The Nashville Predators extended their losing streak to three games Friday at Scotiabank Saddledome with a 2-0 shutout loss to the Calgary Flames.
Nashville’s Juuse Saros and Calgary’s Dustin Wolf battled between the pipes all night in a tightly contested game that remained scoreless into the third period. Calgary scored the eventual game winner on a face-off play and put the game away with an empty-net tally at the end of regulation.
How the Predators lined up vs. Calgary
Forsberg – O’Reilly – Stamkos
Marchessault – Sissons – Nyquist
Tomasino – Pärssinen – Evangelista
L’Heureux – McCarron – Smith
Josi – Skjei
Lauzon – Carrier
Del Gaizo – Schenn
Saros
Wedgewood
Extra: Wilsby, Jankowski, Novak*
*Tommy Novak missed his fifth straight game and remains day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
Game Summary
Neither team was able to find the scoresheet during a chippy first period that saw a combined 20 power play minutes between both teams. The Predators’ No. 1-ranked penalty kill stifled the Flames on both of their power play chances in the first period, but the Flames were able to kill off the lone Predators power play as well.
Nashville put on a penalty killing clinic at the end of a scoreless second period, killing a 5-on-3 advantage for the Flames with Jeremy Lauzon and Alexandre Carrier in the box. Colton Sissons, Roman Josi and Brady Skjei killed the bulk of the two-man advantage, with Luke Schenn and Michael McCarron coming in for the final shift.
Flames defenseman Daniil Miromanov finally broke the ice at 6:37 of the third period with a quick catch and release off the draw won by Nazem Kadri. The score remained at 1-0 until Saros was pulled for the extra attacker in the final minutes of regulation. With 1:09 remaining, a misplayed puck by Jonathan Marchessault landed on the stick of Blake Coleman, who scored into the empty net for the 2-0 final.
Saros finished with 31 saves on 32 shots faced, while Wolf saved a perfect 29 out of 29.
Key Takeaways
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Predators forward Steven Stamkos became the second player from the 2008 NHL Draft to skate in 1,100 games, joining Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty (1,177).
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Wolf earned his first career NHL shutout with 29 saves. The 23-year-old made his NHL debut in 2022-23 and has appeared in 28 games for the Flames.
Up Next
The Predators will continue their five-game road trip Sunday with a visit to the Vancouver Canucks. Puck drop is at 9 p.m. CT, and the game will be broadcast regionally on FanDuel Sports Network South and on ESPN+ for out-of-market customers in the United States.
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