Flames 3 at Predators 5
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Final 1 2 3
Flames 2 0 1
3
Predators  2 2 1
5
Bridgestone Arena - Nashville, Tennessee
Three Stars
1st Star 2nd Star 3rd Star
Predators
Mike Fisher
G A PTS SOG
2 0 2 2
Predators
Martin Erat
G A PTS SOG
1 2 3 3
Predators
Kevin Klein
G A PTS SOG
0 2 2 0


Predators 5, Flames 3
After a long, tough road trip, the Nashville Predators were definitely happy to be home on Thursday night. Mike Fisher scored two goals and the Predators beat the Calgary Flames 5-3 to snap a four-game losing streak. Martin Erat, Nick Spaling, and Brandon Yip had the other goals for the Predators, and Pekka Rinne made 19 saves. Mark Giordano, Blake Comeau, and Jarome Iginla scored for the Flames, who have dropped eight consecutive road games. The...
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Scoring Summary
1st Period Scoring Summary Score
5:01 Short-Handed Mark Giordano (3)
Assisted by Lee Stempniak (15)
Cgy 1-0
11:36 Power-Play Martin Erat (4)
Assisted by Roman Josi (9) and Bobby Butler (3)
Tied 1-1
13:05 Short-Handed Blake Comeau (4)
Assisted by Mark Giordano (5) and Jay Bouwmeester (9)
Cgy 2-1
18:09 Mike Fisher (8)
Assisted by Martin Erat (11)
Tied 2-2
2nd Period Scoring Summary Score
13:24 Mike Fisher (9)
Assisted by Roman Josi (10) and Martin Erat (12)
Nsh 3-2
14:24 Nick Spaling (6)
Assisted by Victor Bartley (1) and Kevin Klein (6)
Nsh 4-2
3rd Period Scoring Summary Score
15:54 Brandon Yip (3)
Assisted by Kevin Klein (7) and Richard Clune (4)
Nsh 5-2
19:00 Power-Play Jarome Iginla (8)
Assisted by Curtis Glencross (8) and Alex Tanguay (14)
Nsh 5-3

Season Series
Date Home Score Goalies
Fri 3/15 Cgy Cgy 3 - 6 W:
Thu 3/21 Nsh Nsh 3 - 5 W:
Tue 4/23 Nsh Nsh 3 - 4 W:
Game Stats
FORWARDS
Name G A S +/- PIM
B. Comeau 1 0 1 1 0
J. Iginla 1 0 1 -3 0
C. Glencross 0 1 2 0 0
L. Stempniak 0 1 3 1 2
A. Tanguay 0 1 0 -2 0
M. Backlund 0 0 1 0 4
S. Begin 0 0 2 -1 5
M. Cammalleri 0 0 2 -2 0
J. Hudler 0 0 0 -1 0
T. Jackman 0 0 1 -1 0
B. McGrattan 0 0 1 -1 0
M. Stajan 0 0 1 1 0
FORWARDS
Name G A S +/- PIM
M. Fisher 2 0 2 2 0
M. Erat 1 2 3 1 0
N. Spaling 1 0 1 2 0
B. Yip 1 0 3 2 2
B. Butler 0 1 1 -1 0
R. Clune 0 1 2 2 7
T. Beck 0 0 4 -1 0
G. Bourque 0 0 1 -1 0
M. Halischuk 0 0 0 0 0
S. Kostitsyn 0 0 1 2 0
D. Legwand 0 0 0 -2 0
C. Mueller 0 0 0 0 0
DEFENSEMEN
Name G A S +/- PIM
M. Giordano 1 1 2 2 0
J. Bouwmeester 0 1 0 -2 0
T. Brodie 0 0 3 -2 2
C. Butler 0 0 0 -2 0
C. Sarich 0 0 0 -2 0
D. Wideman 0 0 2 2 0
DEFENSEMEN
Name G A S +/- PIM
R. Josi 0 2 1 -1 2
K. Klein 0 2 0 3 0
V. Bartley 0 1 0 3 0
J. Blum 0 0 0 0 0
R. Ellis 0 0 1 0 0
S. Weber 0 0 3 -1 2
GOALTENDER
Name S SV GA SV%
M. Kiprusoff(L, 5-6) 23 18 5 .783
GOALTENDER
Name S SV GA SV%
P. Rinne(W, 11-10) 22 19 3 .864
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PLAYER NEWS
Flames
Predators
Colin Wilson (NSH - Center)

News: Wilson is expected to miss 4-6 months after undergoing stabilization surgery on his left shoulder last week, according to Reuters. [+]
Pekka Rinne (NSH - Goaltender)

News: Rinne has had arthroscopic surgery on his left hip and will need approximately four months to recover. Nashville Predators general manager David Poile said Thursday that Rinne had surgery Wednesday to correct a situation team officials were aware of last year resulting from the wear and tear from playing goaltender. [+]
Pekka Rinne (NSH - Goaltender)

News: Rinne has undergone arthroscopic surgery on his left hip, Joshua Cooper of The Tennessean reports. [+]

Injury Report
Flames
Player Injury Status
C. Glencross Sprained MCL day-to-day
S. Begin Upper-body injury day-to-day
A. Tanguay Sprained MCL day-to-day
D. Smith Lower-body injury IR
Predators
Player Injury Status
B. Yip Lower-body injury day-to-day
P. Gaustad Shoulder surgery day-to-day
G. Bourque Upper-body injury/knee surgery day-to-day
C. Wilson Shoulder surgery IR

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