Flames 3, Red Wings 2 (OT)
CALGARY, Alberta -- Defenseman Mark Giordano's second goal of the game with 1:48 remaining in overtime gave the Calgary Flames a 3-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Friday.
The win snapped a four-game losing streak for the Flames (2-5-0). The Red Wings (3-4-0) have dropped four straight.
During the three-on-three overtime session, Giordano took a pass from left winger Johnny Gaudreau in the Detroit zone and deked Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard, who made 37 saves in the game.
Giordano finished with two goals and an assist. Gaudreau assisted on both Giordano goals.
Flames center Joe Colborne sent the game to overtime by tipping in Giordano's shot from the point with 1:12 remaining in the third period.
First-period power-play goals by center Gustav Nyquist and defenseman Brendan Smith staked the Red Wings to a 2-1 lead.
Nyquist opened the scoring on the power play at 7:38 of the first period, one-timing a pass from center Henrik Zetterberg past Flames goaltender Jonas Hiller, who made 27 saves in the win.
The Flames tied it at 11:02 when Giordano's shot from the point got through a crowd and over Howard's stick-side shoulder.
Smith beat Hiller to the glove side from the point at 12:40, also while Detroit was enjoying a man advantage.
Calgary now heads for New York to face the Rangers on Sunday and the Islanders on Monday. The Red Wings are in Vancouver to face the Canucks on Saturday.
NOTES: D Ladislav Smid returned to the Flames lineup on Friday after being out since Jan. 19 because of a herniated disc in his neck that required surgery. He last played Jan. 19 against Detroit, but the injured occurred in a contest Dec. 12 against the Pittsburgh Penguins. ... Calgary was without D TJ Brodie (broken bone in hand) and C Lance Bouma (broken fibula). Healthy scratches were LW Brandon Bollig and D Jakub Nakladal, who was recalled from its AHL affiliate in Stockton on Wednesday. ... Absent for Detroit due to injury were C Pavel Datsyuk (ankle), RW Johan Franzen (post-concussion symptoms) and C Brad Richards (back). Richards, who has two assists in six games, played Wednesday in Edmonton and is listed as day-to-day. ... Scratches were D Jakub Kindl and RW Tomas Jurco.