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  On Thursday, the Chicago Blackhawks agreed to terms with former star forward Patrick Kane on a two-year, $16 million contract that includes a no-move clause. Patrick Kane played the first of his 19 NHL seasons with Chicago, winning the Stanley Cup three times in Chicago in 2010, 2013, and 2015. He has made it to the Stanley Cup Playoffs 11 times in his career, earning 138 points (53 goals, 85 assists) in 143 postseason games. Kane ranks third in franchise history in assists (80), points (132), and games played (136), and ranks fourth in goals (52). Last season with the Detroit Red Wings, the 37-year-old forward had 57 points (16 goals, 41 assists) in 67 games. He finished fourth on the Red Wings with 16 goals and 41 assists, ranking fifth with 57 points. Kane is one of two active NHL players (Alex Ovechkin) to secure 40-or-more points in each of the last 19 seasons and is one of just 19 players to do so in NHL history. In each of the last 19 seasons, Kane is also one of the three...
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Flames End a Three-Game Skid in OT Against the Sharks 4/9/24

 




*Sorry for the lack of photos! Hoping to get permission eventually.*


   The Flames visited the Sharks on Tuesday, April 9th at the SAP Center to secure a 3-2 overtime victory to put an end to their three-game skid. It had been the second game straight the Sharks had lost following a 3-2 overtime win against the St. Louis Blues on Saturday. Andrei Kuzmenko scored the game-winning goal with his 18th goal of the season. The Calgary Flames will take on the Los Angeles Kings and the San Jose Sharks will visit the Seattle Kraken on Thursday.


Flames lineup against the Sharks:

Sharangovich - Backlund - Coleman

Pospisil - Kadri - Kuzmenko

Huberdeau - Zary - Mangiapane

Greer - Rooney - Coronato


Weegar - Miromanov

Okhotiuk - Andersson

Solovyov - Pachal


Wolf


Sharks lineup against the Flames:

Kostin - Granlund - Zetterlund

Eklund - Kunin - Graf

Zadina - Studnicka - Bordeleleau

MacDonald - Sturm - Bailey


Ferraro - Rutta

Vlasic - Addison

Thrun - Burroughs


Blackwood

Cooley


   Both William Eklund and Jacob MacDonald scored for the Sharks, which had been the first two players to score in the game to give San Jose a strong start before the Flames began to fight back in the second period. Eklund's goal came in the first period, and then MacDonald extended the Sharks' lead in the second, where Calgary came in to tie it 2-2. Nazem Kadri cut it and Rasmus Andersson tied it.


   The third period had been scoreless as they remained stuck in the 2-2 tie, heading into overtime to determine the game-winner. In overtime at 2:02, Andrei Kuzmenko called game on a power play when he collected a rebound close to the left post and scored past Mackenzie Blackwood. He currently has 11 points during a six-game point streak (five goals, six assists). The Sharks were outshot in both the third and overtime 18-4.

Dustin Wolf made a total of 20 saves for Calgary, and Mackenzie Blackwood made 38 saves for San Jose.




Notes:

- Mikael Granlund recorded the secondary assist on William Eklund's goal, extending his point streak to nine games (two goals, eight assists). 

 

 

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