Karri Ramo made 32 saves for his third career shutout and Jiri Hudler scored both goals to lead the Flames over the San Jose Sharks 2-0 Wednesday night. Hudler broke a scoreless tie with a goal in the second period and sealed the game with an empty-netter on the power play late in the third. The rest of this homestand is critical but so are the next two road games and the home games after that. The Sharks also had chances to get on the board early in the second, but Marleau hit the crossbar during a power play. The Flames had a couple of prime scoring chances early, but Niemi robbed Johnny Gaudreau at the side of the net after a wild scramble in the opening minute and then stopped Paul Byron after a turnover by James Sheppard later in a scoreless first period. Some of the biggest excitement was generated by a group of Edmonton Oilers fans sitting at ice level who had junior hockey star Connor McDavid's name taped on the backs of their jerseys.