Filip Zadina had two goals and two assists for a career-high four points in the San Jose Sharks’ 6-3 victory over the Calgary Flames on Thursday night.
“It felt pretty good, obviously,” said Zadina, who just a goal and two assists in his previous 18 games.
“We haven’t scored as a line in a little bit but we got rewarded for the work we’ve done recently.”
Luke Kunin also scored twice, Justin Bailey had a goal and two assists for his first career multi-point game and Mikael Granlund added a goal. MacKenzie Blackwood made 31 saves to help San Jose improve to 15-33-5.
Nazem Kadri, Mikael Backlund and Andrei Kuzmenko for Calgary and rookie Dustin Wolf stopped 25 shots.
The Flames have dropped two straight to fall to 25-24-5 — and have lost five of their last six at the Scotiabank Saddledome.
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“These are games and days that you look back on and they suck, but at the same time, it’s a great opportunity to evaluate yourself as a player and a person and come back stronger,” Wolf said.
After setting up the tying and go-ahead goals in the second period, Zadina put it away with goals 37 seconds apart early in the third to make it 5-2.
Zadina deflected Marco Sturm’s shot high into the air with it toppling over the head of an unsuspecting Wolf and landing in the net.
Zadina’s second goal came on a shot from the left wing that got a piece of Rasmus Andersson’s stick on the way in.
“I think for Z, he’s obviously a very, very skilled player that can put the puck in the net,” linemate Justin Bailey said.
“He’s a high pick and a skill player for a reason and you saw that showcased tonight.”