Miikka Kiprusoff News

Miikka Kiprusoff stopped 22 shots for his second shutout in a row, and Jarome Iginla and Curtis Glencross each had a goal as the Calgary Flames beat the Nashville Predators 5-0 Monday night.

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No National Hockey League squad collected more all-star break cobwebs than the Calgary Flames.

But since early last week, his recovery from a concussion has been steady. Yesterday brought about the best news yet.

The thoughts that drifted through my head as the tryptophan kicked in: Was it the heavy hand of Darryl Sutter guiding Miikka Kiprusoff when the Calgary stopper announced that he would either start for Team Finland at the Vancouver Olympics or stay home? Seems like a reasonable assumption.

Miikka Kiprusoff's 40 saves led to his second shutout of the season as Calgary kept Detroit off the scoreboard once again in a 3-0 victory at Joe Louis Arena.

Miikka Kiprusoff is well within his right to say, "Heck no, I won't go." It's his prerogative to beg off a trip to the 2010 Olympic Winter Games for Finland's hockey squad if he's not going to be the No.-1 netminder.

Just when the Detroit Red Wings thought they turned their season around, they struggle to find the net and lose four of five.

By any name - the Pond or the Honda Center - this is the Calgary Flames' chamber of horrors.

Matt Pelech was Calgary's first selection in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. AP Each week, I will present a historical and statistical review of how the Calgary Flames team of 2009-10 was built.

The weather is inviting. The arena is anything but - at least for the Flames. And Corey Perry was the perfect host in the eyes of the Anaheim Ducks as they came away with a 3-2 shootout victory over the Calgary Flames.

If the Finnish federation comes calling, Miikka Kiprusoff will be happy to backstop his country's Olympic hopes in Vancouver.

Jarome Iginla's red-hot play as of late has helped the Calgary Flames stock up on some victories.

Calgary Flames play the Los Angeles Kings on November 21, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.

Lucy Nicholson/REUTERS Flames goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff grimaces after yielding an early goal, but he was solid the rest of the way.

"I'm mad when we lose the game, I want to play good and help the team," said Gustavsson.

The Flames have won all three of their games versus the Eastern Conference this year.

Eric Duhatschek Flames keeping quiet over Sutter-Phaneuf confrontation Calgary Flames defenceman Dion Phaneuf skates with the puck during the third period of his NHL hockey game against the Los Angeles Kings in Calgary, Alberta, April 6, 2009.

Calgary goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff looks back at a bouncing puck on a deflection attempt by Montreal's Travis Moen during Tuesday night's National Hockey League game at the Bell Centre in Montreal.

Ryan Wilson scored his first NHL goal and added an assist, Milan Hejduk got the game-winner and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Calgary Flames 3-2 on Tuesday night.