GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NHL: CALGARY (1-3) at NASHVILLE (2-2)

NHL: CALGARY (1-3) at NASHVILLE (2-2)

<h3>Flames aim for consecutive wins</h3>

<div class="pre">Calgary (1-2-1) at Nashville (2-2-0) 8:00 pm EDT</div>

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Ticker) - The Calgary Flames will try tobuild off their recent success when they visit the NashvillePredators on Saturday.


Matthew Lombardi scored twice, including the winner in overtime,to lift the Flames to a 3-2 victory over the Dallas Stars onFriday. It was the first win of the season, snapping athree-game winless start.


The victory was also the first for Mike Keenan as coach of theFlames. Keenan also halted a drought against the Stars,collecting his first win over them since December 14, 2001 - aspan of eight contests.


"It was a really hard game, and I'm really proud of the way theteam played," Keenan said. "It was our best game for sure thisyear, on a consistent basis. We played against a great,confident team and we had to battle back twice from a goaldeficit and found a way to win."


While Calgary enters with smiles on their face, Nashville hassuffered two straight setbacks since opening the campaign withconsecutive wins.


Most recently, goaltender Chris Mason gave up three goals in thethird period as the Predators fell, 5-3, on Thursday to thePhoenix Coyotes. Nashville is 2-1-0 at home this season.

Calgary netminder Miikka Kiprusoff has been less than impressivein the series, managing just a 2-6-1 record through nine careermeetings.

 

NHL: CALGARY at NASHVILLE

<div class="pre">CALGARY VS NASHVILLE - SCRATCHES

CALGARY NASHVILLE

W PRIMEAU HEALTHY S NICHOL HEALTHY
C MCELHINNEY KNEE INJURY
D HALE HEALTHY</div>

 

NHL: CALGARY at NASHVILLE

<div class="pre">NHL AT NASHVILLE
STARTING GOALIES: CGY - MIIKKA KIPRUSOFF
NAS - CHRIS MASON

OFFICIALS: REF - DON KOHARSKI, KEVIN POLLOCK
LIN - BRIAN MACH, DAN SCHACHTE</div>

 

NHL: CALGARY at NASHVILLE

<div class="pre">CALGARY VS NASHVILLE - SCRATCHES

CALGARY NASHVILLE

W PRIMEAU HEALTHY S NICHOL HEALTHY
C MCELHINNEY KNEE INJURY
D HALE HEALTHY</div>

 

NHL: CALGARY at NASHVILLE

<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 0
NASHVILLE 0 19:55 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 0
NASHVILLE 0 15:52 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 0
NASHVILLE 0 11:38 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 0
NASHVILLE 0 7:41 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 1
NASHVILLE 0 6:30 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 1
NASHVILLE 0
1ST PRD: CGY - (PP) JAROME IGINLA 2 (ADRIAN AUCOIN, ANDERS ERIKSSON)
12:25</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 1
NASHVILLE 0 4:01 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 1
NASHVILLE 1
1ST PRD: NAS - (PP) ALEXANDER RADULOV 1 (DAN HAMHUIS, DAVID LEGWAND)
18:57</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
CALGARY 1 1
NASHVILLE 1 1 END OF THE 1ST

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: CGY - (PP) JAROME IGINLA 2 (ADRIAN AUCOIN, ANDERS ERIKSSON)
12:25
NAS - (PP) ALEXANDER RADULOV 1 (DAN HAMHUIS, DAVID LEGWAND)
18:57

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
CGY 8 8
NAS 8 8

GOALIES: CGY - MIIKKA KIPRUSOFF
NAS - CHRIS MASON</div>

 

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<div class="pre">------------------------
Calgary 1 --1
Nashville 1 --1
------------------------

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Calgary, Jarome Iginla 2 (power play)
(Adrian Aucoin, Anders Eriksson), 12:25. 2, Nashville, Alexander
Radulov 1 (power play) (Dan Hamhuis, David Legwand), 18:57.
Penalties: D Phaneuf, Cgy (boarding), 2:30; M Gelinas, Nas (holding),
10:44; J Arnott, Nas (holding), 13:05; D Phaneuf, Cgy (holding),
17:02.

Shots on goal:
-----------------------------
Calgary 8 --8
Nashville 8 --8
-----------------------------

Goalies : Calgary, Miikka Kiprusoff (8 shots, 7 saves). Nashville,
Chris Mason (8 shots, 7 saves). Referees: Don Koharski, Kevin
Pollock. Linesmen: Brian Mach, Dan Schachte.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 1
NASHVILLE 1 19:55 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 2
NASHVILLE 1
2ND PRD: CGY - ADRIAN AUCOIN 1 (JAROME IGINLA, ALEX TANGUAY) 3:26</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 2
NASHVILLE 1 14:57 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 3
NASHVILLE 1
2ND PRD: CGY - KRISTIAN HUSELIUS 3 (RHETT WARRENER) 6:39</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 3
NASHVILLE 1 12:01 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 3
NASHVILLE 2
2ND PRD: NAS - RADEK BONK 3 (JORDIN TOOTOO, VERNON FIDDLER) 9:48</div>