CALGARY - The snake-bitten Calgary Flames landed on a formula for winning games when scoring is an uphill climb.

The Flames took care of defence and one aspect of special teams while goalie Dustin Wolf rose to the challenge when required in Thursday's 2-0 win over the San Jose Sharks.

Calgary (5-12-2) halted a three-game slide and doused the Sharks (8-7-3), who rode a four-game win streak into the Saddledome.

More importantly for the Flames, ranked last in the NHL and averaging 2.1 goals per game, the victory reinforced they could dig themselves out of their current hole if they take care of both ends of the ice until the final buzzer.

"It's not like we're going to see ourselves in a lot of 6-5, 6-4 games," head coach Ryan Huska said. "We have to be content and OK with winning games 2-

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