Tkachuk's shootout goal lifts Flames past Predators
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Matthew Tkachuk's wrist shot goal in the third round of a shootout gave the Calgary Flames a 3-2 win over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night.
The Flames (5-4-0) rallied from a 2-0 deficit behind third-period goals from Tkachuk and Micheal Ferland to end a two-game skid and improve to 4-1-0 on the road.
Sean Monahan scored on the Flames' first shootout attempt, but Filip Forsberg answered for Nashville in the second round before Tkachuk won it.
Calgary goalie Mike Smith stopped 28 shots.
The Flames finally scored when Tkachuk's wrist shot from the right faceoff circle found the back of the net, cutting the deficit to 2-1 with 9:25 left in the third period.
Ferland tied the game with a backhander that he lifted over Rinne's glove in the top left corner of the net with 7:05 remaining.
Forsberg and Roman Josi scored power-play goals during a 74-second span in the first period, giving Nashville a 2-0 lead.
Goalie Pekka Rinne made 30 saves for the Predators (4-3-2).
Nashville took a 1-0 lead when Forsberg poked home a rebound from the right side of the crease for a power-play goal at 6:29 of the first period, while Calgary's Mark Jankowski was in the penalty box for tripping.
A 30-goal scorer the past two seasons, Forsberg leads the Predators with seven goals and 12 points.
The Predators struck again on the power play when Josi blasted a one-timer from the right faceoff circle that beat Smith stick side to make it 2-0 at 7:43 of the first period.
Nashville went 2-for-3 on the power play while Calgary was 0-for-4.
Calgary put constant pressure on Rinne in the second period, but he kept coming up with big saves.
One of his best came when he stopped Johnny Gaudreau on a breakaway with a left pad save with three minutes left in the period.
That prompted "Pekka" chants from the crowd at Bridgestone Arena.
Nashville killed three penalties in the last 14 minutes of the period.
NOTES: Calgary F Jaromir Jagr, 45, could return to the lineup in about a week after being placed on injured reserve with a lower-body injury. ... The Flames play their first pair of back-to-back road games with a visit to St. Louis on Wednesday. ... Nashville scratched D Anthony Bitetto, RW Mikka Salomaki and rookie D Samuel Girard. ... The Predators played without their No. 2 center, Nick Bonino and top-four D Ryan Ellis, who are both on injured reserve. ... Nashville plays the Blackhawks in Chicago on Friday.