CALGARY, Alberta — Tyler Toffoli scored two objectives and the Calgary Flames stored their playoff hopes alive with an enormous 5-3 win over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday.
MacKenzie Weegar, Walker Duehr, and Nazem Kadri added the others for Calgary, which received for simply the second time in its final 9 video games on the Saddledome (2-5-2). Jacob Markstrom made 28 saves.
With the victory, the Flames climbed again to inside 4 factors of the Winnipeg Jets, who occupy the second wild-card spot within the Western Convention.
Logan Couture, Nico Sturm, and Martin Kaut replied for San Jose, which had its winless skid prolonged to 9 video games (0-6-3). Kaapo Kahkonen had 25 stops.
Erik Karlsson’s two assists helped him attain 68 on the 12 months to surpass his earlier career-high of 66 in 2015-16 and break the Sharks file for helpers by a defenseman. Brent Burns beforehand held it with 67 in 2018-19.
Tied at 3, Kadri scored the go-ahead objective 5:45 into the third interval. He banged in a rebound from the facet of the web after Kahkonen stopped Milan Lucic and Duehr. It was Kadri’s second objective in as many video games after a 16-game objective drought.
Toffoli put the sport away scoring his team-leading thirty first of the season into an empty web with 1:10 remaining.
MILESTONE FOR BACKLUND
Mikael Backlund performed in his 900th profession sport Saturday. A primary-round decide by the Flames in 2007, the 34-year-old heart is third on the franchise’s all-time video games performed checklist behind Jarome Iginla (1,219) and Mark Giordano (949).
BLUELINE SHUFFLE
The Sharks made two modifications on the blue line welcoming again Matt Benning (undisclosed) and Jacob MacDonald (higher physique) from accidents that had sidelined them for one and 9 video games, respectively.
UP NEXT
Sharks: Host Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday.
Flames: Host Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday within the finale of a three-game homestand.