Andrei Kuzmenko's return to the Calgary Flames lineup was marred by two costly penalties that led to power-play goals for the Nashville Predators in a 4-1 loss. The penalties, for slashing and playing with a broken stick, were costly as the Flames struggled to kill off the power plays, a chronic issue for the team.
A healthy scratch in seven of Calgary’s previous eight games, Kuzmenko finally drew back into the Flames’ lineup only to take two costly penalties in a 4-1 loss to the Nashville Predators .The first for slashing at 4:21 of the second period resulted in Ryan O’Reilly’s power-play goal and first of three goals on the night.
“You have to find a way to have a clean sheet with your penalty kill. No matter what power play you’re playing against, you have to find a way to get the job done.” Calgary remains one point back of Vancouver for the second wild-card berth in the Western Conference with a pack of teams right behind them.
Entering the final year of his contract, Kuzmenko was viewed this year as a key part of the Flames’ offence. “A positive thing for him is he had a lot of shot attempts tonight, and that’s something we’ve been asking of him,” acknowledged Huska.
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