Tkachuk scores twice for Flames in 3-2 win over Sharks
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Teen-ager Matthew Tkachuk stayed up late thinking he would be scratched. When he did hear he would play, he got ready in a hurry.
Tkachuk recorded his first two-goal game, including the game-winner with 4:21 to play, and the Calgary Flames handed the San Jose Sharks their first home loss of the season, 3-2 on Thursday night.
Troy Brouwer and Tkachuk scored in a 93-second span late in the second period as the Flames ended a two-game slide.
“I woke up this morning not really expecting I was playing,” Tkachuk said. “I got the news I was playing and got fired up pretty quickly. I was running on adrenaline tonight, that’s for sure.”