The Flames led 1-0 after the first period on a power-play goal by Mark Giordano before the Red Wings rallied for their second straight win and fifth in six games.

After missing the past two games with back spasms, Detroit's Jimmy Howard returned to the lineup and made 16 saves to improve his record to 5-0-1.

Calgary's Miikka Kiprusoff made 31 saves.

On Calgary's third power play of the game, Giordano one-timed a pass from Jerome Iginla into the top corner over Howard's glove hand to give the Flames a 1-0 lead.

Early in the second period, Modano broke into the Calgary zone and wired a shot into the top corner over Kiprusoff's outstretched glove hand to tie the game.

Later in the period, Abdelkader took a pass from Pavel Datsyuk and fired a shot over Kiprusoff's left pad to give the Red Wings a 2-1 lead.

Calgary had a great chance to tie the game in the third period when Detroit defenseman Ruslan Salei took a double-minor for high-sticking Niklas Hagman in the face, but the Flames couldn't get anything going on the extended power play and only managed two shots on goal.

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