Yegor Sharangovich scored twice including the game-winner to extended his goal streak to three games and help the Calgary Flames keep their playoff hopes alive with a 5-2 NHL victory over the San Jose Sharks. Sharangovich’s 16th and 17th goals gives hi 100 career NHL goals as he becomes the third skater of Belarussian descent to reach that milestone,…
Yegor Sharangovich scored twice including the game-winner to extended his goal streak to three games and help the Calgary Flames keep their playoff hopes alive with a 5-2 NHL victory over the San Jose Sharks. Sharangovich’s 16th and 17th goals gives hi 100 career NHL goals as he becomes the third skater of Belarussian descent to reach that milestone,…
Calgary Flames’ Yegor Sharangovich, centre, celebrates his goal with teammates during third period NHL hockey action against the San Jose Sharks in Calgary on Sunday, April 13, 2025.
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Yegor Sharangovich broke a tie at 1:30 of the third period with the first of his two goals and the Calgary Flames beat the San Jose Sharks 5-2 on Sunday night to bolster their late playoff push.
Calgary won for the third time in four games to pull within two points of St. Louis for the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference and three of Minnesota for the first wild card. The Flames have two games left, while the Blues and Wild each have one to go.
MacKenzie Weegar, Adam Klapka and Matt Coronato also scored for Calgary, and Dustin Wolf made 28 saves.
Tyler Toffoli scored his 30th goal for San Jose. Jan Rutta also scored, and Georgi Romanov stopped 25 shots. Last overall in the NHL, the Sharks have lost nine straight.
Up next
The Sharks are at Vancouver on Monday night and close the season at home against Edmonton on Wednesday night. The Flames host Vegas on Tuesday night and end the regular season in Los Angeles on Thursday night.
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