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Anderson, Panthers look for third straight win

Dec 12, 2008 - 11:25 AM Florida (13-12-3)at Calgary (16-11-2), 9:00 pm EST

CALGARY, Alberta (Ticker) -- With several of the team's offensive threats sidelined due to injuries, the Florida Panthers have turned to goaltender Craig Anderson.

Anderson hopes to deliver once again as the Panthers look to extend their winning streak to three games when they take on the Calgary Flames on Friday.

Making his eighth consecutive start, Anderson made 41 saves and notched his third shutout of the season in the Panthers' 2-0 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday. Anderson also helped Florida defeat the Ottawa Senators, 4-3, in overtime on Monday.

Injured players David Booth (shoulder), Cory Stillman (concussion), Nathan Horton (laceration), Richard Zednik (elbow) and Cory Murphy (shoulder) all practiced on Wednesday, but were still unable to play.

Regardless, Anderson was superb and the Panthers are 3-0-1 when he makes 40-plus saves.

The Flames have also gotten stellar production from goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff, who is tied for the league-lead with 16 victories. Before falling to the Montreal Canadiens, 4-1, on Tuesday, he registered his third shutout in a 3-0 win against the New York Rangers on Sunday.

Calgary has lost two straight, including a 4-3 overtime defeat to the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday, when Kiprusoff was given the night off in favor of backup Curtis McElhinney.