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Flames Shut Out Sharks, 2-0

Win forces Game 7 Tuesday night

By Jamie Buss,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 20, 2008 11:08 PM CDT
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(Newser) – Miika Kirpusoff made 21 saves, as Owen Nolan and Daymond Langkow both scored to lead the Calgary Flames over the San Jose Sharks 2-0 last night to force a Game 7. The decisive match Tuesday will be the first Game 7 the Sharks have hosted in franchise history after playing five on the road. San Jose was scoreless on the power play.

Kiprusoff was outstanding during the stretches his team's scoring chances dried up and the Sharks were pressing. Nolan, a former Sharks star, scored midway through the first, while Langkow made it 2-0 late in the second. Langkow took two strides from the boards and beat Evgeni Nabokov with a low wrist shot stick side for his third of the postseason. Nabokov made 23 saves.

Calgary Flames' Eric Nystrom, right, is hit by San Jose Sharks' Matt Carle, left, during the third period of Game 6 NHL playoff hockey action in Calgary last night.
Calgary Flames' Eric Nystrom, right, is hit by San Jose Sharks' Matt Carle, left, during the third period of Game 6 NHL playoff hockey action in Calgary last night.   (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Larry MacDougal)
Calgary Flames' Daymond Langkow, center, celebrates his goal against the San Jose Sharks with Jarome Iginla, top left, Alex Tanguay, bottom left, and Dion Phaneuf, right, during their game last night.
Calgary Flames' Daymond Langkow, center, celebrates his goal against the San Jose Sharks with Jarome Iginla, top left, Alex Tanguay, bottom left, and Dion Phaneuf, right, during their game last night.   (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Larry MacDougal)
San Jose Sharks' Douglas Murray, top, of Sweden, hits Calgary Flames' Craig Conroy during the third period of Game 6 NHL playoff hockey action in Calgary last night.
San Jose Sharks' Douglas Murray, top, of Sweden, hits Calgary Flames' Craig Conroy during the third period of Game 6 NHL playoff hockey action in Calgary last night.   (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Larry MacDougal)
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NHL • hockey • Calgary Flames • San Jose Sharks • Evgeni Nabokov • Daymond Langkow • Owen Nolan • Miika Kirpusoff

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