Flames snap four-game skid by beating Bolts 4-2

Yegor Sharangovich continued his hot streak on Saturday.

Yegor Sharangovich continued his hot streak on Saturday.

Sharangovich scored for the fifth consecutive game as the Calgary Flames snapped a four-game winless skid with a 4-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning.

“When I get the chance to take a shot, I try to shoot and try to score, and if you shoot it three, four times in a game, maybe one shot will go for a goal,” said the quiet-spoken Belarusian.

With six goals during his career-best streak, Sharangovich is up to 11 on the season, which leads the team. The right-winger was acquired from New Jersey during the summer in a trade that sent Tyler Toffoli to the Devils.

“The city, we really love it,” said Sharangovich, who signed a two-year contract extension after he arrived in Calgary. “Our family, it's a really good city for us. And the team, too. Good teammates, good staff, everything is good."

After a scoreless first period, Calgary took the lead for good when they erupted for three goals in the opening seven minutes of the second.

“The second period, I think, was maybe our best period of the year,” said Flames coach Ryan Huska. “We controlled the play, we were smart with the puck, and we had a lot of zone time in that period.”