SAN JOSE -- Tommy Wingels, Tomas Hertl and Marc-Edouard Vlasic each had a goal and an assist to help the San Jose Sharks to a 5-2 win against the Calgary Flames at SAP Center on Saturday.
Joel Ward and Patrick Marleau scored, Joe Pavelski had two assists and Martin Jones made 25 saves for the Sharks (14-9-0), who have won seven of their past eight games.
Flames goalie Jonas Hiller gave up five goals on 29 shots in his first start since Oct. 28 when he sustained a hip injury against the Ottawa Senators. Hiller was activated from injured reserve Thursday.
Markus Granlund and Micheal Ferland each scored his first goal of the season for Calgary (8-14-2).
Wingels and Hertl, who skate together on the third line, were benched by coach Peter DeBoer in the third period of the Sharks' 5-2 loss against the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday. They responded with strong games, igniting the Sharks' rout.
Wingels gave San Jose a 1-0 lead at 9:03 of the first period, redirecting Vlasic's long-range shot from the right boards past Hiller. The goal was Wingels' second of the season and ended a 14-game drought.
Hertl made it 2-0 at 12:36 of the first period, his first goal in 19 games. He took a pass from Brenden Dillon and beat Hiller with a sharp-angled slap shot from the right circle that snuck inside the right post.
The Sharks entered the game with one power-play goal at home in 26 chances this season. Ward and Marleau each scored a power-play goal in a span of 50 seconds in the second period to make it 4-0.
Ward scored at 10:04 of the second on a 5-on-3 power play with Deryk Engelland in the penalty box for roughing and Dennis Wideman for high sticking. Pavelski sent a pass from below the goal line to Ward in the low slot, where he scored on a wrist shot. The goal was Ward's ninth of the season.
Marleau scored at 10:54 with the man-advantage, putting a wrist shot from the high slot past Hiller for his ninth goal of the season and third in three games.
Granlund scored at 9:42 of the third period, cutting San Jose's lead to 4-1, but Vlasic answered with a goal at 9:53, taking a cross-ice pass from Wingels and scoring on a 2-on-1 rush.
Ferland scored with 1:17 left.
Calgary went 3-0-0 against San Jose at SAP Center last season, outscoring the Sharks 10-4. The Flames, who went 0-2-1 on a three-game road trip, have scored three or fewer goals in nine straight games.
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