Bob Hartley has endured two tough seasons coaching in Calgary, but his third has the potential to be special if the Flames can continue their stunning start. Calgary seeks a fifth consecutive victory as it hosts the streaking San Jose Sharks on Saturday night. The Flames (17-8-2) are one of the NHLs most surprising clubs after finishing second to last in their division during Hartleys first two seasons. Theyve won eight of 10 after Sean Monahan scored in overtime of Thursdays 4-3 victory over Colorado, which gave Hartley his 400th career victory. Only Vancouver has more wins than Calgary among Western Conference teams. Players presented Hartley with a firemans helmet normally reserved for the games hardest worker. I told them that Im ready to trade that helmet to see them in the playoffs, said Hartley, who is trying to guide the Flames to their first postseason appearance since 2008-09. I dont know where this season, this story, is going, but its certainly fun, and its certainly very entertaining for us, the coaching staff. Matt Stajan will return to the lineup for the first time since Oct. 28 after recovering from a knee injury. Calgary didnt earn its 17th victory last season until Jan. 22, a startling turnaround for a club that has two defensemen - Mark Giordano and T.J. Brodie - among its top three point scorers. Theres also Dennis Wideman, who scored twice Thursday and leads NHL defenseman with 10 goals. Were on a pretty good hot streak here, Wideman said. We keep coming and we find ways to win hockey games. Hopefully we get a little better as the season drags on here of getting leads and holding on to them. Calgarys run began when Jiri Hudler scored twice - the second an empty netter - in a 2-0 win at San Jose on Nov. 26, the Flames third straight victory in the series. Karri Ramo has two shutouts during the streak and has won his last six starts with a 1.82 goals-against average. He made 32 saves against the Sharks, who have won three straight since falling to the Flames. San Jose (13-10-4) has scored 15 goals in that streak after totaling six while dropping its previous four. It overcame a 2-0 deficit in the first period to win 7-4 over Boston on Wednesday. (It) was a good morale boost to fall behind and then come back and really have everybody contribute, coach Todd McLellan said. It was a good thing for our team. Tyler Kennedy scored twice after missing the previous two with a lower-body injury, while Joe Pavelski and Tommy Wingles also added two goals apiece. The Sharks have scored four goals on the power play in their last three after going 3 for 22 over their previous eight. We feel good about our offense right now, Wingles said. Everyone wants to be around the net, but we softened up and were in smart areas, a little higher up or off to the side, and we were able to get some goals from it. A few adjustments here and there, but kind of the same style of getting pucks to the net and getting second chances. Antti Niemi made 20 saves, but its unclear if hell get the start in this contest with the Sharks playing at Edmonton on Sunday. He has a 1.60 GAA in his last five against the Flames after allowing one goal on 18 shots in the last meeting, when his four-starting winning streak against Calgary ended. Flames Projected Lines F: Glencross - Monahan - Jones Gaudreau - Jooris - Hudler Ferland - Granlund - Byron Bollig - Stajan - Bouma D: Giordano - Brodie Russell - Wideman Smid - Engelland Diaz G: Ramo - starting Hiller Sharks Projected Lines Projected Lines: Hertl - Thornton - Pavelski Marley - Couture - Wingels Kennedy - Sheppard - Nieto Brown - Desjardins - Scott D: Braun - Vlasic Burns - Dillon Hannan - Irwin G: Niemi Stalock Ramo has won three straight against the Sharks with a 0.65 GAA. Discount Basketball Shoes . On a hot, sweaty day, the Hall of Famer looked cool and comfortable. Cheap Basketball Shoes Free Shipping .TV Series: Duck Dynasty. https://www.cheapbasketballshoesstore.com/. The team also announced Tuesday that the Braves will wear a commemorative patch on the right sleeve during the season. The patch, shaped like home plate, carries the number 715, Aarons autograph and a "40th Anniversary" banner. 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Pitching for the first time since May 22 after missing his last turn with a stiff neck, Darvish (5-2) gave up five hits and walked two in dropping his ERA to 2.08. The right-hander matched his season high in strikeouts and overpowered a club that won 9-2 on Friday and 10-2 Saturday. "That team for two days just swung the bats at will, threw the ball around the ballpark, out of the ballpark," Washington said. "We certainly needed to try to slow them down, and (Darvish) did that. He slowed them down. Yu was good today. He was very good. When the team needed him to be very good, he was." Joakim Soria worked a perfect ninth to earn his 11th save and seal Texas major league-leading 11th shutout. Darvish struck out the side in the second and fanned two in each of the next three innings before encountering trouble in the sixth. One-out singles by Jayson Werth and Adam LaRoche put runners at first and third before Darvish struck out Wilson Ramos and retired Ian Desmond on a deep fly to right field. Darvish yielded a two-out walk in the seventh and left after a 1-2-3 eighth. "We just needed Yu to pitch well," Washington said, "and he pitched well." Darvish was worried that neck stiffness might be a problem, but it obviously didnt turn out to be an issue. "Last night before I went to bed, I was very scared to wake up with a neck injury so I probably woke up 20 times," he said through a translator. "But I didnt have any pain when I woke up this morning." Darvish got the only run he needed when Martin hit an 0-1 pitch from Tanner Roark (3-4) into the Washington bullpen beyond the right-field wall. It was his third home run in 183 at-bats this season and ended the Raangers run of homerless games at six.dddddddddddd Roark allowed only one run and seven hits in seven innings but lost his third straight start. "He made one mistake to Martin, a changeup that was up in the strike zone," Williams said. "Other than that, he matched him perfectly." Roark has lost three straight starts but owns a 3.25 ERA and has allowed only eight earned runs over his last 32 2-3 innings. In this one, he kept the Rangers at bay until Martin connected. "It was just a bad changeup. It was up and I didnt throw it with conviction," Roark said. "Thats how its been the past couple games, just one pitch." Donnie Murphy added an RBI single off Drew Storen in the eighth. Murphy had a season-high three hits and was flawless in his first career game at first base. "Hes a pro," Washington said of Murphy. "Every time he goes out there he does something for us." In the first inning, both managers talked to the umpires. With two outs and runners on the corners, Elvis Andrus and Alex Rios executed a double steal. Rios was called out for coming off second base after the steal, but umpires ruled Andrus crossed the plate before the tag. The Texas manager challenged the call at second and Williams insisted the out occurred before Andrus crossed the plate. After replays were reviewed over a span of 2 minutes, 45 seconds, Texas lost its challenge and the Nationals assertion was confirmed. "I might have reacted too soon," Washington acknowledged. "I should have waited until the first inning was over and I would have had my challenge. I was just trying to protect myself." In the bottom half, Ramos looked at a third strike with two outs and runners at first and third. It was the first of five straight strikeouts for Darvish. NOTES: Rangers LF Michael Choice was scratched from the starting lineup with a bruised left shin. ... Both teams are off Monday. Washington hosts Philadelphia on Tuesday night and the Rangers face visiting Baltimore. ... Denard Span got his eighth steal in the third inning, Washingtons 27th this season. Only five Nats have been caught stealing. ... Texas finished its 11-game road trip with a 7-4 record and ended a four-game road losing streak against NL foes. ... Washington fell to 4-26 when scoring fewer than four runs. ' ' '