Flames 3, Blues 2
Captain Jarome Iginla netted his second goal of the contest to snap a tie with just over five minutes remaining in the third period for his 1,000th career point as the Calgary Flames rallied for a 3-2 road triumph over the St. Louis Blues on Friday.
Alex Tanguay collected a goal and two assists and Iginla now has nine tallies in his last seven contests for Calgary (39-29-11), which won for just the third time in 10 games.
With only three contests remaining on their regular-season slate, the Flames remained three points behind eighth-place Chicago (42-27-8). The Blackhawks recorded a 4-3 shootout win over the Columbus Blue Jackets earlier in the evening.
Miikka Kiprusoff turned aside 25 shots to improve to 19-5-2 in his career against the Blues.
After David Backes netted his team-leading 29th goal with 5:33 remaining in the second period to stake the Blues to a 2-0 lead, Iginla responded just 81 seconds later to Calgary on the scoreboard.
Iginla then set up Tanguay for his 20th of the season 8:01 into the third period, and the captain then wristed his 39th of the season past Jaroslav Halak with 5:03 remaining.
Matt D'Agostini netted his eighth goal in 11 games, Kevin Shattenkirk notched a pair of assists and Halak finished with 22 saves for St. Louis (35-33-10).