🦈 Away Sharks 21-12-7
5–8
Final
🔥 Home Flames 23-12-4
Goals 1st2nd3rdF
🦈 SJS 1225
🔥 CGY 3238

Sharks at Flames

Flames beat Sharks 8–5 at Scotiabank Saddledome on December 31, 2018.

🗓 📍 Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary 🏒 2018-19 🔁 Season series tied 1–1
⚔️ Head-to-head

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🔥 CGY
Sean Monahan
5 A
3 shots · 17:30 TOI
2nd star 🔥 CGY
Matthew Tkachuk
2 G, 2 A
5 shots · 20:17 TOI
3rd star 🔥 CGY
Johnny Gaudreau
2 G, 2 A
3 shots · 17:27 TOI

🚨 Scoring

13 goals · in order
1st period
🔥 Mikael Backlund Go-ahead 1st · 01:10
Assists: Matthew Tkachuk, Michael Frolik · beat Aaron Dell
0–1
🦈 Lukas Radil Tying 1st · 06:53
Assists: Timo Meier, Logan Couture · beat David Rittich
1–1
🔥 Mikael Backlund Go-ahead 1st · 10:55
Assists: Michael Frolik, Matthew Tkachuk · beat Aaron Dell
1–2
🔥 Matthew Tkachuk PP 1st · 17:24
Assists: Sean Monahan, Mark Giordano · beat Aaron Dell
1–3
2nd period
🦈 Brent Burns PP 2nd · 03:55
Assists: Joe Pavelski · beat David Rittich
2–3
🔥 Matthew Tkachuk 2nd · 10:47
Assists: Johnny Gaudreau, Sean Monahan · beat Aaron Dell
2–4
🦈 Joonas Donskoi 2nd · 18:22
Assists: Evander Kane, Tomas Hertl · beat David Rittich
3–4
🔥 Elias Lindholm 2nd · 19:33
Assists: Johnny Gaudreau, Sean Monahan · beat Aaron Dell
3–5
3rd period
🦈 Joonas Donskoi 3rd · 00:48
Assists: Erik Karlsson, Evander Kane · beat David Rittich
4–5
🔥 James Neal 3rd · 03:00
Assists: Sam Bennett, Noah Hanifin · beat Aaron Dell
4–6
🔥 Johnny Gaudreau 3rd · 05:48
Assists: Elias Lindholm, Sean Monahan · beat Aaron Dell
4–7
🔥 Johnny Gaudreau 3rd · 06:29
Assists: Sean Monahan, Elias Lindholm · beat Aaron Dell
4–8
🦈 Joe Thornton PP 3rd · 13:15
Assists: Brent Burns, Erik Karlsson · beat David Rittich
5–8

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦈Sharks
L1 Kane · Hertl · Couture 18:13
L2 Pavelski · Thornton · Meier 13:43
L3 Goodrow · Donskoi · Labanc 12:39
L4 Sorensen · Karlsson · Radil 11:46
D1 Burns · Karlsson 25:02
D2 Braun · Vlasic 21:40
D3 Simek · Dillon 13:16
🔥Flames
L1 Tkachuk · Backlund · Monahan 18:08
L2 Gaudreau · Lindholm · Frolik 17:01
L3 Neal · Bennett · Jankowski 13:51
L4 Ryan · Dube · Hathaway 11:59
D1 Giordano · Brodie 22:32
D2 Hanifin · Hamonic 19:48
D3 Kylington · Andersson 14:47

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🦈SJS CGY🔥
33 Shots on goal 27
2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
18 Hits 19
17 Blocked shots 17
7 Takeaways 14
19 Giveaways 19
37 Penalty minutes 43
SJS shooting 15.2% (5/33) CGY shooting 29.6% (8/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦈Sharks
Aaron Dell
19/27
.704 SV% · 8 GA · 60:00 TOI
🔥Flames
David Rittich
28/33
.848 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

13 of 13 goals located
Mikael Backlund · 1st 01:10 · 0–1 Lukas Radil · 1st 06:53 · 1–1 Mikael Backlund · 1st 10:55 · 1–2 Matthew Tkachuk · 1st 17:24 · 1–3 Brent Burns · 2nd 03:55 · 2–3 Matthew Tkachuk · 2nd 10:47 · 2–4 Joonas Donskoi · 2nd 18:22 · 3–4 Elias Lindholm · 2nd 19:33 · 3–5 Joonas Donskoi · 3rd 00:48 · 4–5 James Neal · 3rd 03:00 · 4–6 Johnny Gaudreau · 3rd 05:48 · 4–7 Johnny Gaudreau · 3rd 06:29 · 4–8 Joe Thornton · 3rd 13:15 · 5–8
SJS CGY
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–3
Sharks
Sharks — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)
Flames
Flames — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 1-0-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)
After 2nd — 3–5
Sharks
Sharks — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-3 (25% win rate, 4 games)
Flames
Flames — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →
Season series tied 1–1
Nov 112018 🔥CGY @ 🦈SJS 1–3 Mar 242018 🔥CGY @ 🦈SJS 1–5 Mar 162018 🦈SJS @ 🔥CGY 7–4 Dec 282017 🔥CGY @ 🦈SJS 2–3 SO Dec 142017 🦈SJS @ 🔥CGY 3–2
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❓ SJS vs CGY, answered

Who won Sharks vs Flames on December 31, 2018?

Flames won 8–5. The final score was Sharks 5, Flames 8.

Who scored for Sharks?

Joonas Donskoi (2), Brent Burns, Joe Thornton, Lukas Radil.

Who scored for Flames?

Johnny Gaudreau (2), Matthew Tkachuk (2), Mikael Backlund (2), Elias Lindholm, James Neal.

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Aaron Dell made 19 saves on 27 shots (.704 save percentage).

How did the Flames goalie play?

David Rittich made 28 saves on 33 shots (.848 save percentage).

Where is Sharks vs Flames played?

At Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, the Flames home rink.

What is the Sharks vs Flames season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦈 Sharks
BeforeDec 29 🦈SJS @ 🛢️EDM 7–4 AfterJan 2 🦈SJS @ 🏔️COL 5–4
🔥 Flames
BeforeDec 29 🐋VAN @ 🔥CGY 3–2 AfterJan 2 🔥CGY @ 🐙DET 5–3
Also on December 31
🐯NSH 6–3 🦅WSH 🐋VAN 0–4 😈NJD 🏝️NYI 3–1 ⚔️BUF 🔔PHI 1–3 🌪️CAR 🐧PIT 3–2 🌲MIN 🏛️OTT 3–6 🧥CBJ 🗽NYR 2–1 🎵STL 🐆FLA 4–3 🐙DET
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