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Sharks Blank Flames to Even Series

Posted Apr 11, 08 12:55 AM CDT in Sports 

(Newser) – Evgeni Nabokov made sure the Sharks left San Jose with something to show for all those shots in their first two playoff games. Nabokov made 21 saves in his sixth career postseason shutout, and rookie Torrey Mitchell scored a power-play goal in the Sharks' 2-0 victory over the Calgary Flames on Thursday night, evening their first-round series at a game apiece.

Joe Pavelski also scored an early goal for the second-seeded Sharks, who outshot the penalty-prone Flames by a huge margin—43-21 this time—for the second time in 24 hours. Calgary beat San Jose in Game 1 on Wednesday night 3-2 despite a 16-shot disadvantage and a home sellout crowd expecting big things from the NHL's second-best regular season team.

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San Jose Sharks defenseman Kyle McLaren, right, celebrates with goalie Evgeni Nabokov, of Kazakhstan, after a win over the Calgary Flames in an NHL hockey Western Conference playoff series in San Jose,...   (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Calgary Flames right wing Owen Nolan (11) is unable to score past San Jose Sharks goalie Evgeni Nabokov (20), of Kazakhstan, in the third period in Game 2 of an NHL hockey Western Conference playoff series,...   (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
San Jose Sharks center Joe Pavelski's shot scores past Calgary Flames goalie Miikka Kiprusoff (34), of Finland, in the second period in Game 2 of an NHL hockey Western Conference playoff series, Thursday,...   (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
The Calgary Flames bench looks as fans cheer behind them in the closing seconds of a loss to the San Jose Sharks in an NHL hockey Western Conference playoff series in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, April...   (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
San Jose Sharks right wing Mike Grier (25) and defenseman Kyle McLaren (4) celebrate in front of goalie Evgeni Nabokov (20), of Kazakhstan, after the Sharks defeated the Calgary Flames 2-0.   (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
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