One of the Calgary Flames’ highest-paid forwards changed his pre-game meal, and in the process, changed the trajectory of his – and possibly the team’s – season.

Calgary won again on Sunday night at the Saddledome, a 5-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks that kept their playoff hopes alive. Yegor Sharangovich, snakebitten all season, scored twice, including the eventual game-winner early in the third period. After scoring just two goals in the entire month of March, Sharangovich has found the back of the net four times in the past three games when his team has needed him most.

Postgame, teammate Jonathan Huberdeau revealed a possible reason for his teammate’s resurgence.

“He’s been eating salmon,” Huberdeau said.

“It’s been helping him, the risotto and salmon. He’s gonna eat it until the end of the year…[before], it was chicken and pasta.”

Sharangovich smirked when asked about the change.

“It’s true,” he said.

“Fish is light.”

He said it wasn’t his idea.

“My wife told me, ‘You should try something different.’”

“I tried it........

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