Predators 5, Flames 3

2011-12 Game No. 40; Road Game No. 23

Flames Record: 18-17-5

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CALGARYFLAMES.COM 3 STARS

1st STAR SERGEI KOSTITSYN LEFT WING - NSH GOALS: 3 | ASST: 0 | SHOTS: 3 | +/-: +1 TOI: 16:03 | HITS: 0 VIDEO ›

2nd STAR JORDIN TOOTOO RIGHT WING - NSH GOALS: 0 | ASST: 2 | SHOTS: 4 | +/-: +2 TOI: 15:47 | HITS: 2 VIDEO ›

3rd STAR CORY SARICH DEFENCE - CGY GOALS: 0 | ASST: 0 | SHOTS: 0 | +/-: +3 TOI: 19:28 | HITS: 3 VIDEO ›

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NASHVILLE, TN -- The Calgary Flames were able to pull themselves within a single goal after falling behind by three but the Nashville Predators were able to hold them off and take the game by a score of 5-3.

The Predators were led offensively by Sergei Kostitsyn who potted a hat trick on Sunday night.

Jarome Iginla scored his 499th career goal and Brendan Morrison notched his 200th tally in the loss.

The captain opened the scoring at 3:47 of the first period after a great passing play between his linemates Curtis Glencross and Olli Jokinen.

Nashvilled tied it up shortly after when Kevin Klein, returning after missing six games with the flu, sent a howitzer at Kiprusoff from the blueline.

The Predators pushed ahead at 15:06 when Kostitsyn batted a Mike Fisher pass into the back of the net whilst falling to the ice.

Calgary allowed two more goals in the second period with Kostitsyn adding his second of the game and Matt Halischuk scoring his ninth goal of the year.

Offensively, the Predators stifled their visitors in the second period. The Flames landed a mere four shots on Rinne while Nashville rifled 15 at Kiprusoff.

Rene Bourque made it a 4-2 game at 1:17 of the third frame when he took advantage of some sloppy defence right in front of the net. Lee Stempniak and Blake Comeau earned the helpers on the Flames second goal of the evening.

Morrison scored at 17:57 but Kostitsyn was able to notch an empty netter to complete the hat trick.

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PHOTO OF THE GAME

BY THE NUMBERS

STAT OF THE NIGHT Cory Sarich was rock solid in the loss, earning praise from his coach after the game. Sarich was plus-three on Sunday, one of only two players to have plus ratings. Chris Butler was a plus-one. FLAMES LEADERS Icetime -- Bouwmeester (25:38) Shots -- Brourque (4) Hits -- Sarich, Byron (3) Blocks -- Nine players with one block apiece Takeaways -- Sarich, Comeau (2) Faceoff Wins -- Glencross (3, 100%)

TWEET OF THE NIGHT: @monkeybanana233: @NHLFlames get ready for 500!!! Iggy Iggy Iggy!!

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FLAMES LINEUP VS. NASHVILLE
FORWARD LINES
Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
Curtis Glencross	Olli Jokinen	Jarome Iginla
Blake Comeau	Mikael Backlund	Rene Bourque
Paul Byron	Brendan Morrison	Lee Stempniak
Tom Kostopoulos	Roman Horak	Tim Jackman

DEFENCE PAIRINGS
Left Defence	Right Defence
Scott Hannan	Jay Bouwmeester
Chris Butler	Cory Sarich
Anton Babchuk	TJ Brodie
Goaltenders: Miikka Kiprusoff, Leland Irving Starting Lineup: Kiprusoff, Bouwmeester, Hannan, Glencross, Jokinen, Iginla

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

POINT MEN
Left Point	Right Point
Anton Babchuk	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	Cory Sarich