 The team rebounded from the loss , as backup goaltender Henrik Karlsson led the Flames to a 7 – 4 victory over the Dallas Stars on January 21 . Kiprusoff then showed a return to form by making 41 saves to lead the Flames to a 4 – 3 shootout win over Vancouver the following night . Victories over the Nashville Predators and St. Louis Blues allowed the Flames to enter the All @-@ Star break on a four @-@ game winning streak . Posting a 10 – 3 – 3 record in the 16 games leading up to the break , the Flames had pulled themselves to within two points of the eighth and final playoff spot in the West , and stood six points shy of fourth in the conference . 
