Predators Beat Flames 4-3 on Late Hague Goal

Calgary, Alberta – Nicolas Hague scored with 28 seconds remaining in regulation to lift the Nashville Predators to a 4-3 victory over the Calgary Flames on Saturday night at Scotiabank Saddledome, snapping Calgary's five-game home winning streak.

The Predators, who improved to 19-18-4, erased a late tie when Hague fired a slap shot from the blue line that deflected off Flames defenseman MacKenzie Weegar while he battled Nashville forward Cole Smith in front of the net. The goal came after Blake Coleman had evened the score at 3-3 with 7:11 left in the third period on Calgary's 18th shot of the game.

Erik Haula marked his 800th NHL game with two goals in a 1:33 span during the first period, giving Nashville an early 2-0 lead. Michael Bunting extended the advantage to 3-2 at 4:08 of the second, capitalizing on a turnover by Flames goaltender Dustin Wolf. Wolf, who had skated behind the net to play a puck along the end boards, attempted a pass up ice that landed directly on Bunting's stick, allowing the forward to score into an empty net.

Calgary responded with goals from Yan Kuznetsov in the first period and Rasmus Andersson early in the second to pull within one before Coleman's...