Flames 4, Predators 3: Rookie Johnny Gaudreau capped his team's three-goal, third-period outburst with the eventual game winner as host Calgary held on to beat Nashville.

Jiri Hudler, defenseman T.J. Brodie and Gaudreau scored 4:01 apart early in the third while Sean Monahan added a first-period tally for the Flames, who won for just the second time in six home games. Gaudreau and Monahan each finished with two points while Jonas Hiller turned aside 28 shots in the win.

James Neal scored twice and Craig Smith added a second-period goal for the Predators, who dropped just their second regulation contest in 10 games. Pekka Rinne made 26 saves in defeat.

Monahan opened the scoring on a power-play at 4:23 of the second period, cutting to the front of the net and slapping a rebound of defenseman Dennis Wideman's shot past Rinne. Smith drew the Predators even 67 seconds later, batting a loose puck past a sprawled Hiller for his third goal in two games, and Neal struck at 11:09 with a low wrist shot off the faceoff that eluded the netminder between the pads.

Calgary responded with emphasis in the third, seizing a 3-2 lead on tallies by Hudler and Brodie and making it a two-goal game on Gaudreau's sharp-angle shot that floated over Rinne's right shoulder. Neal trimmed the deficit with the man advantage at 10:47 on a snap shot that beat Hiller on the glove side, but Nashville couldn't convert the equalizer despite outshooting Calgary 14-10 in the final period.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Calgary has won three of the last four meetings. ... The Flames blocked a whopping 36 shots compared to just 13 for Nashville. ... The Predators dropped to 1-1-0 on their six-game road trip.