Big goal. Bad goal.



Sunday night’s game at the SAP Center in San Jose began with a scene that’s become all too familiar for the Calgary Flames.



Fifty seconds into a key divisional showdown with the Sharks and they were already one behind on the scoresheet.



Circling in the offensive zone, Evander Kane took a pass from Joe Pavelski and from the faceoff dot, fired a snap shot that cleanly beat goaltender Mike Smith on his glove side. San Jose would not relinquish that lead, going on to a 3-1 victory.



In evaluating goals against, there are two criteria:



Was the shot stoppable?



How did it impact the game?



This was a double-dip of yuck for Calgary.



To begin, Smith and his enormous 6-foot-4 frame needs to at least get a piece of a shot from that angle and distance, regardless of how precise it is.



Second, it was a significant goal to surrender as it immediately put the Flames back on their heels.