from Kristen Odland of the Calgary Herald,

The Calgary Flames, one of the best overtime clubs in the National Hockey League, had 10 wins heading into their game against the San Jose Sharks.

And only three of them were completed in the traditional 60 minutes.

So, when the home team calmly went up 4-2 in the second period and held onto the lead until the final buzzer, the head coach welcomed the change.

“When I used to work in the (windshield) plant, I liked overtime because it meant time-and-a-half,” Bob Hartley said. “Over here, wins in regulation are a little easier on the coaches and the general managers.”

And, to boot, the Flames captured their seventh-straight victory on home ice with goals from Markus Granlund, Sean Monahan, Micheal Frolik, and Mikael Backlund.

In fact, it’s their longest home-ice spree since they prevailed in eight in a row, Feb. 23 to March 27, 2013. It’s also the first time that Calgary (11-14-2) has strung together a three-game win streak this season.

“I don’t know about relief,” said Flames captain Mark Giordano who, in one of his finest games of the season, logged 28:17 of ice time and had two assists. “We’ve been feeling good about ourselves here over the last little bit. The way we won those last two (against Boston and Dallas) did a lot for our team.

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