Panthers 3, Flames 2, SO

2011-12 Game No. 32; Road Game No. 17

Flames Record: 14-14-4

FULL HIGHLIGHTS ›OLLI OPENS THE SCORING › GAME GALLERY ›THE FIVE TAKEAWAYS ›

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CALGARYFLAMES.COM 3 STARS

1st STAR LELAND IRVING GOALTENDER - CGY SHOTS AGAINST: 41 | GA: 2 | SV%: .951 | MINUTES PLAYED: 64:58 VIDEO ›

2nd STAR SEAN BERGENHEIM LEFT WING - FLA GOALS: 2 | ASST: 0 | SHOTS: 5 | +/-: +1 TOI: 15:31 | HITS: 12 VIDEO ›

3rd STAR OLLI JOKINEN CENTER - CGY GOALS: 1 | ASST: 1 | SHOTS: 7 | +/-: -1 TOI: 16:54 | HITS: 1 VIDEO ›

What did you think of Leland Irving's performance? He did extremely well His performance was average I didn't like his play VOTE

SUNRISE, FL -- For the second time in as many nights, the Calgary Flames fell in extra time, losing 3-2 in a shootout to the Florida Panthers on Friday.

Dmitry Kulikov and Stephen Weiss scored in the shootout while Alex Tanguay was the only Flame to beat Jose Theodore.

Flames netminder Leland Irving made his NHL debut in the loss. The rookie made several clutch saves and looked extremely poised throughout the contest.

The 23 year-old made 39 saves through 65:00 and was tested four times in the shootout.

"He played great," Lee Stempniak said afterwards. "He made some big saves. He was really confident.

"I'm really, really happy for him, the way he played tonight."

Former Panther captain Olli Jokinen rattled off two points against his old team, giving him 25 on the year.

Sean Bergenheim got the Panthers on the board early after he was able to pick up a loose puck in front of the net and slap it in. Both Irving and the defenceman were out of position on the play, giving the forward a wide open cage to dump the puck in.

Jokinen came back with a goal of his own just over three minutes later.

Curtis Glencross took a shot from the side of the net and Jokinen was there to bat away at the rebound until it slipped past Theodore.

Jarome Iginla also assisted on the Jokinen tally, giving him five points of the last five games.

The second period was a scoreless affair despite both teams getting a two-man advantage.

The Flames surged ahead in the final frame when Rene Bourque potted a power play marker at 3:55. Taking a pass from Jokinen, the winger shuttled the puck through Theodore. Tanguay had the second assist on the go-ahead goal.

Bergenheim added his second of the night with just 4:35 remaining in regulation and sent the game into extra time.

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PHOTO OF THE GAME	BY THE NUMBERS
	STAT OF THE NIGHT Olli Jokinen registered 7 shots on goal. He led both teams in this category and also recorded a goal. Sean Bergenheim of the Panthers recorded slightly less shots with 5 and had a pair of goals. FLAMES LEADERS Icetime -- Bouwmeester (30:19) Shots -- Jokinen (7) Hits -- Sarich (5) Blocks -- Sarich (3) Takeaways -- Glencross (3) Faceoff Wins -- Stajan (8 Wins for 57%)

TWEET OF THE NIGHT: @justinbeatty77: @NHLFlames Going to start calling Irving Kipper Jr. #flames , Great game for the young goalie

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

DEFENCE PAIRINGS
Left Defence	Right Defence
Scott Hannan	Derek Smith
Jay Bouwmeester	Chris Butler
TJ Brodie	Cory Sarich
Goaltenders: Miikka Kiprusoff, Leland Irving Starting Lineup: Irving, Hannan, Smith, Tanguay, Morrison, Bourque

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

POINT MEN
Left Point	Right Point
Alex Tanguay	Jay Bouwmeester

PENALTY KILL UNITS
FORWARD UNITS
Forward	Forward
Curtis Glencross	Rene Bourque
Blake Comeau	Lee Stempniak

DEFENCE PAIRINGS
Left Defence	Right Defence
Jay Bouwmeester	Chris Butler
Scott Hannan	Derek Smit