 and goals (509), among other categories. After two seasons with Toronto he was traded to Carolina during the summer and then had his contract bought out. Marleau signed a one-year deal to return to San Jose on Oct. 9 and scored two goals in his first game back to lead the Sharks to their first win of the season the next day. He has totaled five points in two games. Elias Lindholm scored for Calgary, which has lost two straight and three of its last four. The Flames were playing their third road game in four days and second in as many days. Marleau and Couture each had an assist on Meier's first goal of the season just over three minutes into the game. Labanc scored midway through the first to give San Jose a 2-0 lead. Erik Karlsson and Tomas Hertl assisted on Labanc's second goal of the season. The Flames scored at 6:43 of the second period, when Lindholm redirected T. J. Brodie's shot off a face off. San Jose extended its lead to 3-1 on Hertl's San Jose's first shorthanded goal of the season with 1:45 left in the second period. Cam Talbot had 17 saves in his Calgary debut. The 31-year-old, signed a one-year free agent contract with the Flames in the offseason after splitting time last season between Edmonton and Philadelphia. NOTES: Flames D Oliver Kylington and C Austin Czarnik were back in the lineup after sitting out Saturday's game against Vegas. ... Calgary F Johnny Gaudreau played in his 400th game. . San Jose is 8-2-0 in the last 10 meetings with Calgary. ... Sharks D Jacob Middleton (upper body ) was placed on injured reserve on Saturday. San Jose coach Pete DeBoer said he's expected to miss about 4-6 weeks. ... C Couture extended his points streak to four games with one goal and four assists over that stretch. ... Marleau is among just eight NHL players who've scored goals with the same team in their teens and in their 40's. That group includes Hall-of-Famers Gordie Howe, Mario Lemieux, Steve Yzerman and Brendan Shanahan. He was 18 when he scored his first NHL goal. UP NEXTFlames: Host Philadelphia on Tuesday night. Sharks: Host Carolina on Wednesday night.---More NHL: https://apnews.com/NHL and https://twitter.com/-Sports)
Time: 10:00 PM EDT Venue: SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose, CA, 95113 / Now to see what Patrick Marleau can do for an encore, and whether the San Jose Sharks can build on their first victory of the season. After a memorable return to the Sharks, in which the 40-year-old scored twice in a 5-4 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday, Marleau and his teammates will play host to the Calgary Flames on Sunday night. Even though he's a veteran of 1,658 regular season games, Marleau must still be skating on air thinking of his return to the Sharks after two seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs." Just to be able to contribute like that, you feel good," said Marleau, who spent 19 seasons in San Jose before leaving as a free agent in the summer of 2017. "But I would've taken the two points over anything. It was just so exciting to be back and playing and being with this bunch of guys." The Sharks were more than thrilled to have Marleau, the franchise's all-time leader in games (1,494), goals (510) and points (1,084), in the fold, too. After dropping their first four games -- all in regulation time by a combined margin of 17-5 -- his return helped spark a much-needed victory before the Sharks could set a new mark for the worst start in franchise history." He's a goal-scorer. That's what he does," forward Joe Thornton said of Marleau, who played his 789th consecutive game, the second-longest active streak behind Florida Panthers defenseman Keith Yandle (800) and the sixth-longest in NHL history. "Getting a 500-goal scorer five games into the year was huge for us. It was the boost we needed." His team also received another boost against the Blackhawks: an effective power play. After starting the season 0-for-15 over three-plus games, the Sharks have found the mark in three of their last five man-advantage opportunities, including twice in Chicago." You knew it was kind of coming, just things weren't going in," Thornton told the San Jose Mercury News. "It was just a matter of time." The Flames arrive after a 6-2 road loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday night, a game in which they stumbled out of the gate and then blew a 2-1 lead." First period wasn't good enough," defenseman Rasmus Andersson told 960 The Fan. "The second period was way better, at least the first 10, 15 minutes, but they scored two quick ones. We've got to play better for 60 minutes here." The incomplete effort has been an ongoing theme for the Flames this young season, and a big reason last year's Western Conference regular-season champions are a middling club (at 2-2-1) after five games." We have moments we're really good, but we can't keep it up for 60 minutes," said Andersson, who scored on Saturday. "We have to figure it out here, start better and finish it off better." Goalie Cam Talbot is pegged to make his Flames debut against the Sharks. Talbot was signed to a one-year contract as a free agent in July. David Rittich started the first five games. Meanwhile, the Sharks will go with veteran Martin Jones in goal. Jones has struggled to start the year, with a 4.56 goals-against average and .854 save percentage in his three starts, all losses.--Field Level Media
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