The San Jose Sharks must have been pulling their hair out over the prospect of another meltdown in Calgary after Mark Jankowski scored just four minutes into the game. This time, however, the game did not tumble out of hand as the evening built. San Jose responded in kind, tallying three goals—the first two of which chased Flames goalie David Rittich—in a span of a minute and a half.
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Timo Meier led the Sharks in 5-on-5 individual expected goals in the first period.