NHL: NASHVILLE at CALGARY <div class="pre">NHL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL --- --- --- ----- NASHVILLE 0 0 1 1 CALGARY 1 2 2 5 FINAL GOAL SCORING: 1ST PRD: CGY - (PP) JAROME IGINLA 7 (DAYMOND LANGKOW, KRISTIAN HUSELIUS) 3:59 2ND PRD: CGY - MATTHEW LOMBARDI 5 (JAROME IGINLA, ALEX TANGUAY) 1:40 CGY - (PP) KRISTIAN HUSELIUS 7 (DAYMOND LANGKOW, ALEX TANGUAY) 5:07 3RD PRD: NAS - (PP) RADEK BONK 6 (RYAN SUTER, MAREK ZIDLICKY) 2:31 CGY - ERIC NYSTROM 1 (DAVID MOSS) 14:29 CGY - JAROME IGINLA 8 (ALEX TANGUAY) 19:06 POWER-PLAY CONVERSIONS: NAS - 1 OF 6, CGY - 2 OF 8. SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL --- --- --- ----- NAS 12 12 16 40 CGY 12 9 12 33 GOALIES: NAS - CHRIS MASON CGY - MIIKKA KIPRUSOFF OFFICIALS: REF - MICK MCGEOUGH, STEVE KOZARI LIN - BRIAN MACH, MARK SHEWCHYK ATT: 19,391</div>
By Mike Blanchard PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer CALGARY, Alberta (Ticker) -- If you asked the Nashville Predatorswhether they thought Calgary Flames goaltender Miika Kiprusoffwas overpaid, the answer would probably be no. Kiprusoff made 39 saves and Jarome Iginla scored a pair of goalsto lead Calgary to a 5-1 victory over Nashville on Tuesday atthe Pengrowth Saddledome. Kiprusoff stopped all 24 shots faced through two periods andshowed why the Flames paid $35 million to sign the former VezinaTrophy winner to a six-year contract extension on Monday. Tested early and often, Kiprusoff stopped Predators centre DavidLegwand on partial breakaways at point-blank range twice in thefirst 10 minutes. Legwand couldn't solve the Flames netminderon another break early in the second period. Iginla opened the scoring for the Flames with a power-play goal3:59 into the first period. Parked at the top of the crease,Iginla banged home Daymond Langow's centering pass from behindthe net. Iginla helped put the Flames ahead 2-0 just 100 seconds into thesecond period. On a two-on-one break, Iginla flipped a saucerpass to Matthew Lombardi who was able to chip the puck pastNashville goaltender Chris Mason. Three and a half minutes later the Flames took advantage of aNashville penalty. Kristian Huselius added a power-play goal toextend the Flames lead to 3-0. Nashville found a way to beat Kiprusoff 2:30 into the thirdperiod. With a man advantage, Radek Bonk wired a shot from theleft faceoff circle and found the far corner of the net. Eric Nystrom scored his first career goal and Iginla talliedwith 54 seconds to play to cap the scoring.
By Mike Blanchard PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer CALGARY, Alberta (Ticker) -- If you asked the Nashville Predatorswhether they thought Calgary Flames goaltender Miika Kiprusoffwas overpaid, the answer would probably be no. Kiprusoff made 39 saves and Jarome Iginla scored a pair of goalsto lead Calgary to a 5-1 victory over Nashville on Tuesday atthe Pengrowth Saddledome. Kiprusoff stopped all 24 shots faced through two periods andshowed why the Flames paid $35 million to sign the former VezinaTrophy winner to a six-year contract extension on Monday. Tested early and often, Kiprusoff stopped Predators centre DavidLegwand on partial breakaways at point-blank range twice in thefirst 10 minutes. Legwand couldn't solve the Flames netminderon another break early in the second period. Iginla opened the scoring for the Flames with a power-play goal3:59 into the first period. Parked at the top of the crease,Iginla banged home Daymond Langow's centering pass from behindthe net. Iginla helped put the Flames ahead 2-0 just 100 seconds into thesecond period. On a two-on-one break, Iginla flipped a saucerpass to Matthew Lombardi who was able to chip the puck pastNashville goaltender Chris Mason. Three and a half minutes later the Flames took advantage of aNashville penalty. Kristian Huselius added a power-play goal toextend the Flames lead to 3-0. Nashville found a way to beat Kiprusoff 2:30 into the thirdperiod. With a man advantage, Radek Bonk wired a shot from theleft faceoff circle and found the far corner of the net. Eric Nystrom scored his first career goal and Iginla talliedwith 54 seconds to play to cap the scoring.
By Mike Blanchard PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer CALGARY, Alberta (Ticker) -- If you asked the Nashville Predatorswhether they thought Calgary Flames goaltender Miikka Kiprusoffwas overpaid, the answer would probably be no. Kiprusoff made 39 saves and Jarome Iginla scored a pair of goalsto lead Calgary to a 5-1 victory over Nashville on Tuesday atthe Pengrowth Saddledome. Kiprusoff stopped all 24 shots faced through two periods andshowed why the Flames paid $35 million to sign the former VezinaTrophy winner to a six-year contract extension on Monday. Tested early and often, Kiprusoff stopped Predators centre DavidLegwand on partial breakaways at point-blank range twice in thefirst 10 minutes. Legwand couldn't solve the Flames netminderon another break early in the second period. Iginla opened the scoring for the Flames with a power-play goal3:59 into the first period. Parked at the top of the crease,Iginla banged home Daymond Langow's centering pass from behindthe net. Iginla helped put the Flames ahead 2-0 just 100 seconds into thesecond period. On a two-on-one break, Iginla flipped a saucerpass to Matthew Lombardi who was able to chip the puck pastNashville goaltender Chris Mason. Three and a half minutes later the Flames took advantage of aNashville penalty. Kristian Huselius added a power-play goal toextend the Flames lead to 3-0. Nashville found a way to beat Kiprusoff 2:30 into the thirdperiod. With a man advantage, Radek Bonk wired a shot from theleft faceoff circle and found the far corner of the net. Eric Nystrom scored his first career goal and Iginla talliedwith 54 seconds to play to cap the scoring.
NHL: NASHVILLE at CALGARY <div class="pre">------------------------------------ Nashville 0 0 1 --1 Calgary 1 2 2 --5 ------------------------------------ FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Calgary, Jarome Iginla 7 (power play) (Daymond Langkow, Kristian Huselius), 3:59. Penalties: J Smithson, Nas (tripping), 3:52; R Bonk, Nas (boarding), 12:29; O Nolan, Cgy (interference), 14:19. SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 2, Calgary, Matthew Lombardi 5 (Jarome Iginla, Alex Tanguay), 1:40. 3, Calgary, Kristian Huselius 7 (power play) (Daymond Langkow, Alex Tanguay), 5:07. Penalties: A Radulov, Nas (holding), 3:07; V Fiddler, Nas (hooking), 4:09; R Warrener, Cgy (hooking), 12:26; C Sarich, Cgy (cross checking), 12:53; K Klein, Nas (delay of game), 15:32. THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 4, Nashville, Alexander Radulov 2 (power play) (Ryan Suter, Marek Zidlicky), 2:31. 5, Calgary, Eric Nystrom 1 (David Moss, Matthew Lombardi), 14:29. 6, Calgary, Jarome Iginla 8 (Alex Tanguay), 19:06. Penalties: C Sarich, Cgy (holding), 1:04; M Lombardi, Cgy (tripping), 6:22; J Dumont, Nas (hooking), 8:48; A Aucoin, Cgy (interference), 8:56; J Arnott, Nas (interference), 10:42; O Nolan, Cgy (holding), 12:11. Shots on goal: --------------------------------------- Nashville 12 13 15 --40 Calgary 12 9 12 --33 --------------------------------------- Power-play Conversions: Nashville - 1 of 6, Calgary - 2 of 7. Goalies : Nashville, Chris Mason (33 shots, 28 saves; record: 2-7-0). Calgary, Miikka Kiprusoff (40 shots, 39 saves; record: 6-3-3). A: 19,391. Referees: Mick Mcgeough, Steve Kozari. Linesmen: Brian Mach, Mark Shewchyk.</div>
NHL: NASHVILLE at CALGARY <div class="pre">----------------------------------------- NASHVILLE 0 0 1 --1 CALGARY 1 2 2 --5 ----------------------------------------- FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Calgary, Jarome Iginla 7 (power play) (Daymond Langkow, Kristian Huselius), 3:59. Penalties: J Smithson, Nas (tripping), 3:52; R Bonk, Nas (boarding), 12:29; O Nolan, Cgy (interference), 14:19. SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 2, Calgary, Matthew Lombardi 5 (Jarome Iginla, Alex Tanguay), 1:40. 3, Calgary, Kristian Huselius 7 (power play) (Daymond Langkow, Alex Tanguay), 5:07. Penalties: A Radulov, Nas (holding), 3:07; V Fiddler, Nas (hooking), 4:09; R Warrener, Cgy (hooking), 12:26; C Sarich, Cgy (cross checking), 12:53; K Klein, Nas (delay of game), 15:32. THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 4, Nashville, Alexander Radulov 2 (power play) (Ryan Suter, Marek Zidlicky), 2:31. 5, Calgary, Eric Nystrom 1 (David Moss, Matthew Lombardi), 14:29. 6, Calgary, Jarome Iginla 8 (Alex Tanguay), 19:06. Penalties: C Sarich, Cgy (holding), 1:04; M Lombardi, Cgy (tripping), 6:22; J Dumont, Nas (hooking), 8:48; A Aucoin, Cgy (interference), 8:56; J Arnott, Nas (interference), 10:42; O Nolan, Cgy (holding), 12:11. Shots on goal: ---------------------------------------- NASHVILLE 12 13 15 --40 CALGARY 12 9 12 --33 ---------------------------------------- Power-play Conversions: NAS - 1 of 6, CGY - 2 of 7. Goalies : Nashville, Chris Mason (33 shots, 28 saves; record: 2-7-0). Calgary, Miikka Kiprusoff (40 shots, 39 saves; record: 6-3-3). A: 19,391. Referees: Mick Mcgeough, Steve Kozari. Linesmen: Brian Mach, Mark Shewchyk. INDIVIDUAL PLAYER STATISTICS NASHVILLE CALGARY G A +/- Shots G A +/- Shots M Erat 0 0 -1 3 O Nolan 0 0 even 2 D Legwand 0 0 even 7 J Iginla 2 1 +2 8 S Nichol 0 0 even 0 M Smith 0 0 even 0 R Bonk 0 0 -1 2 E Godard 0 0 even 0 J Arnott 0 0 -1 3 M Lombardi 1 1 +2 1 D Hamhuis 0 0 -2 3 K Huselius 1 1 even 5 R Suter 0 1 even 5 D Langkow 0 2 even 4 J Tootoo 0 0 -2 1 E Nystrom 1 0 +1 1 J Smithson 0 0 -1 0 C Conroy 0 0 +1 1 M Zidlicky 0 1 even 4 D Moss 0 1 +1 1 R Peverley 0 0 even 1 Ro Regehr 0 0 +1 0 V Fiddler 0 0 -1 2 D Phaneuf 0 0 +1 4 J Ortmeyer 0 0 even 0 A Aucoin 0 0 +1 2 A Radulov 1 0 -1 3 A Tanguay 0 3 +2 1 G Zanon 0 0 -1 1 R Warrener 0 0 +1 1 G de Vries 0 0 -2 2 C Sarich 0 0 +1 1 J Dumont 0 0 -1 1 S Yelle 0 0 even 0 K Klein 0 0 -1 2 A Eriksson 0 0 +1 1 V Koistinen HEALTHY M Nilson HEALTHY W Primeau ANKLE INJURY D Hale HEALTHY</div>
By Mike Blanchard PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer CALGARY, Alberta (Ticker) - If you asked the Nashville Predatorswhether they thought Calgary Flames goaltender MiiKka Kiprusoffwas overpaid, the answer would probably be no. Kiprusoff made 39 saves and Jarome Iginla scored a pair of goalsto lead Calgary to a 5-1 victory over Nashville on Tuesday atthe Pengrowth Saddledome. Kiprusoff stopped all 24 shots faced through two periods andshowed why the Flames paid $35 million to sign the former VezinaTrophy winner to a six-year contract extension on Monday. Tested early and often, Kiprusoff stopped Predators centre DavidLegwand on partial breakaways at point-blank range twice in thefirst 10 minutes. Legwand couldn't solve the Flames netminderon another break early in the second period. "I was able to see most of the shots out there," Kiprusoff said."That's huge for me." Iginla opened the scoring for the Flames with a power-play goal3:59 into the first period. Parked at the top of the crease,Iginla banged home Daymond Langow's centering pass from behindthe net. Iginla helped put the Flames ahead 2-0 just 100 seconds into thesecond period. On a two-on-one break, Iginla flipped a saucerpass to Matthew Lombardi who was able to chip the puck pastNashville goaltender Chris Mason. "I thought we were skating well tonight," Iginla said. "Latelywe've been a lot quicker in the neutral zone." Three and a half minutes later the Flames took advantage of aNashville penalty. Kristian Huselius added a power-play goal toextend the Flames lead to 3-0. Nashville found a way to beat Kiprusoff 2:30 into the thirdperiod. With a man advantage, Alexander Radulov wired a shotfrom the left faceoff circle and found the far corner of thenet. "He's been the best goalie over the past few seasons," Iginlasaid. "People say top three, but we believe he's the best." Predators coach Barry Trotz thought there was an opportunity tocatch the Flames. "In a lot of areas we were good," Trotz said. "In crucial areasat crucial times we weren't as good as we needed to be." However, the Predators continue to struggle on the road, andhave not won in five games away from Sommet Centre. "We're just a totally different team on the road," Mason said."It's harder to win on the road and it seems right now we're notwilling to get into the hard areas." Eric Nystrom scored his first career goal and Iginla talliedwith 54 seconds to play to cap the scoring.
