The Calgary Flames (27-21-8) returned to action on Sunday night, hosting the San Jose Sharks for their final home game before the NHL Trade Deadline. Although it wasn't pretty, the Flames rallied for a 3-2 victory thanks to some unlikely heroes.
Joel Hanley and Kevin Rooney scored for the Flames (27-21-8), who had lost three straight and four of five. Dustin Wolf made 27 saves. "Found a way. ... Found a way," Kadri said. "That was really what it was all about today. I don't think it was our best game at all. I think the execution was a little bit sloppy, but we found a way and dug in."
The veteran voices in the Calgary Flames locker room aren’t sugarcoating the challenge that lies ahead or downplaying the significance of what is their longest and toughest road trip of the season. It is,
Hanley wasn’t the only unlikely offensive hero for the Flames on Sunday. Kevin Rooney also pitched in with his fourth of the season in the second period. It was obviously an important goal, but it was also a rightful reward for a solid night of effort from the Flames’ fourth-line.
Joel Hanley scored his first goal of the season at 13:26 of the third period to lead the Calgary Flames to a 3-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks.
Calgary Flames center Connor Zary could return after the break and that offers the team a lot of options for line combinations