National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Nashville 4, Calgary 3
When: 8:00 PM ET, Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Where: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee
Referees: Dave Jackson, Dean Morton
Linesmen: Bryan Pancich, Kiel Murchison
Attendance: 17113


Predators 4, Flames 3: Austin Watson scored his first career goal to snap a tie early in the third period as host Nashville ended its franchise-high eight-game winless streak (0-7-1).

David Legwand netted his 200th career goal and Nick Spaling and Matt Halischuk also scored. Pekka Rinne turned aside 15 shots for the Predators, who have scored four goals in consecutive contests after mustering eight in their previous seven tilts.

Roman Cervenka scored twice, T.J. Brodie also tallied and Miikka Kiprusoff finished with 28 saves as the Flames failed in their bid for a season-high four-game winning streak.

After Spaling's power-play goal leveled the contest with 1:29 remaining in the second period, Watson gave Nashville a 3-2 lead at 3:17 of the third. The 18th overall pick of the 2010 draft, Watson found the net for the first time in six outings by solving Kiprusoff with a wrist shot.

Halischuk provided insurance 1:23 later after accepting a nifty feed from Bobby Butler. Cervenka trimmed the deficit with 4:50 remaining after he deflected defenseman Chris Butler's shot past Rinne. The goal was upheld as replays showed Cervenka's stick was below the crossbar.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Watson was recalled earlier on Tuesday from Milwaukee of the American Hockey League. ... Calgary LW Sven Baertschi extended his point streak to six games with an assist on Cervenka's first goal. He also had a helper on Cervenka's second tally. ... Playing in his fourth game, Nashville C Filip Forsberg notched an assist on Legwand's goal for his first NHL point. ... After scoring on all three of their power plays in their last game, the Flames failed to convert on their lone opportunity on Tuesday.

Top Game Performances
 
Calgary   Nashville
Roman Cervenka 2 Points Shea Weber 2
Roman Cervenka 2 Goals Matt Halischuk 1
Sven Baertschi 2 Assists Shea Weber 2
N/A Power Play Goals Nick Spaling 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Miikka Kiprusoff .875 Save Percentage Pekka Rinne .833
Miikka Kiprusoff 28 Saves Pekka Rinne 15
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Calgary 18 3 0-1 2-3 18 25
Nashville 32 4 1-3 1-1 4 27
Upcoming Games
  • Nashville will play their next game on the road against Detroit. The Predators have a W/L % of .400 after a win and .333 after a loss.
  • Calgary will play their next game on the road against St. Louis. The Flames have a W/L % of .368 after a win and .462 after a loss.