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Flames try to clinch playoff spot against Sharks

Apr 5, 2007 - 3:26 PM Calgary (43-26-10) at San Jose (50-26-4) 10:30 pm EDT

SAN JOSE, California (Ticker) -- The Calgary Flames can clinch the final playoff spot in the Western Conference with a win on Thursday against the San Jose Sharks.

The Flames have a five-point lead over the Colorado Avalanche (42-30-7) with three games left and can also seal a postseason berth on Thursday if the Avalanche lose in regulation at Vancouver.

Calgary (43-26-10) could have clinched a playoff spot on Tuesday, but had its six-game winning streak snapped by the Avalanche, 4-3.

Goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff did not allow more than two goals in a game during the winning streak.

San Jose (50-26-4) has won four straight and kept its Pacific Division title hopes alive with a shootout victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday.

The Sharks trail Anaheim (47-20-13) by three points with two games left in the regular season.

San Jose sits in the fifth spot in the Western Conference and is just two points behind Nashville (49-23-8) for home-ice advantage in the first round.








  • NHL
    FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    CALGARY 0 1 2 3
    SAN JOSE 0 2 2 4 FINAL
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: NONE
    2ND PRD: SAN - MILAN MICHALEK 25 (RYANE CLOWE, JOE THORNTON) 7:50
    SAN - MARK BELL 11 (JOE PAVELSKI, PATRICK MARLEAU) 9:30
    CGY - (PP) KRISTIAN HUSELIUS 34 (DION PHANEUF, JAROME
    IGINLA) 10:18
    3RD PRD: SAN - MIKE G

    Apr 6 1:06 AM


  • NHL
    CALGARY 3
    SAN JOSE 4
    3RD PRD: CGY - JAROME IGINLA 39 (ALEX TANGUAY, DAYMOND LANGKOW) 15:34

    Flames vs. SharksApr 6 1:00 AM


  • NHL
    CALGARY 2
    SAN JOSE 4
    3RD PRD: CGY - JAROME IGINLA 38 (BRAD STUART) 10:49

    Flames vs. SharksApr 6 12:49 AM


  • NHL
    CALGARY 1
    SAN JOSE 4
    3RD PRD: SAN - JONATHAN CHEECHOO 36 (JOE THORNTON, MILAN MICHALEK)
    5:42

    Flames vs. SharksApr 6 12:40 AM


  • NHL
    CALGARY 1
    SAN JOSE 3
    3RD PRD: SAN - MIKE GRIER 16 (CURTIS BROWN, KYLE MCLAREN) 2:29

    Flames vs. SharksApr 6 12:36 AM


  • NHL
    END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    CALGARY 0 1 1
    SAN JOSE 0 2 2 END OF THE 2ND
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: NONE
    2ND PRD: SAN - MILAN MICHALEK 25 (RYANE CLOWE, JOE THORNTON) 7:50
    SAN - MARK BELL 11 (JOE PAVELSKI, PATRICK MARLEAU) 9:30
    CGY - (PP) KRISTIAN HUSELIUS 34 (DION PHANEUF, JAROME
    IGINLA) 10:18
    SHOTS ON

    Apr 6 12:15 AM


  • NHL
    CALGARY 1
    SAN JOSE 2
    2ND PRD: CGY - (PP) KRISTIAN HUSELIUS 34 (DION PHANEUF, JAROME IGINLA)
    10:18

    Flames vs. SharksApr 5 11:58 PM


  • NHL
    CALGARY 0
    SAN JOSE 2
    2ND PRD: SAN - MARK BELL 11 (JOE PAVELSKI, PATRICK MARLEAU) 9:30

    Flames vs. SharksApr 5 11:53 PM


  • NHL
    CALGARY 0
    SAN JOSE 1
    2ND PRD: SAN - MILAN MICHALEK 25 (RYANE CLOWE, JOE THORNTON) 7:50

    Flames vs. SharksApr 5 11:49 PM


  • NHL
    END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    CALGARY 0 0
    SAN JOSE 0 0 END OF THE 1ST
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: NONE
    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    CGY 8 8
    SAN 13 13
    GOALIES: CGY - MIIKKA KIPRUSOFF
    SAN - EVGENI NABOKOV

    Apr 5 11:16 PM

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