Calgary Flames vs San Jose Sharks Preview 3/7/2016

San Jose Sharks @ Calgary Flames, 9 PM ET, Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Alberta

The Flames are on a hot streak! Well, one in a row is better than dropping 7 in a row. Calgary snapped their longest skid of the season Saturday afternoon by beating the Penguins 4-2. The reward? Coming home to battle division rivals, the San Jose Sharks. The Flames and Sharks are even this year having split their 4 games so far. San Jose has outscored the Flames 16-15 and each game has been a high scoring affair. The Flames took the last contest 6-5 in a shoot out back on February 11th to tie the series up at 2. At home the Flames have an all time winning percentage of 56.9% and 53% in San Jose, so either way the Flames have had success against the Sharks. While the Flames did just snap 7 game skid, the Sharks are 3-1 in their last 4 and looking further cement their playoff status. Here’s how the teams match up:

The Flames last played on Saturday in an early afternoon contest against the Penguins. Calgary gave a quick fluke goal, but were able to turn that misfortune into a goal of their own and never looked back. Joni Ortio finally earned his first win of the season by stopping 29 of 31 shots in the 4-2 win. Mikael Backlund continued his hot streak by getting a goal and an assist. The win snapped a 7 game losing streak. Here's the highlights:

The San Jose Sharks last took to the ice on Saturday and lost to the Canucks 4-2. This was their 3rd meeting of the two teams in the last week. San Jose got goals from Micheal Haley and Brent Burns in the loss, while James Reimer gave up 3 goals on 25 shots. Here’s the highlights:

Calgary Flames Projected Lines (these are the projected line and can change at any time up until puck drops)

Scratches: Dennis Wideman (Susp)

Injuries: Karri Ramo, Ladislav Smid

San Jose Sharks Projected Lineup (these are the projected lines and can be changed any time before the puck drop)

Scratches: None

Injuries: Tommy Wingels, Melker Karlsson

by Mark Parkinson