SAN JOSE – There are games that have a little bit of everything, and then there is the Sharks-Flames match on Thursday night at SAP Center.
What’s everything? How about plenty of goals, several lead changes, stellar goaltending, leaky goaltending, power plays (including a few of the two-man variety), unfortunate injuries, a wild overtime, and eventually a shootout that gave the Flames a 6-5 victory over San Jose.
From the Sharks’ perspective, there was the sleepy first period in which they surrendered four goals, a furious comeback involving three power play goals that gave them a late lead, and some missed opportunities late in regulation and overtime that saw them fail to record both standings points that were well within grasp.