Sometimes you have to soldier on in less than ideal situations. The Calgary Flames headed into San Jose on Thursday night to face the Sharks in the midst of rapid-fire west coast road trip. They were missing some key bodies. They were facing a rested team.
But the Flames played battled their way through it, gutting out a 4-2 victory over the Sharks to run their winning streak on their current road trip to three games.
The rundown
The opening period was pretty even, with the Flames executing a little better than the Sharks at five-on-five and carrying play a bit more as a result.