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Calgary Flames at San Jose Sharks

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Klapka, Frost help Flames rally in third period to beat Sharks 3-2

Calgary Flames vs. San Jose Sharks: Game Highlights

Matt Coronato also scored and Dustin Wolf had 29 saves for Calgary, which won for the seventh time in 11 games (7-2-2).

Will Smith scored twice and Macklin Celebrini had two assists for San Jose, which has lost six straight (0-5-1). Georgi Romanov finished with 29 saves.

Klapka tied the score 1-1 at 8:12 of the third as Nazem Kadri's shot on a 2-on-1 rush.

Frost put the Flames ahead with a power-play goal with 9 minutes remaining as he beat a screened Romanov with a shot from the left faceoff dot.

Coronato made it 3-1 with his 22nd of the season with 4 1/2 minutes to go, and Smith got his second of the night and 16th of the season with 2 minutes left.

Smith gave the Sharks a 1-0 lead as he got a pass from Nikolai Kovalenko from behind the goal line and quickly beat Wolf from in front with 25 seconds left in the first for his 15th.

Takeaways Flames: Calgary trails Minnesota by four points for the second wild card in the Western Conference with five games remaining — one more than the Wild.

Sharks: The league-worst Sharks are just 6-21-4 over their last 31 games.

Key moment Wolf made two saves on two quick shots from Celebrini in the second period that kept the Sharks from adding to their 1-0 lead. The second save was with Wolf sprawled out on the ice.

Key stat The Sharks, averaging 27.0 shots per game, finished with 31 — including an 18-8 advantage in the first period.

Up next Flames visit Anaheim on Wednesday, and Sharks play at Minnesota.

Regular Season Series

CGY leads series 3-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 19:35 Will Smith Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Nikolai Kovalenko (12), Macklin Celebrini (35)
Goal 3rd Period 8:12 Adam Klapka Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Nazem Kadri (30), Kevin Bahl (16)
Goal 3rd Period 11:00 Jonathan Huberdeau Goal (28) Tip-In, assists: Morgan Frost (21), MacKenzie Weegar (37)
Goal 3rd Period 15:30 Matt Coronato Goal (22) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 3rd Period 18:01 Will Smith Goal (16) Slap Shot, assists: Timothy Liljegren (9), Macklin Celebrini (36)

Statistics

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12 Blocked Shots 14
33 Hits 21
6 Takeaways 5
32 Shots 31
1 Power Play Goals 1
1 Power Play Opportunities 3
100.0 Power Play Percentage 33.3
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
30 Faceoffs Won 31
49.2 Faceoff Win Percent 50.8
12 Giveaways 18
3 Total Penalties 1
6 Penalty Minutes 2
San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Will Smith, C Day-To-Day Dec 13
Philipp Kurashev, C Day-To-Day Dec 13
Shakir Mukhamadullin, D Out Dec 13
Vincent Desharnais, D Injured Reserve Dec 9
Logan Couture, C Injured Reserve Sep 30
Calgary Flames Calgary Flames Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Mikael Backlund, C Day-To-Day Dec 13
Zayne Parekh, D Out Dec 12
Jake Bean, D Injured Reserve Dec 11

Game Information

SAP Center at San Jose

Location: San Jose, CA
Attendance: 12,654 | Capacity:

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 16 6 41 9
Anaheim 19 12 39 1
Los Angeles 14 8 37 9
Edmonton 15 11 36 6
San Jose 16 14 35 3
Seattle 12 11 30 6
Calgary 13 16 30 4
Vancouver 11 17 25 3
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