CALGARY, Alberta (Ticker) -- The Calgary Flames finally won ahome game. Daymond Langkow scored two goals and the Flames overcame anearly deficit to post a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Kingson Thursday. Calgary, which led the NHL with 30 home wins last season, losteach of its first two games at the Pengrowth Saddledome, fallingto the Philadelphia Flyers - who finished last in the league in2006-07 - and the Vancouver Canucks. The Flames looked like they were headed to another home defeatas they spotted the Kings a 2-0 lead. But Calgary roared backwith four straight goals to take control. Kristian Huselius cut the deficit to 2-1 with a power-play goalwith seven seconds left in the first period. Langkow tied the game with his first tally at 6:11 of the middlesession. Former King Craig Conroy put the Flames ahead for thefirst time just over five minutes later, and Langkow made it4-2 with a power-play goal with 3:58 left in the period. With the Kings on a 5-on-3 power play, Anze Kopitar halvedCalgary's lead at 11:40 of the third with his fourth goal of theseason. Standing just to the right of the net, Kopitar took across-ice feed from Alexander Frolov and roofed a shot overgoaltender Miikka Kiprusoff. Coming off a shootout win on Tuesday over the previouslyundefeated Minnesota Wild, Los Angeles jumped out to a 2-0 leadin the first period. While on the power play, Michael Cammalleri recorded his seventhgoal of the season four minutes into the opening session tomake it 1-0, firing a shot from the blue line that went betweenKiprusoff's legs. Kopitar assisted on Cammalleri's tally and also set up DustinBrown for Los Angeles' next goal just over six minutes laterthat doubled the advantage. Kiprusoff made 31 saves for the Flames.
NHL: LOS ANGELES at CALGARY <div class="pre">------------------------------------ Los Angeles 2 0 1 --3 Calgary 1 3 0 --4 ------------------------------------ FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Los Angeles, Mike Cammalleri 7 (power play) (Anze Kopitar, Lubomir Visnovsky), 3:59. 2, Los Angeles, Dustin Brown 3 (Anze Kopitar), 10:17. 3, Calgary, Kristian Huselius 5 (power play) (Alex Tanguay, Daymond Langkow), 19:53. Penalties: D Hale, Cgy (hooking), 2:45; Ro Regehr, Cgy (delay of game), 3:22; D Moss, Cgy (holding), 15:31; C Conroy, Cgy (hooking), 16:50; Bench, Los (too many men served by A Frolov), 18:05; J Johnson, Los (holding), 18:56. SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 4, Calgary, Daymond Langkow 6 (Robyn Regehr, David Moss), 6:11. 5, Calgary, Craig Conroy 2 (Jarome Iginla, Robyn Regehr), 11:33. 6, Calgary, Daymond Langkow 6 (power play) (Kristian Huselius, Jarome Iginla), 16:02. Penalties: M Lombardi, Cgy (cross checking), 2:01; J Modry, Los (hooking), 4:08; J Modry, Los (high sticking), 15:08. THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 7, Los Angeles, Anze Kopitar 4 (power play) (Alexander Frolov, Lubomir Visnovsky), 11:40. Penalties: B Willsie, Los (interference), 1:58; S Yelle, Cgy (cross checking), 4:35; D Langkow, Cgy (roughing, fighting major), 10:14; D Brown, Los (major fighting), 10:14; D Phaneuf, Cgy (delay of game), 11:03; S Thornton, Los (roughing), 13:56; J Iginla, Cgy (roughing), 13:56. Shots on goal: --------------------------------------- Los Angeles 13 13 8 --34 Calgary 7 11 11 --29 --------------------------------------- Power-play Conversions: Los Angeles - 2 of 8, Calgary - 2 of 5. Goalies : Los Angeles, Jean-Sebastien Aubin (18 shots, 14 saves; record: 1-1-0), Jason Labarbera (20:00 of 3rd period, 11, 11). Calgary, Miikka Kiprusoff (34 shots, 31 saves; record: 3-2-2). A: 19,289. Referees: Brad Meier, Tim Peel. Linesmen: Darren Gibbs, Steve Barton.</div>
NHL: LOS ANGELES at CALGARY <div class="pre">----------------------------------------- LOS ANGELES 2 0 1 --3 CALGARY 1 3 0 --4 ----------------------------------------- FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Los Angeles, Mike Cammalleri 7 (power play) (Anze Kopitar, Lubomir Visnovsky), 3:59. 2, Los Angeles, Dustin Brown 3 (Anze Kopitar), 10:17. 3, Calgary, Kristian Huselius 5 (power play) (Alex Tanguay, Daymond Langkow), 19:53. Penalties: D Hale, Cgy (hooking), 2:45; Ro Regehr, Cgy (delay of game), 3:22; D Moss, Cgy (holding), 15:31; C Conroy, Cgy (hooking), 16:50; Bench, Los (too many men served by A Frolov), 18:05; J Johnson, Los (holding), 18:56. SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 4, Calgary, Daymond Langkow 6 (Robyn Regehr, David Moss), 6:11. 5, Calgary, Craig Conroy 2 (Jarome Iginla, Robyn Regehr), 11:33. 6, Calgary, Daymond Langkow 6 (power play) (Kristian Huselius, Jarome Iginla), 16:02. Penalties: M Lombardi, Cgy (cross checking), 2:01; J Modry, Los (hooking), 4:08; J Modry, Los (high sticking), 15:08. THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 7, Los Angeles, Anze Kopitar 4 (power play) (Alexander Frolov, Lubomir Visnovsky), 11:40. Penalties: B Willsie, Los (interference), 1:58; S Yelle, Cgy (cross checking), 4:35; D Langkow, Cgy (roughing, fighting major), 10:14; D Brown, Los (major fighting), 10:14; D Phaneuf, Cgy (delay of game), 11:03; S Thornton, Los (roughing), 13:56; J Iginla, Cgy (roughing), 13:56. Shots on goal: ---------------------------------------- LOS ANGELES 13 13 8 --34 CALGARY 7 11 11 --29 ---------------------------------------- Power-play Conversions: LOS - 2 of 8, CGY - 2 of 5. Goalies : Los Angeles, Jean-Sebastien Aubin (18 shots, 14 saves; record: 1-1-0), Jason Labarbera (20:00 of 3rd period, 11, 11). Calgary, Miikka Kiprusoff (34 shots, 31 saves; record: 3-2-2). A: 19,289. Referees: Brad Meier, Tim Peel. Linesmen: Darren Gibbs, Steve Barton. INDIVIDUAL PLAYER STATISTICS LOS ANGELES CALGARY G A +/- Shots G A +/- Shots A Kopitar 1 2 +1 2 O Nolan 0 0 +1 1 P O'Sullivan 0 0 -1 1 J Iginla 0 2 even 5 M Cammalleri 1 0 +1 8 E Godard 0 0 even 0 L Visnovsky 0 2 even 1 M Lombardi 0 0 even 3 K Calder 0 0 -1 1 W Primeau 0 0 even 0 B Willsie 0 0 -1 1 K Huselius 1 1 even 4 D Brown 1 0 +1 2 D Hale 0 0 even 1 A Frolov 0 1 even 2 D Langkow 2 1 +1 3 M Handzus 0 0 -1 3 C Conroy 1 0 +1 1 S Thornton 0 0 even 0 D Moss 0 1 +1 0 J Johnson 0 0 -1 0 M Nilson 0 0 even 1 R Blake 0 0 +1 0 Ro Regehr 0 2 +1 1 R Ivanans 0 0 even 2 D Phaneuf 0 0 even 1 T Preissing 0 0 -1 1 A Aucoin 0 0 +1 0 J Modry 0 0 -1 1 A Tanguay 0 1 even 3 B Stuart 0 0 -1 5 R Warrener 0 0 even 0 D Armstrong 0 0 even 3 C Sarich 0 0 even 3 J Zeiler 0 0 -1 1 S Yelle 0 0 -1 2 L Nagy HEALTHY A Eriksson HEALTHY K Dallman HEALTHY M Smith HEALTHY</div>
CALGARY, Alberta (Ticker) -- The Calgary Flames finally won ahome game. Daymond Langkow scored two goals and the Flames overcame anearly deficit to post a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Kingson Thursday. Calgary, which led the NHL with 30 home wins last season, losteach of its first two games at the Pengrowth Saddledome, fallingto the Philadelphia Flyers - who finished last in the league in2006-07 - and the Vancouver Canucks. The Flames looked like they were headed to another home defeatas they spotted the Kings a 2-0 lead. But Calgary roared backwith four straight goals to take control. "We found ways to put the puck in the net and also protect thelead," said Calgary defenseman Robyn Regehr, who had twoassists. "It's something we haven't done a very good job of inthe last couple games." Kristian Huselius cut the deficit to 2-1 with a power-play goalwith seven seconds left in the first period. Langkow tied the game with his first tally at 6:11 of the middlesession. "He's red hot," said Regehr, who originally was credited withthe goal. "It doesn't surprise me whatsoever that he got thegoal. He's always battling in front of the net. He seems to beable to get his stick on those shots fairly consistently." Former King Craig Conroy put the Flames ahead for the first timejust over five minutes later, and Langkow made it 4-2 with apower-play goal with 3:58 left in the period. "It's a big win, obviously, coming off that loss in Colorado (onTuesday)," Langkow said. "It's a big character builder. Wegot down early, but we were able to come back." With the Kings on a 5-on-3 power play, Anze Kopitar halvedCalgary's lead at 11:40 of the third with his fourth goal of theseason. Standing just to the right of the net, Kopitar took across-ice feed from Alexander Frolov and roofed a shot overgoaltender Miikka Kiprusoff. Coming off a shootout win on Tuesday over the previouslyundefeated Minnesota Wild, Los Angeles jumped out to a 2-0 leadin the first period. While on the power play, Michael Cammalleri recorded his seventhgoal of the season four minutes into the opening session tomake it 1-0, firing a shot from the blue line that went betweenKiprusoff's legs. "(Cammaleri's) playing great," said Los Angeles' JasonLaBarbera, who relieved starting goalie Jean-Sebastien Aubin inthe third period. "I played against him in the American League,too, and I know what kind of player he is. "He's a guy who is great with the puck. He's really good aroundthe net. The biggest thing with him is, he works at it. He'ssuch a smart guy. He understands the game." Kopitar assisted on Cammalleri's tally and also set up DustinBrown for Los Angeles' next goal just over six minutes laterthat doubled the advantage. Kiprusoff made 31 saves for the Flames. Aubin, who was making his second start for the Kings sincereturning from a groin injury, gave up four goals on 18 shotsbefore being lifted after two periods. LaBarbera stopped all 11shots he faced in the third as Los Angeles attempted to rally. "It's never easy to go in like that," LaBarbera said. "Being abackup goalie is always tough. I always get stressed outbecause you never know what's going to happen. You don't knowif you're going to go in."
