Flames, Sharks meet to end unsuccessful campaigns

Both squads fell well short of reaching the Stanley Cup playoffs — it's the second consecutive year without a postseason for Calgary and the fifth straight for the Sharks. The Sharks, who suffered a 9-2 loss to the Edmonton Oilers in their penultimate game, will finish at the bottom of the league standings and have the best odds for the No. 1 pick in this summer's draft. San Jose (19-53-9, 47 points), which opened the season with 11 straight losses (0-10-1), can take solace in the fact that it will be adding more young talent to a group that went through a massive rebuild. "We're in the middle of something that is going well, despite the results we're getting right now," Sharks coach David Quinn said.