Jonathan Huberdeau and Kevin Rooney each scored a goal and had an assist to lead the Calgary Flames to a 4-3 comeback win over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night.
Nazem Kadri and Brayden Pachal also scored for the Flames, who had only one win in their last seven games (1-4-2) and broke an eight-game road winless streak (0-5-3). Calgary’s goalie, Dan Vladar, made 17 saves.
Jonathan Marchessault scored twice, and Tommy Novak added a goal for the Predators, who are at the bottom of the league standings and have lost eight games in a row (0-5-3). Filip Forsberg had two assists, and Juuse Saros stopped 24 shots, but his team gave up three leads during the game.
Huberdeau gave Calgary its first lead with 1:19 left in the second period, scoring on a loose puck during a power play for his 10th goal of the season to make it 4-3.
This was the first time the Flames scored more than three goals in a game (excluding a shootout) in 26 games, and it was their first time doing so since their third game of the season.
The Flames held off a strong push from Nashville in the third period, with Vladar making seven saves and Calgary surviving a Predators power play.
Marchessault opened the scoring at 7:45 of the first period, redirecting a shot from the slot set up by Steven Stamkos.
Kadri got Calgary on the board at 10:22 of the first with a sharp-angle shot that Saros couldn’t handle and accidentally knocked into his own net during a scramble.
Novak answered 30 seconds later with his fourth goal of the season, finishing a three-way passing play during a rush.
Rooney tied it up again at 2:27 of the second with a one-timer from a pass by Walker Duehr.
Marchessault gave the Predators the lead again at 7:41 of the second, finishing a two-on-one rush with Forsberg.
Pachal tied the game once more at 13:41 of the second with his first goal of the season, ending a 29-game goal drought, by firing a wrist shot from the right faceoff circle.
