Flames visit Preds in battle between low-scoring teams (SportsNetwork. Fake Balenciaga Shoes .com) - The Calgary Flames were again involved in a game in which a team was held scoreless, only this time they came out on the winning side. For one night, continued scoring issues didnt cost the Flames and theyll aim to make it back-to-back wins on Tuesday night when they visit the Nashville Predators. Calgary went into Mondays encounter with the Carolina Hurricanes having been outscored 13-1 over a three-game slide and 26-6 over their previous eight games, a span in which it had been shut out five times while going 1-7-0. The Flames finally found a way to get around those scoring woes by keeping the Hurricanes off the board in a 2-0 win. Karri Ramo stopped all 23 shots he faced for his first NHL shutout. Ramo played 48 games with the Tampa Bay Lightning from 2006-09 and then spent the next four seasons in Russia before the Flames took a chance on the 27- year-old Finn in the offseason. He posted 18 whitewashes for Avangard Omsk in the Kontinental Hockey League. Mikael Backlund and Sean Monahan scored the goals as the Flames won despite Mike Cammalleri sitting out with a concussion suffered in Saturdays loss to Pittsburgh. "It was probably our best team effort of the season," Calgary head coach Bob Hartley said. "Its a feel-good story, thats for sure. We had an answer for their pressure. We were on our toes, had great support. Guys were going short (shifts), so we had plenty of energy. We were on a mission." Monahan tied Cammalleri for the team lead in goals with 13 as he has three tallies in his past seven games for the struggling offense. The Predators themselves failed to find any offense on Sunday night versus the Minnesota Wild, falling in defeat 4-0. They were shut out for an NHL-leading seventh time this season, but for the first time since Nov. 28. Marek Mazanec made 19 saves, yielding two goals in the first period and another two in the third as the Preds fell to 1-2-1 on a five-game homestand and 3-7-4 in their past 14. "They came out with a lot of juice and got us on our heels in the first," said Nashville coach Barry Trotz. The Predators and Flames are meeting for the first time this season and Nashville has claimed five of the past seven encounters overall. Calgary has lost four straight in Nashville. Sens, Wild collide in Minnesota (SportsNetwork.com) - There is still plenty of hockey left to be played, but that doesnt mean the Ottawa Senators and Minnesota Wild arent keep an eye on the standings. The two clubs look to extend recent surges on Tuesday night with a meeting in Minnesota. The Senators are 5-0-1 in their last six games, climbing to within two points of the final two postseason spots in the Eastern Conference, while the Wild own a four-point lead for eighth place in the Western Conference thanks to a victory in five of their last six. Ottawa wraps a four-game road trip tonight and rebounded from an overtime loss in Colorado to beat the Nashville Predators 2-1 in a shootout on Saturday. Both Mika Zibanejad and Jason Spezza scored for the Sens in the tiebreaker, while Craig Anderson stopped both skaters he faced. Kyle Turris scored in regulation while Anderson stopped 32 shots through overtime. "You dont want to fall behind. We know were in a lump of a group of teams, but with the games-in-hand and the not-games-in-hand I think its too early to be looking at where you sit," said Spezza. Anderson has not lost in regulation since Dec. 19, going 6-0-2 since. However, he has allowed three goals or more in five of those eight games. Minnesota, meanwhile, has found success despite not having forwards Zach Parise (lower body) and Mikko Koivu (ankle surgery) as well as goaltender Josh Harding (illness) out of the lineup. The Wild also rebounded from a loss to Colorado, besting the hosting Nashville Predators 4-0 on Sunday. Darcy Kuemper made 23 saves for his first career NHL shutout, while Dany Heatley, Jason Zucker, Matt Cooke and Marco Scandella all had goals. Charlie Coyle, skating on a line with Heatley and Zucker, notched a pair of assists. "I think its also the first time weve had a couple of guys weve played steady together for more than a game or two," Heatley said. "Like I said, that chemistrys a big deal and its going good right now." Kuemper only had to make five saves in the opening period, but turned aside nine in each of the final two frames to finish off the shutout. He will get the call in net again tonight as he faces the Senators for the first time. Ottawa is 8-3-0 with a tie all-time versus Minnesota and had won six straight in the series before a 4-3 home loss on Nov. 20. Koivu had the winner, Heatley finished with a goal and an assist and Harding made 34 saves. Turris, Zibanejad and Milan Michalek scored for the Senators, while Anderson made 21 saves. Sens backup Robin Lehner is slated to get the start tonight and has never faced the Wild. He has given up five goals in each of his last two starts overall, the most recent on Dec. 27. Ottawa has won three straight on the road in this series and is 4-1-0 with a tie all-time in Minnesota. The Senators announced on Monday that general manager Bryan Murray signed a two-year contract extension and was also named the president of hockey operations. Upon the conclusion of the extension in 2016, Murray will stay on with the team in an advisory role. The 71-year-old Murray has been with the franchise since June 2004 when he was named the teams head coach, then took over the general managers duties on June 18, 2007. Oilers look to halt struggles against Stars (SportsNetwork.com) - A stunning collapse cost the Dallas Stars a chance at snapping their five-game losing streak last time out. The Edmonton Oilers couldnt capitalize on a shocking goal to beat one of the NHLs top teams. The Stars and Oilers both aim to halt their recent struggles on Tuesday night with a meeting in Dallas. The Oilers visited the defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday and lost a 5-3 decision despite a gift goal in the second period. During a delayed penalty call, Blackhawks goaltender Antti Raanta skated off for an extra attacker as Patrick Kane passed the puck to the point in the Oilers zone. However, there was not Blackhawk there and the puck traveled all the way into the Chicago net, with Boyd Gordon getting credited with a goal despite not even being on the ice. That strange tally tied the game at 2-2 with 8:31 left in the second period, but Chicagos Marian Hossa scored during the 5-on-3 power play just 29 seconds later and Jonathan Toews added another Blackhawks goal before the end of the period. Ales Hemsky had one goal and an assist for the Oilers, while Devan Dubnyk was beaten five times on 41 shots. "We made it pretty easy on them. Against a team like that, theyre going to make you pay," said Edmonton forward Taylor Hall, who scored his 18th goal of the season to make it 4-3 in the third period before Chicago again answered. The Stars and Oilers have split two meetings this season, with each club winning on the road. Dallas has won seven of nine and 12 of the last 15 meetings overall. Edmonton has won back-to-back road games in this series, but has still lost 10 of its last 13 in Dallas. Just minutes away from a victory over the New York Islanders on Sunday, the Stars instead watched as the Isles scored three times over the games final 4:16 to hand Dallas a 4-2 setback. It was the Stars sixth defeat in a row, all in regulation. Ray Whitney and Sergei Gonchar scored in the first period to stake Dallas to a 2-0 lead and Dan Ellis made 27 saves. "When youre struggling as a group, instead of finding ways to win you find ways to lose, and thats kind of where were at right now," said Whitney. The Stars have lost six in a row in regulation for the first time since Dec. 5-15, 1995 and have fallen eight points back of the eighth spot in the Western Conference. Dallas will now try to avoid losing seven straight for the first time since an 0-5-2 rut from March 17-30, 2009 and will do so against an Edmonton club that is 2-4-2 in its last eight games. Ilya Bryzgalov will start tonight for the Oilers and is 13-8-2 with a 2.26 goals against average in 29 games (26 starts) versus the Stars. He made 28 saves in a 3-2 shootout win in Dallas on Dec. 1. Kari Lehtonen is likely to start for the Stars and owns a 10-3-1 lifetime mark versus the Oilers with a 2.06 GAA. He shut the club out for the first time in his career with a 3-0 road decision on Nov. 13, then stopped 30 saves in the loss to Bryzgalov. Former Oilers captain and current Stars forward Shawn Horcoff faces his old club for the third time. He totaled 162 goals, 285 assists and 447 points in 796 games with Edmonton to begin his career and has no points in the two meetings this season. Fake Balenciaga From China . Blown save in the ninth inning? No problem. Balenciaga Shoes Sale . Bjoergen pulled away from Swedens Charlotte Kalla on the final straight to win in 38 minutes, 33.6 seconds and defend her title from the 2010 Vancouver Games. Kalla was 1.8 seconds back. Heidi Weng of Norway took bronze. https://www.fakebalenciaga.com/ .com) - The San Antonio Spurs will try to even their series with the Dallas Mavericks Monday night when the two teams collide at American Airlines Arena for Game 4.The Falcons were flying against the Saints, the Vikings have another playmaker, rookie runners and receivers make an immediate impact and New Englands offence sputters in Miami; all this and more in Scott Cullens 20 Points on Week One. 1. Falcons QB Matt Ryan had to be happy to have his full complement of receivers back, throwing for 448 yards (31-for-43) with three touchdowns. Sure, its nice to have Julio Jones (7 REC, 116 YDS) and Roddy White (5 REC, 72 YDS, 1 TD), but how about Devin Hester? The veteran return specialist had five catches for 99 yards, the second-most receiving yards in a game for his career. 2. Second-year Vikings WR Cordarrelle Patterson was a popular breakout candidate coming into the year, but he busted for a 67-yard touchdown run against St. Louis, giving him 128 yards on six touches. Another breakout candidate? Steelers WR Markus Wheaton, who had a fine showing (6 REC, 97 YDS, 7 targets) against Cleveland. 3. Browns RB Ben Tate gained 41 yards on six carries against Pittsburgh before leaving with a knee injury. Rookie Terrance West rolled into the Cleveland lineup and rushed for 100 yards on 16 carries and West wasnt the only rookie runner to make his mark. 49ers rookie RB Carlos Hyde gained 50 yards and scored a touchdown on seven carries at Dallas. 4. Rookie receivers made an immediate impact: Saints WR Brandin Cooks (95 YDS, 1 TD, eight touches), Panthers WR Kelvin Benjamin (92 YDS, 1 TD, six catches), Buccaneers WR Mike Evans (5 REC, 37 YDS, 9 targets). Jaguars rookie WR Allen Hurns had quite a debut (4 REC, 110 YDS, 1 TD, 9 targets) against Philadelphia. An undrafted free agent out of Miami, Hurns had a big senior season (62 REC, 1,162 YDS, 6 TD) and was Jacksonvilles top receiver in the preseason. Fellow rookie Marqise Lee had six catches for 62 yards on 10 targes, both rookies taking advantage of bigger opportunities available in the absence of veteran Cecil Shorts, who was out due to a hamstring injury. Eagles WR Jeremy Maclin (4 REC, 97 YDS, 1 TD, 10 targets) had a strong showing in his first game after missing the entire 2013 season. 5. While Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski had four catches for 40 yards and a touchdown against the Dolphins, four catches on 11 targets was not nearly efficient enough. Even going back to last season (and this may be a function of a mediocre group of wide receivers), there were times that QB Tom Brady relied too heavily on Gronkowski when he was in the lineup. Patriots WR Kenbrell Thompkins (5 REC, 37 YDS) ranked second on the team with 10 targets, behind only Gronkowski. 6. Steelers RB LeVeon Bell got the negative pub for his pot arrest in training camp, but it didnt seem to hamper his on-field performance. Bell (197 YDS, 1 TD, 27 touches) rumbled over the Cleveland defence while backup LeGarrette Blount, who scored a touchdown, was limited to six yards on four carries. 7. The New York Jets gave Chris Ivory (102 YDS, 1 TD, 10 carries) a big role alongside Chris Johnson (91 YDS, 1 TD, 18 touches) in the backfield. If Ivory is going to keep getting those touches, that could limit Johnsons upside. 8. Saints RB Mark Ingram had a productive game (61 YDS, 2 TD, 14 touches), as one of three in the New Orleans backfield, along with Pierre Thomas (89 YDS, 13 touches) and Khiry Robinson (28 YDS, 1 TD, six carries). 9. Buccaneers RB Doug Martin was locked up (9 YDS, 9 carries) by the Panthers defence, missing time with a knee injury.. Fake Balenciaga. . Bobby Rainey, who had 20 yards on six touches, was the No. 2 back for the Bucs Sunday. 10. With Ravens QB Joe Flacco attempting 62 passes, that included 15 targets each for Steve Smith (7 REC, 118 YDS, 1 TD) and TE Dennis Pitta (10 REC, 83 YDS). 11. With his quarterback struggling, Cowboys RB DeMarco Murray had a strong day (143 YDS, 1 TD, 25 touches) in a losing effort against a San Francisco defence that isnt necessarily easy pickings in the running game. 12. Broncos TE Julius Thomas is making a case to rise up among the leagues elite at tight end. Thomas had seven catches for 104 yards and three touchdowns against Indianapolis. 13. Leaving Denver didnt seem to present too many problems for Dolphins RB Knowshon Moreno (134 YDS, 1 TD, 24 carries) against New England, though he wasnt used (zero targets) in the Miami passing game. 14. Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles was held to just 19 yards on seven carries against the Titans. 15. Rams rookie QB Austin Davis was pressed into action for Shaun Hill, who left with a thigh injury. Somewhat surprisingly, WR Brian Quick was the Rams top receiver (7 REC, 99 YDS, 9 targets) against Minnesota. 16. With Washington TE Jordan Reed knocked out of Week One action with a hamstring injury, Niles Paul had four catches for 86 yards at Houston. Other injuries: Texans OLB Jadeveon Clowney suffered a torn meniscus which could keep him out 4-6 weeks. Bengals TE Tyler Eifert has a dislocated elbow which could result in at least a couple of months on IR. Bengals OLB Vontaze Burfict had a concussion against Baltimore, Chiefs OLB Derrick Johnson is done for the year with a torn Achilles, Buccaneers G Logan Mankins injured his knee, but may not miss too much time; Jaguars S Johnathan Cyprien left Sundays game against Philadelphia with a head injury. 17. Rookie Raiders QB Derek Carr (20-for-32, 151 YDS, 2 TD) didnt exactly air it out against the Jets, but had a respectable enough showing in his first NFL start. A shame about the Oakland running game, in which Maurice Jones-Drew and Darren McFadden combined for 26 rushing yards on 13 carries. 18. With Ray Rice suspended, Baltimore allocated their backfield workload in favour of Justin Forsett (84 YDS, 1 TD, 16 touches), ahead of Bernard Pierce (14 YDS, six carries). Colts RB Ahmad Bradshaw (85 YDS, eight touches) was more productive than Trent Richardson (51 yards on nine touches) against the Broncos. That wont be the last time that happens. 19. Some notable healthy inactives: Washington WR Santana Moss, Patriots WR Aaron Dobson, Broncos RB Ronnie Hillman 20. Raiders OLB Sio Moore (13 total tackles, one sack), Patriots ILB Jerod Mayo (12 tackles, 1 sack, 1 FR), Falcons LB Paul Worrilow (15 total tackles), Chiefs FS Eric Berry (15 total tackles), Bengals OLB Emmanuel Lamur (11 tackles, 1 INT), Seahawks MLB Bobby Wagner (14 tackles), Bills CB Leodis McKelvin (13 tackles), Browns SS Donte Whitner (13 total tackles), Raiders OLB Miles Burris (13 total tackles), Titans CB Jason McCourty (three tackles, two INT), Panthers CB Antoine Cason (9 tackles, 1 INT), Vikings SS Harrison Smith (2 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT for TD). Scott Cullen can be reached at Scott.Cullen@bellmedia.ca and followed on Twitter at http://twitter.com/tsnscottcullen. For more, check out TSN Fantasy on Facebook. ' ' '