Miikka Kiprusoff News

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.

Credit for a three-game road swing that saw the Calgary Flames collect five of six possible points despite being outshot and generally outplayed belongs squarely on the shoulders, leg pads, blocker and glove of goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff.

Brent Sutter paused for a couple of seconds when asked the question. On the heels of his team's 5-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs Saturday night, the Calgary Flames head coach was asked why his team pulled the same bad stunt against the Leafs and Buffalo Sabres on successive nights.

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

At the end of the 2003-04 season, the Calgary Flames and their fans were on top of the world.

The Calgary Flames put the puck in the net early and often on Saturday night against the Leafs.

Buffalo Sabres' Derek Roy, right, scores on Calgary Flames goalie Miikka Kiprusoff as the Flames' Jay Bouwmeester defends and Sabres' Thomas Vanek looks on during the first period in Buffalo on Friday.

Flames D Robyn Regehr was a tower of strength on the blueline and did an especially strong job killing penalties.

Montreal Canadiens' Tomas Plekanec, left, is stopped by Calgary Flames' goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Montreal, Tuesday, Nov., 10, 2009.

The Canadiens wore vintage sweaters from the 1910-11 season Tuesday. That was the year in which the legendary Georges Vezina began his career with the storied franchise.

The King is not Superman. Henrik Lundqvist, who on Friday had been named by head coach John Tortorella to start here last night after a one-game sabbatical Thursday in Edmonton, instead served as Steve Valiquette's backup in the 3-1 defeat to the Flames while nursing either a sore groin or tight right thigh.

Dion Phaneuf #3 of the Calgary Flames skates against the Colorado Avalanche during NHL action at the Pepsi Center on November 20, 2008 in Denver, Colorado.

Calgary goalie Mikka Kiprusoff, left, makes a save against New York's Marian Gaborik.

Goalie Curtis McElhinney's superb pinch-hit performance for an ailing Miikka Kiprusoff during Wednesday's 3-2 NHL overtime win over the host Dallas Stars earned the trust of the Calgary Flames' coaching staff.

The Flames didn't want to talk about the flu yesterday. But they were bitten by a "bug" a day after news they received H1N1 vaccinations last week without waiting in line sparked outrage back home in Calgary.