Predators 2, Flames 1

2011-12 Game No. 30; Road Game No. 15

Flames Record: 14-14-2

FULL HIGHLIGHTS ›KIPPER STONES ERAT › GAME GALLERY ›THE FIVE TAKEAWAYS ›

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CALGARYFLAMES.COM 3 STARS

1st STAR MIIKKA KIPRUSOFF GOALTENDER - CGY GOALS ALLOWED: 2 | SAVES: 43 SAVE %: .955 VIDEO ›

2nd STAR PEKKA RINNE GOALTENDER - NSH GOALS ALLOWED: 1 | SAVES: 35 SAVE %: .972 VIDEO ›

3rd STAR CRAIG SMITH CENTER - NSH GOALS: 0 | ASST: 1 | SHOTS: 7 | +/-: 0 TOI: 16:04 | PIM: 0 VIDEO ›

Which goaltender put in a better individual performance? Miikka Kiprusoff Pekka Rinne VOTE

NASHVILLE, TN -- The Calgary Flames three-game win streak was cut short on Tuesday evening as they fell 2-1 to the Nashville Predators.

Miikka Kiprusoff put in one of his best performances of the season, stopping 43 of 45 shots.

Two of his best saves of the night came in the first stanza. His right pad stops on David Legwand and Martin Erat will be all over every highlight reel as he stoned them on what looked like sure-fire goals.

The Flames didn't come out with the start they would have hoped for, only landing six shots on net while allowing 18 to be sent at Kiprusoff.

Predators forward Matt Halischuk opened the scoring at 11:43 of the first frame. His persistance at the side of the net paid off as he was able backhand the puck over Kiprusoff after Brian McGrattan was able to get it to the net.

Calgary came out with a better effort in the second period and were able to notch the equalizer.

Curtis Glencross weaved through the defence and roofed a backhander past Rinne.

Defenceman Derek Smith picked up the lone assist, pushing him to six points in 24 games this year.

The Predators regained the lead with what would be the game-winning goal early in the third period.

Brendan Morrison was handed an interference call at 3:01 and just thirty seconds later, Nashville found themselves ahead. Colin Wilson was able to capitalize on a Craig Smith rebound, knocking it over Kiprusoff's pad.

The Flames poured on the pressure late in the period, hemming the Predators in their own zone for close to a minute and generating several quality scoring opportunities, but Rinne held his team in and carried them to victory.

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PHOTO OF THE GAME	BY THE NUMBERS
	STAT OF THE NIGHT After a slow start in the shot department (landing just six in the first period), the Flames rifled 17 at Rinne in the second period. Overall, they had 36 on Tuesday night. FLAMES LEADERS Icetime -- Bouwmeester (26:40) Shots -- Iginla (8) Hits -- Jackman (2) Blocks -- Bouwmeester (3) Takeaways -- Backlund (3) Faceoff Wins -- Iginla (6, 86%)

TWEET OF THE NIGHT: @JRThompz: @NHLFlames Kiprusoff deserves a Vezina trophy for his performance this season!!!!

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FLAMES LINEUP VS. NASHVILLE
FORWARD LINES
Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
Curtis Glencross	Olli Jokinen	Jarome Iginla
Alex Tanguay	Roman Horak	Brendan Morrison
Blake Comeau	Mikael Backlund	Lee Stempniak
Tom Kostopoulos	Matt Stajan	Tim Jackman

DEFENCE PAIRINGS
Left Defence	Right Defence
Scott Hannan	Derek Smith
Jay Bouwmeester	Chris Butler
TJ Brodie	Brett Carson
Goaltenders: Miikka Kiprusoff, Leland Irving Starting Lineup: Kiprusoff, Hannan, Smith, Glencross, Jokinen, Iginla

POWERPLAY UNITS
FORWARD LINES
Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
Blake Comeau	Mikael Backlund	Lee Stempniak
Curtis Glencross	Olli Jokinen	Jarome Iginla

POINT MEN
Left Point	Right Point
Alex Tanguay	Jay Bouwmeester

PENALTY KILL UNITS
FORWARD UNITS
Forward	Forward
Olli Jokinen	Curtis Glencross
Tom Kostopoulos	Lee Stempniak

DEFENCE PAIRINGS
Left Defence	Right Defence
Jay Bouwmeester	Scott Hannan
Derek Smith	Brett Carson