NHL Day 88 2011-2012

Just one game on tonight, as the Nashville Predators open the New Year at home against the Calgary Flames. Miikka Kiprusoff and Pekka Rinne tend the twines. Calgary was on the board early with Jarome Iginla netting his fifteenth of the season, courtesy of Olli Jokinen and Curtis Glencross. Nashville replied with Kevin Klein netting his second of the year, with the help of Nick Spaling and Jordin Tootoo. The Predators took the lead on a Sergei Kostitsyn goal, his sixth of the season, set up by Mike Fisher and Patric Hornqvist. Nashville stayed on the offensive in the second period with a Matt Halischuk goal, his ninth of the year, fueled by Tootoo and Jack Hillen. Kostitsyn helped the Predators even more with another goal, his second of the game and seventh of the season, guided in by Hornqvist and Jerred Smithson. The Flames got going again in the third period when Rene Bourque registered his thirteenth of the year, via Lee Stempniak and Blake Comeau. Calgary got within one as Brendan Morrison made his fourth of the season, assisted by T.J. Brodie and Paul Byron. Nashville iced it at 5-3 with Kostitsyn completing his hat trick on his eighth of the year, and the lone assist went to Kevin Klein. The three stars went to Kostitsyn, Hornqvist, and Tootoo, while Klein earns an honorable mention.