Calgary shuts out Los Angeles 2-0
AP News | 2009-02-13 05:54:42
<div id="subtitle">Kiprusoff makes 36 saves in Flames' 2-0 victory over Kings</div><div><p>Miikka Kiprusoff made 36 saves, and Michael Cammalleri scored on a power play in the first period in the Calgary Flames' 2-0 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night.</p><p>Rene Bourque added an empty-netter with 36 seconds remaining.</p><p>The Northwest Division-leading Flames, 3-0-0 against Los Angeles this season, stopped the Kings' four-game winning streak with only their second victory in seven games.</p><p>Cammalleri scored his team-leading 29th goal at 8:58 of the first against his former team. Todd Bertuzzi's pass across the crease found Cammalleri waiting on the right side and he swiped it in.</p><p>Bourque scored his 19th goal after Los Angeles pulled goalie Jonathan Quick for an extra attacker with 1:10 remaining in the third. Bourque caught up to a pass out in front of him and poked the puck across the goal line in front of a lone defender.</p><p>Calgary captain Jarome Iginla's goal-scoring drought extended to six games. He has just two goals in his last 19 games.</p><p>The Kings were 0-for-7 on the power play and outshot Calgary 36-20. Quick stopped 18 shots.</p><p>Los Angeles was 7-1-0 in its previous eight games, but lost for the eighth time in 11 games at Staples Center. The Kings were shut out for the first time since a 4-0 loss against Detroit on Jan. 15.</p><p>The Flames played solid defense in front of Kiprusoff, staving off a 5-on-3 for 1:55 in the third period after Craig Conroy was sent off for hooking and Robyn Regehr joined him for a delay-of-game penalty.</p><p>Matt Greene's slap shot from the right side bounced off the right leg of Kiprusoff, who came out of the crease to make the save at 10:23, ending one of the Kings' best scoring chances in the third.</p><p>Notes:@ Kings C Derek Armstrong was a healthy scratch, while D Denis Gauthier sat out the fifth and final game of his suspension for a hit on Montreal's Josh Gorges on Jan. 31. ... The Flames improved to 99-77-24 in the 200th meeting between the teams. ... Canadian crooner Michael Buble took in the game.</p><p>(This version CORRECTS Flames 2, Kings 0. SUBS 6th graf to correct Iginla's scoring stats.)</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=42587605&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>
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