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Jarome Iginla watches the opening goal trickle past a sprawling Chris Mason in Calgary's 2-1 win.
"It was probably our best road game of the year. We were certainly more patient in the way we played." - coach Brent Sutter
Using a blueprint similar to the one that secured a victory on Wednesday night, the Calgary Flames strapped on the work boots, emptied the lunch bucket and worked overtime to post a slim 2-1 win over the St. Louis Blues on Thursday evening.
A rested and obviously cured Miikka Kiprusoff returned to his post against St. Louis on Thursday and stoned the Blues with a variety of rapier-like glove grabs and terrific toe saves. Kipper the Keeper kicked aside 30 of the 31 missiles directed his way, allowing only freshman Lars Eller’s deft deflection to elude his grasp.
Eller's third period marker - his first NHL goal in his first NHL game - was the first goal for the blank-firing Blues in over 171 minutes of action.
Once again, Jarome Iginla fueled the Flames. Early in the opening period, Captain Courageous snatched a pass from Olli Jokinen and streaked in behind the Blues defense. St. Louis goaltender Chris Mason actually blocked Iggy’s wrist shot but his wild attempt to sweep the puck off the goal line and out of the crease deflected off Blues defenseman Eric Brewer and trickled into the gaping cage.
Unlike their Wednesday night effort that saw the swift-skating Stars continually pressure the Flames defense into committing sloppy slip-ups, the Flames played a consistent, patient and poised game on Thursday, out hustling and out shooting the Blues by a narrow 32-31 margin. The last shot registered on that ledger and the margin of difference on both the shot clock and the scoreboard was a whining whistler off the stick of Dion Phaneuf that pin-balled off Blues forward TJ Oshie and caromed its way past Mason.
The victory was Calgary’s third overtime win of the year in four attempts.
For more comments and commentary on the Flames victory, visit http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009020213
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