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SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Joe Pavelski jumped into the team points lead after scoring twice and assisting on two other goals. Not that he was paying much attention. Pavelski scored two power-play goals, helping the San Jose Sharks remain unbeaten at home with a 6-3 victory over the Calgary Flames on Saturday night. "There are three, four, five guys like that here," Pavelski said. "Its so early in the season for that." Brent Burns, Scott Hannan, Patrick Marleau and Logan Couture also scored for the Sharks, who have won their first five at home. "We have a great comfort level here," Sharks captain Joe Thornton said. "We come out strong, heavy and jump on teams. Were aggressive from the drop of the puck." Sean Monahan, Mikael Backlund and Jiri Hudler scored for the Flames, who lost their second straight after opening the season 4-0-1. "This is by far the best team we have played," Calgary coach Bob Hartley said. "At the same time it was the worst game weve played. We made some bad decisions that cost us some goals. We made bad decisions and went to the box for unnecessary reasons and there was a little bad luck." Antti Niemi stopped 16 of 19 shots to record his 11th career win over the Flames, his most against any team. It was also his 100th as a Shark. Karri Ramo, making his first start since the season opener, made 30 saves. "Five goals, you cant be happy about that," Ramo said. "I felt like I was a little bit behind. When you keep giving them power plays, they are going to hurt you." The Sharks were 3 of 9 on the power play and have scored 11 times over their last 36 chances. "The power play was huge," Thornton said. "Especially in the third period, when they got two quick goals on us. It was good to respond." Burns gave the Sharks, who are 8-2-1 against Calgary in their past 11 meetings, the early lead with an easy tap from in front of the net. Pavelski beat Kris Russell to a puck in the corner and fed a wide-open Burns less than a minute into the contest. "Its always fun scoring on the first shift," Pavelski said. Hannan made it 2-0 in the final minute of the first period with a long shot. Monahan put the Flames on the board with a power-play goal early in the second period. Sven Baertschi fed him the puck from behind the net, making it easy to beat Niemi. Pavelski and Marleau, who has a goal in five straight games, each scored on power plays -- both getting an assist on the others score -- to give the Sharks a 4-1 edge heading into the third period. "The first one I kind of set up in front of the net and Pavey gave me an outstanding pass through the box," Marleau said. The Flames scored twice in the first four minutes of the final period to pull to 4-3. Lee Stempniak took a shot that bounced off Niemis pads directly to Backlund, who notched the short-handed goal before the Sharks goalie cold recover. Hudler scored two minutes later after taking a nice crossing pass from Monahan. Pavelski redirected Coutures shot for a power-play goal midway through the third period to put the Sharks on top 5-3. "Pav was in a great spot," said Couture, who wore the A on his uniform for the first time. "Weve worked on that play with the puck coming off the board and I just tried to get it to him." Couture added an empty-netter with 1:22 remaining to play. NOTES: Burns missed a penalty shot in the first period as Ramo made a stick save on the near post. ... San Jose F Bracken Kearns was assigned to Worchester of the AHL. ... The Sharks scored in the first minute for the fourth time in their first eight games. ... Hannan recorded his 200th career point with his goal. ... Hudler has a point in each of the Flames seven games. ... Monahan has scored in six of seven games. ... Pavelski recorded his 20th career multi-goal game. LINZ, Austria -- Top-seeded Angelique Kerber overcame a poor start to beat Monica Niculescu of Romania 0-6, 6-1, 6-2 in the first round of the Generali Ladies on Wednesday. The 10th-ranked German struggled for rhythm and won just five points on her own serve as she lost the opening set in 22 minutes. Kerber settled after an early break in the second and conceded just three games in the remainder of the match. "I just wasnt there in the first set. I was too nervous." Kerber said. "I am happy that I managed to turn the match around." Kerber was given a late wildcard entry to replace Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic after the former Wimbledon champion pulled out with a back injury. Kerber leads the competition for the eighth and final spot at the season-ending WTA Championships in Istanbul. She needs a semifinal place this week or a quarterfinal in Moscow next week to secure it. "I try not to think about that," Kerber said. "I want to focus on my next match and have fun on the court without added pressure." In the second round, Kerber faces another player from Romania, Alexandra Cadanttu, who beat Melanie Klaffner of Austria 7-6 (4), 6-2.dddddddddddd Two-time former champion Ana Ivanovic reached her fourth quarterfinal of the season by defeating Francesca Schiavone of Italy 6-3, 7-5. In a match between two former French Open champions, the third-seeded Ivanovic was more consistent in her ground strokes, while Schiavone double-faulted nine times. "Francesca is a great player and it was a tough match," Ivanovic said. The 2008 and 10 champion next plays seventh-seeded Dominika Cibulkova or Katarzyna Piter of Poland. Earlier, seeded players Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain and Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium also advanced to the quarterfinals. 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