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BOSTON (AP) — The Bruins slowed down Johnny Gaudreau just enough Thursday night Arizona Coyotes Hoodies Authentic , and that got them past the high-scoring Calgary Flames.Jake DeBrusk and Brad Marchand each had two goals, and Boston built off its Winter Classic victory by beating the Western Conference-leading Flames 6-4.Boston has won three in a row and six of eight. Jaroslav Halak stopped 33 shots, and John Moore and David Pastrnak also scored.“We have been offensively challenged for quite some time,” Krug said. “We’ve had to win a lot of tight, low-scoring games, so it was nice to win one like this.”Even in a high-scoring game, Boston needed a few key stops on Gaudreau. The former Boston College standout scored from a tight angle with 9:27 left to cut Boston’s lead to 4-3 and also had an assist, but he failed to convert on two breakaways. The diminutive All-Star was coming off consecutive four-point games.“Gaudreau is a special player with his height and how he came into the league,” DeBrusk said. “He’s so nifty.”Mike Smith had 21 saves for Calgary, which has dropped five of eight. Michael Frolik, Elias Lindholm and Mikael Backlund also scored.Pastrnak, David Krejci, Torey Krug and Patrice Bergeron each had two points for Boston. Krejci was all smiles after he and his wife had a baby boy Thursday morning.“It was a special day Arizona Coyotes Hats Authentic ,” Krejci said. “They (Calgary) are really good and to get the two points was a cherry on top.”After Gaudreau’s goal, DeBrusk quickly stretched the lead off a pass from Krejci with 6:14 to play. Backlund scored less than three minutes later to make it 5-4, but Marchand iced it with an empty-netter with 1:50 left.“Caught him (Smith) off guard,” DeBrusk said. “It was lucky, but I’ll take it.”Frolik got Calgary going with a short-handed goal 7:46 into the game. He charged out of the box after he and Lindholm were called for penalties five seconds apart and beat Halak.NOTES: Boston F David Backes served the final game of his three-game suspension for an illegal hit to the head. … Joakim Nordstrom sustained a non-displaced fibula fracture in the Winter Classic and will be re-evaluated in three weeks for the Bruins. … The Flames split the season series but have dropped seven of nine in Boston. … Boston has scored nine power-play goals in the last six games and has only allowed two in in the last ten.UP NEXTFlames: Visit Philadelphia on SaturdayBruins: Host Buffalo on Saturday GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Nashville Predators grew so accustomed to winning, losing on successive nights proved quite the disappointment to them.Though not quite as displeased as Arizona Coyotes coach Rick Tocchet was following what might have been his team’s worst performance — and worst effort — of the season.The Predators and Coyotes play Thursday night at Gila River Arena, with each coming off losses in games in which they fell behind 3-0 in the first period. The biggest difference was how they responded to being down so early.Article continues below ...The Predators (13-4-1) came back from their three-goal deficit to take a 4-3 lead in San Jose on Tuesday, only to lose 5-4 on two goals 13 seconds apart in the third period by Joe Pavelski and Joe Thornton. It was Nashville’s first road loss in regulation this season.“Lousy first (period), good second, back and forth in the third,” Predators coach Peter Laviolette said. “We made some mistakes at the end that cost us, and we had plenty of looks and chances to make it 5-3 or even go back to tie it again Custom Arizona Coyotes Jerseys , but it didn’t bounce for us.”That loss came one night after the Predators lost on the road for the first time this season, 2-1 to the Anaheim Ducks in a shootout. Prior to that loss, they had won five in a row overall and were 8-0-0 on the road.“We came in after the first (period Tuesday) and knew it was not acceptable for the best team in the league,” said forward Rocco Grimaldi, who scored his first NHL goal against the Sharks. “We came out and we showed why we’re on top right now.”Nashville still has the NHL’s best record even after losing on back-to-back nights.The Coyotes (8-8-1) had a similar start Tuesday in Detroit, but a dissimilar finish.They trailed 3-0 after the Red Wings scored three goals in slightly over seven minutes — and then it got worse. They fell behind 6-0 in the third period before Lawson Crouse scored to prevent Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard from getting his 25th career shutout.The Coyotes went 1-2-1 on a four-game game road trip, and they’ve lost four of five since winning five in a row. But it was their effort, or lack thereof, in Detroit that most disturbed Tocchet.Rather than responding the way the Predators did, the Coyotes seemed indifferent most of the night.“It was just lackluster by some guys. I don’t know if it was the day off (Monday), I don’t know if it was the end of the trip and guys wanted to go home,” Tocchet said. “But it’s inconsistent hockey the last two weeks and it’s something we’re going to have to stamp out really quick.”Tocchet especially didn’t like his players’ decision making, or at least the slowness of it.“You’ve got to make your decisions quick www.officialbruinsproonline.com ,” Tocchet said. “When you’re not focused and you’re not sharp, (your) hockey IQ goes. That’s one of my pet peeves, not having hockey IQ. That’s a tough one for me.”Maybe it’ll help that the Coyotes are beginning their second five-game homestand in three weeks’ time. They went 4-1-0 on the last one, and this one runs until the Sunday after Thanksgiving.Fourth-line forward Austin Watson is eligible to return to the Predators on Thursday now that his 18-game suspension for domestic assault has ended.However, the Predators are uncertain about defenseman P.K. Subban’s status for the final game of a five-game road trip in which they’ve gone 2-1-1. He left Monday with an apparent injury only to return in the second period, but then played only 7 minutes, 7 seconds on Tuesday before leaving the game and not returning.Filip Forsberg leads Nashville with 12 goals and 18 points, while Clayton Keller has five goals and 12 points. Goalie Pekka Rinne was 2-0 last season as Nashville won two of three from the Coyotes, and he is 18-7-2 with a 2.02 goals-against average in his career against them.