Wild 3, Flames 2, SO

2011-12 Game No. 75; Road Game No. 39

Flames Record: 34-26-15

FULL HIGHLIGHTS ›FLAMES UNCUT: WARM-UPS IN MINNY› GAME GALLERY ›THE FIVE TAKEAWAYS ›

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CALGARYFLAMES.COM 3 STARS

1st STAR DEVIN SETOGUCHI RIGHT WING - MIN GOALS: 0 | ASST: 1 | SHOTS: 1 | +/-: 0 TOI: 19:26 | TAKEAWAYS: 2 VIDEO ›

2nd STAR DANY HEATLEY LEFT WING - MIN GOALS: 1 | ASST: 0 | SHOTS: 5 | +/-: 0 TOI: 22:16 | TAKEAWAYS: 1 VIDEO ›

3rd STAR LEE STEMPNIAK LEFT WING - CGY GOALS: 1 | ASST: 0 | SHOTS: 2 | +/-: 0 TOI: 16:00 | TAKEAWAYS: 1 VIDEO ›

ST. PAUL, MN -- Devin Setoguchi scored in the fourth round of a shootout in the Minnesota Wild's 3-2 comeback victory over the Calgary Flames on Thursday night.

Dany Heatley and Darroll Powe scored in regulation for the Wild. Josh Harding stopped 27 shots and all four Calgary shots in the shootout to hand the Flames their fourth straight loss

Lee Stempniak and Anton Babchuk scored for Calgary, which failed to gain ground in the race for a playoff spot in the Western conference.

Powe tied it at 2 with 7:37 left in the third when his shot trickled over the goal line. Officials originally ruled no-goal, but changed the call after a replay review.

Setoguchi beat Miikka Kipprusoff with a wrist shot on the stick side, and Harding stopped Blake Comeau to seal the victory.

The Flames took a 2-0 lead early in the second period when Babchuk scored unassisted with the Flames on a 5-on-3 power play. It was Babchuk's first goal since March 9, 2011, against Dallas.

Because one of the Minnesota penalties was a high-sticking double-minor, the Flames had a 5-on-3 advantage for another minute, but failed to score again and break the game open.

Then the Wild woke up.

Getting outshot 21-4 with 16:08 left in the second, Minnesota started putting pressure on Kiprusoff.

Heatley finally broke through with a power-play goal midway through the second, his first goal in nine games and second in his last 17.

Wild captain Mikko Koivu returned from a shoulder injury after missing 15 games and centered the top line with Heatley and Setoguchi. Koivu has missed 27 games this season. The Wild are 23-16-7 with Koivu in the lineup and 8-16-3 when he's out.

The Flames entered the night tied with San Jose for 10th in the Western conference, trailing Phoenix and Los Angeles for the eighth and final postseason berth.

Calgary has scored just five goals during its four-game skid. The losing streak comes after the Flames won a season-high five in a row.

It also was the first time the Flames have lost this season when leading after two periods.

Calgary is 5-15 in overtime and Minnesota is 9-10.

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PHOTO OF THE GAME

BY THE NUMBERS

STAT OF THE NIGHT The Flames fired a ton of shots on net in Denver on Tuesday and continued that through the first period in Minnesota. Josh Harding saw 17 shots from the Flames in the first period alone, stopping all but one. FLAMES LEADERS Icetime -- Bouwmeester (28:26) Shots -- Iginla (5) Hits -- 9 players with a single hit Blocks -- Giordano, Butler (3) Takeaways -- Giordano (2) Faceoff Wins -- Jokinen (12, 60%)

TWEET OF THE NIGHT: @8something: @NHLFlames so excited to see Jones back in the line up. He's a BEAST!!!

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FLAMES LINEUP VS. MINNESOTA
FORWARD LINES
Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
Alex Tanguay	Matt Stajan	Jarome Iginla
Curtis Glencross	Olli Jokinen	David Moss
Lee Stempniak	Blair Jones	Blake Comeau
Tom Kostopoulos	Lance Bouma	Tim Jackman

DEFENCE PAIRINGS
Left Defence	Right Defence
Jay Bouwmeester	Chris Butler
Mark Giordano	Scott Hannan
Anton Babchuk	Derek Smith
Goaltenders: Miikka Kiprusoff, Henrik Karlsson Starting Lineup: Kiprusoff, Hannan, Giordano, Glencross, Jokinen, Moss

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

POINT MEN
Left Point	Right Point
Mark Giordano	Alex Tanguay

PENALTY KILL UNITS
FORWARD UNITS
Forward	Forward
Tom Kostopoulos	Alex Tanguay
Blake Comeau	David Moss

DEFENCE PAIRINGS
Left Defence	Right Defence
Jay Bouwmeester	Chris Butler
Mark Giordano	Scott Hannan