Islanders 3, Flames 1

2011-12 Game No. 38; Road Game No. 21

Flames Record: 18-16-4

FULL HIGHLIGHTS ›KIPPER'S BIG SAVE› GAME GALLERY ›THE FIVE TAKEAWAYS ›

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CALGARYFLAMES.COM 3 STARS

1st STAR JOHN TAVARES CENTER - NYI GOALS: 1 | ASST: 1 | SHOTS: 5 | +/-: +1 TOI: 19:03 | HITS: 0 VIDEO ›

2nd STAR TIM JACKMAN RIGHT WING- CGY GOALS: 1 | ASST: 0 | SHOTS: 4 | +/-: +1 TOI: 13:04 | HITS: 2 VIDEO ›

3rd STAR BRENDAN MORRISON CENTER - CGY GOALS: 0 | ASST: 1 | SHOTS: 1 | +/-: 0 TOI: 14:14 | HITS: 0 VIDEO ›

Who was the hardest working Flame in Long Island? Tim Jackman Tom Kostopoulos Miikka Kiprusoff Brendan Morrison Lee Stempniak Other VOTE

NEW YORK, NY -- The Calgary Flames had their winning streak halted at four games after a 3-1 loss to the New York Islanders on Thursday night.

Tim Jackman scored the lone Flames goal, his first of the season.

The Flames lost blueliner Derek Smith late in the second period to a lower body malady.

Smith was preparing to drop to the ice to block a shot when he fell. His right leg bent in an awkward manner while he ws tumbling to the ice and he was unable to stand up on his own, needing to be assisted off the ice.

The Flames struck first on Long Island when Tom Kostopoulos' shot bounced off Jackman at the front of the net and slid past Evgeni Nabokov.

Brendan Morrison, who led the rush into the zone, earned his 600th career point with his helper on the opening tally.

Rookie Paul Byron had a golden opportunity to give the Flames a two-goal cushion in the first period when he went in on a breakaway but he fanned on the shot wide.

The Islanders evened the game up at one at 3:04 of the second period when Andrew MacDonald sent a one-timer just past Kiprusoff's pad.

John Tavares pushed the Islanders ahead at 3:20 of the third stanza with an incredible individual effort. Cruising along the boards, the forward cut towards the net and slipped his shot past Kiprusoff. He evaded two Calgary defenders in his mad dash, weaving past them easily.

Brian Rolston added an empty netter at 19:17 to ice the victory for his team.

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PHOTO OF THE GAME	BY THE NUMBERS
	STAT OF THE NIGHT Jarome Iginla was almost flawless in the faceoff circle, winning five of his six draws, an 83% win rate. FLAMES LEADERS Icetime -- Bouwmeester (25:45) Shots -- Backund (5) Hits -- Sarich (3) Blocks -- Morrison (3) Takeaways -- Iginla (2) Faceoff Wins -- Iginla (5, 83%)

TWEET OF THE NIGHT: @jshanny14: Great start for the @NHLFlames! Exactly what they needed. Congrats to Morrison on 600 points with his assist!

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FLAMES LINEUP VS. NEW YORK
FORWARD LINES
Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
Curtis Glencross	Olli Jokinen	Jarome Iginla
Rene Bourque	Mikael Backlund	Lee Stempniak
Blake Comeau	Roman Horak	Paul Byron
Tom Kostopoulos	Brendan Morrison	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: Kiprusoff, Hannan, Smith, Kostopoulos, Morrison, Jackman

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

POINT MEN
Left Point	Right Point
Derek Smith	TJ Brodie

PENALTY KILL UNITS
FORWARD UNITS
Forward	Forward
Rene Bourque	Mikael Backlund
Blake Comeau	Lee Stempniak

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