The puck bounced off Sharks’ defenseman Marc-Edward Vlasic and he put it into his own net. That 3-0 lead was now a distant memory: this game was now knotted at three.
Sharks’ leaders Joe Thornton and Brian Campbell might not have even laced up the skates tonight as their performance was non-existent. The reason the Sharks finished off the season 18-2-2 was the physical and offensive presence of these two MVP-caliber players. For the Sharks to be successful, they must perform, but tonight was not their night.
There was no putting out of these Flames now; they were scorching.
The chants of “Go Flames go, go Flames go” were echoing throughout the arena and fueled the Flames’ passion. At 16:15 of the third period, ex-Shark hero Owen Nolan proved that he was a hero in another city now. He squeezed a shot under the arm of Vezina Trophy favorite Evgeni Nabokov, putting a dagger through the hearts of the San Jose Sharks.
Calgary came all the way back from trailing 3-0 in the opening minutes of the first to win the game, 4-3.
Could this be the end of the Sharks?
They are favored all across the league to conquer Lord Stanley, but now they have the Flames standing directly in their path. With the Flames now leading the series 2-1, they have some large mountains to climb and high expectations to fill.
The Sharks are back into a very similar situation they have been in the past few years: being considered choke artists.
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