Sean Monahan snapped a 3-3 tie with his 4th overtime goal in 120 games to lead the Flames with a big road win over the Sharks Saturday night.
''Everybody that plays hockey, they want to be the difference maker and I think in those times it's do or die,'' said Monahan. ''I want to be that guy to make the difference and lucky enough sometimes that happens.''
Logan Couture, Joe Thornton, Melker Karlsson were the scorers for the Sharks, but weren't enough as they dropped their 4th out of the last 5 home games in San Jose. Karlsson has been a huge bright spot for the team scoring-wise.
"There are nights where we don't execute or are sloppy sometimes it's only half a team, tonight was a full team," coach Todd McLellan said. "We're fortunate to have a point. We need to realize that. That start itself was unacceptable."
Joni Ortio came into the game giving up only 1 goal in 2 starts. While he gave up some scoring, he came through with 19 saves and helped bring a third consecutive win for the Flames.
''Monny really improved on faceoffs this year,'' coach Bob Hartley said. ''It shows right there. We won the draw and won the game.''
There were some positives for the Sharks as Thornton scored on a power play. Normally he facilitates so it is nice to see him get a score. The Sharks will play the 16-22-8 Devils on Monday at home. Sharks won't play on the road again until February 4th when they play Calgary.