Saros makes 38 saves to lead Predators 2-1 over Flames

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — Juuse Saros made 38 saves, including 21 in the third period, to lead the Nashville Predators to a 2-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Monday night.

Roman Joshi and Juso Parsinen scored for Nashville on a three-game losing streak.

Nikita Zadrov scored and Jacob Markstrom made 27 saves for Calgary to close out the five-game road trip with a 2-1-2 record.

Joshi and Parsinen scored six minutes apart in the first period before Salos got them back on their feet, allowing only Zadrov’s second period goal.

Salos had to be third sharpest, as Calgary went 21-5 on goal edge in the period.

Josi is credited with scoring the first goal of the game at 8:26 in the first, but got help from a lucky bounce from Zadorov. From the right point, Joshi fired a one-timer into the Calgary net. Just to the left of Markstrom, Cody Glass tangled with Zadorov, and Joshi’s shot went off Markstrom’s stick and hit Zadorov’s leg.

Zadroff halved Nashville’s lead with a wrist shot from the high slot with 1:53 left in second.

Mark Strom kept Nashville from going into a two-goal game with 58.3 seconds left when he saved Mikael Granland’s shot from the right with an acrobatic stack of pads.

Potential tying goal voided

Tyler Tofori appeared to tie the game at 3:58 in the third after the puck entered the Nashville net following a goalmouth scramble. A video review found Toffoli skating the puck into the net and he overturned the goal after judging it was a clear kicking motion.

PARSSINEN TIES ROKIE RECORD

Parsinen’s first period goal extended his points streak to seven games, tying the Nashville franchise record previously set by Philip Forsberg in 2014.

In his current winning streak, Parsinen has two goals and seven assists.

Penalty success

The Flames ranked seventh in the NHL with 82.1% of penalty kills on Monday, denying Nashville three chances at man advantage in the game. Calgary has allowed only one power play and a goal in his last nine games.

The Flames were officially 3-3 on penalty kills, but Parsinen’s goal came 10 seconds after the penalty expired and Nashville’s second power play lasted just 17 seconds due to a series of penalties.

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Predators: Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night.

Fire: We’re hosting the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday night.

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