfect pass from Blake Comeau on a 2-on-1 and fired a shot past Antti Niemi to hand San Jose its sixth loss in the last seven games.
Calgary, San Jose, Los Angeles and Colorado are tied for eighth place in the Western Conference with 78 points.
Logan Couture scored for the second consecutive contest when he fired a snapshot past Miikka Kiprusoff 53 seconds into the game to make it 1-0 for the Sharks.
Calgary's Curtis Glencross received a five-minute boarding major and a game misconduct late in the first period when he hit Jason Demers hard from behind into the boards.
Sven Baertschi tied it for the Flames early in the second period and Iginla blasted a one-timer for his 30th goal with 1:33 remaining in the frame to give Calgary a 2-1 advantage.
Couture responded with his second goal of the game - and 30th of the season - 1:22 into the third period on the power play to knot the game at 2-2. Joe Thornton assisted on both Couture’s markers.
Kiprusoff made 29 saves for his 32nd win.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Sharks forward Martin Havlat hasn’t played since Dec. 21 with a hamstring injury, but could return as early as next week. … Iginla has scored 30 or more goals in 11 straight seasons. … Couture has 30 or more goals in consecutive seasons. … Thornton has seven points in his last four games (one goal, six assists). ... Glencross had his seven-game goal scoring streak stopped. ... The Flames had only two shots in the third period.
Top Game Performances
San Jose |
|
Calgary |
Logan Couture 2 |
Points |
Jarome Iginla 2 |
Logan Couture 2 |
Goals |
Jarome Iginla 1 |
Joe Thornton 2 |
Assists |
Jarome Iginla 1 |
Logan Couture 1 |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Antti Niemi .864 |
Save Percentage |
Miikka Kiprusoff .935 |
Antti Niemi 19 |
Saves |
Miikka Kiprusoff 29 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
San Jose
|
31 |
2 |
1-5 |
3-3 |
11 |
32 |
Calgary
|
22 |
3 |
0-3 |
4-5 |
28 |
23 |
Upcoming Games
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Calgary will play their next game at home against Phoenix. The Flames have a W/L % of .424 after a win and .514 after a loss.
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San Jose will play their next game at home against Nashville. The Sharks have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .486 after a loss.