Nashville Predators 3, Calgary Flames 4: Preds Can’t Comeback This Time

The Predators lost in regulation for the first time in over two weeks, falling to the Flames 4-3 despite yet another late comeback.

With Kyle Turris out with an illness, the lines were a bit scrambled. Calle Jarnkrok took Turris’ seat on the 2nd line, and Pontus Aberg got the start on the 4th line.

There was a lot more energy and pace to Nashville’s game early on. Ryan Johansen put the Preds up 1-0 with a tap-in goal after a power play had expired. That goal capped off a nice 3-4 minute surge by the Predators, who tested goalie David Rittich frequently.

But the Flames would tie things up later in the period. Matthew Tkachuk redirected a shot in behind Rinne with less than a minute to play in…