Calgary 7, San Jose 3
When: 10:30 PM ET, Tuesday, December 20, 2022
Where: SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose, California
Referees:
Gord Dwyer, Corey Syvret
Linesmen:
Trent Knorr, Kilian McNamara
Attendance:
10431
By Field Level Media
Tyler Toffoli and Dillon Dube set a franchise record for the fastest two goals to start a game and the Calgary Flames rebounded from a blown lead to claim a 7-3 win over the host San Jose Sharks on Tuesday.
Toffoli finished with two goals in a three-point outing, and Nazem Kadri scored twice for Calgary. Dube and Milan Lucic both collected one goal and one assist, while Trevor Lewis scored. Elias Lindholm and Jonathan Huberdeau both collected three assists.
Jacob Markstrom made 24 saves for the Flames, who swept a two-game series in San Jose.
Timo Meier contributed a goal and an assist while Nico Sturm and Alexander Barabanov also scored for the Sharks. James Reimer stopped 32 shots for San Jose, which was without Tomas Hertl due to suspension.
The final score screams a one-sided game, but the Flames broke it open in the final 10 minutes. With the score tied 3-3, Kadri received a sublime pass from Lucic before lifting a top-shelf shot with 9:56 remaining in the game.
Lucic added an insurance marker with 3:17 remaining, his second goal of the season and second in as many games, before Toffoli scored an empty-net goal with 98 seconds left. Kadri added another goal 20 seconds later, his 13th of the season.
It was a weird finish to a wild game. Toffoli opened the scoring 15 seconds into the clash when Dube set him up for a tap-in tally to earn his 12th goal of the season.
Dube doubled the lead 15 seconds later with his seventh tally of the campaign, easily converting an open chance.
The goals broke the club's previous mark for the fastest two goals to start a game of 32 seconds, set on March 11, 1987, against the Hartford Whalers. The tallies also tied for the fifth fastest pair of goals to start a game in NHL history.
The Sharks clawed back. First, Sturm put them on the board with 5:02 remaining in the first period. After Lewis restored Calgary's two-goal edge just past the midway point of the second period, Barabanov tallied with 36.2 seconds remaining in the frame to make it a one-goal game.
Meier tied the clash four minutes into the third period with his 17th goal of the season and fifth in the past six games, but the Flames put down the hammer and roared to victory.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Calgary |
|
San Jose |
|
Tyler Toffoli 3 |
Points |
Timo Meier 2 |
|
Tyler Toffoli 2 |
Goals |
Timo Meier 1 |
|
Jonathan Huberdeau 3 |
Assists |
Timo Meier 1 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Jacob Markstrom .889 |
Save Percentage |
James Reimer .842 |
|
Jacob Markstrom 24 |
Saves |
James Reimer 32 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Calgary
|
39 |
7 |
0-2 |
3-3 |
11 |
37 |
| San Jose
|
27 |
3 |
0-3 |
2-2 |
9 |
30 |
Upcoming Games
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San Jose will play their next game at home against Minnesota. The Sharks have a W/L % of .300 after a win and .292 after a loss.
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Calgary will play their next game on the road against Los Angeles. The Flames have a W/L % of .571 after a win and .368 after a loss.
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