CALGARY TJ Brodie Jersey , Alberta (AP) After challenging his team to be better, Mike Smith went out and led by example.Smith made 28 saves for his fourth shutout this season, Johnny Gaudreau scored in the second period and the Calgary Flames edged the Edmonton Oilers 1-0 on Tuesday night to end a seven-game losing streak against their provincial rival.¡±Smitty is a real fiery, competitive guy and we wanted a different mindset coming in,¡± Calgary coach Glen Gulutzan said. ¡±If you¡¯re a guy like him and you¡¯re competitive, you¡¯re going to say things and you want things, and it¡¯s going to be good for our group that he¡¯s backing them up.¡±Calgary (35-26-10) is two points behind Dallas and Colorado, who occupy the two wild-card spots in the Western Conference. The Flames are also two points back of Los Angeles for third place in the Pacific Division.After practice on Monday with the team reeling from Sunday¡¯s 5-2 setback to the New York Islanders, Smith was vocal about how everyone needed to step it up.¡±It starts with your play on the ice. It¡¯s hard to talk in the room and to (the media) when you don¡¯t go out there and do your job,¡± Smith said. ¡±It starts with yourself, taking care of what you can control.¡±Calgary¡¯s commitment to preserving a one-goal lead was especially evident in the final minute. With the Oilers on a power play and goaltender Cam Talbot pulled to make it a 6-on-4, Troy Brouwer, Matt Stajan and Michael Frolik all blocked shots.¡±To see guys lying down, blocking shots, guys getting over the red or the blue and dumping pucks in. We had a one-goal lead and we were riding our goalie and we felt that we didn¡¯t need to win the game 5-0,¡± Flames defenseman Travis Hamonic said. ¡±We know that come playoff games, this is how you win games. Close scores like this.¡±It was a superb bounce-back performance for Smith in his second game after missing a month with a lower-body injury. He was beaten four times on 26 shots Sunday against the Islanders.¡±He¡¯s a very vocal guy on our team and he¡¯s one of our leaders and sometimes when you put yourself out there and say those things Womens Travis Hamonic Jersey , you know you¡¯re going to follow it up with a good game yourself and everyone¡¯s going to follow suit,¡± Hamonic said.Talbot made 31 saves as Edmonton (30-35-4) had its three-game winning streak snapped.¡±After last game they weren¡¯t too happy with their performance, so we knew we were going to get their best tonight,¡± Talbot said. ¡±We knew we were going to get a desperate team that needs every point possible.¡±The most dangerous Oilers player all night was Connor McDavid, who entered on a seven-game point streak (six goals, seven assists) and with 18 goals in his last 19 games. But despite a team-high five shots and several other setups, McDavid could not solve Smith.Early in the third, Smith acrobatically kicked out his pad to rob Ryan Nugent-Hopkins on a one-timer after he was set up perfectly by McDavid. On that same shift, McDavid swooped in alone on Smith, only to be denied by the 35-year-old goalie.Smith also made a highlight-reel stop late in the second to preserve the one-goal margin, getting his arm on a shot from Ryan Strome after a bad bounce resulted in the Edmonton center having the puck alone in front.¡±We¡¯d like to score some goals, but we created chances. Even at the end with the goaltender pulled, we had some good looks at the net,¡± Oilers coach Todd McLellan said. ¡±Not overly disappointed in the effort. I¡¯m disappointed in the outcome.¡±Calgary scored at 5:18 of the second when Sean Monahan¡¯s pass found Gaudreau alone in front and he zipped a backhand over Talbot¡¯s shoulder.Gaudreau¡¯s 22nd goal of the season extended his point streak to five games (two goals, five assists).NOTES: Calgary made two lineup changes at forward, with Drew Shore and Chris Stewart inserted for Matthew Tkachuk (upper body) and Mark Jankowski (coach¡¯s decision). ¡­ Kris Versteeg (hip) missed his 49th game for the Flames but is nearing a return and could play as soon as Friday. ¡­ Ex-Flame Mike Cammalleri, who played in career game No. 900 Custom Los Angeles Kings Jerseys , has gone 30 games without a goal.UP NEXTOilers: Host the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday night.Flames: Host the Sharks on Friday night.¡ª CALGARY, Alberta (AP) The Florida Panthers have been on quite a roll since the All-Star break.Mike Matheson scored twice, Aleksander Barkov had a goal and two assists, and the Florida Panthers beat the Calgary Flames 6-3 Saturday night for their seventh win in eight games.¡±We¡¯ve been doing a lot better job of playing within our systems,¡± Matheson said. ¡±Early on in the year we were trying to get used to it a little bit. Since having a bit of time off at the All-Star break, I think we¡¯ve been able to come back hard knowing we really can¡¯t afford to be leaving points out there.¡±Article continues below ...Roberto Luongo stopped 30 shots in his first appearance since a groin injury on Dec. 4, and picked up his first win since Nov. 27.¡±Still not quite as sharp as I want to be, but for the first game back I thought it was pretty good,¡± Luongo said.Evgenii Dadonov and Vincent Trocheck each had a goal and an assist, and Jared McCann also scored to help the Panthers get their fifth straight road win.Florida went into the league¡¯s four-day break 12 points out of a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. They¡¯ve cut the margin in half, now trailing the New York Islanders for the second wild card spot by six points.¡±Guys are playing like it¡¯s our playoffs right now,¡± Panthers coach Bob Boughner said. ¡±We¡¯ve got to just keep digging in and getting as many points as we can right now. We¡¯re still in the thick of it and we have some games at hand.¡±Dougie Hamilton scored three goals for his first career hat trick for the Flames, who are 0-3-3 in their last six at home. It was the first three-goal game by a Flames defenseman since Al MacInnis in 1992.¡±Obviously a cool thing to do, but tough in a game like that,¡± said Hamilton, playing in his 400th NHL game. ¡±I¡¯ve had two goals before and you always say to yourself, well maybe there¡¯s a chance you can score a hat trick http://www.hurricanesshoponline.com/authentic-andrei-svechni kov-jersey , but never did it. The last one I had that I remember was minor hockey. It¡¯s been a while.¡±David Rittich started and gave up four goals on 15 shots before he was pulled early in the second period. Jon Gillies came on and stopped 13 of the 15 shots he faced.The Flames, the league¡¯s second-best road team, just completed a 4-2-0 trip. However, they couldn¡¯t carry that over in their return home.¡±What happened tonight is what everybody fears and talks about,¡± coach Glen Gulutzan said. ¡±You come home from a road trip, you have a successful road trip, your first game back and every guy didn¡¯t have enough to get us through this game.¡±Tied 1-1 after the first period, Florida blew the game open in the second with three goals in the opening 6:03.Trocheck completed a nifty give-and-go with Barkov by slipping a shot past Rittich at 58 seconds to put Florida ahead. With Barkov providing the screen, Dadonov deflected Keith Yandle¡¯s shot past Rittich at 3:09 to make it 3-1. Barkov then gave the Panthers a three-goal lead at 6:03 as he redirected Dadonov¡¯ shot between Rittich¡¯s shot. Gillies came on after that.¡±We just weren¡¯t executing,¡± Flames captain Mark Giordano said. ¡±It felt like we were a little bit off right from the start of the game.¡±Calgary pulled to 4-2 with 7:45 left in the second on Hamilton¡¯s second power-play goal of the night.Matheson got his second of the game at 3:41 of the third, and McCann made it 6-2 just more than two minutes later.Hamilton capped the scoring with 8:05 left when he banked in a shot from the corner off the leg of Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad.NOTES: It was Rittich¡¯s first start at home. His previous nine starts all came on the road. ¡­ Injured starting goalie Mike Smith (lower body) skated before the Flames¡¯ game-day skate Saturday morning, but didn¡¯t face any shots. His status remains day-to-day. ¡­ Hamilton played in his 400th NHL game. ¡­ Flames F Johnny Gaudreau snapped an eight-game scoring streak (four goals, seven assists). ¡­ Ekblad extended his point-streak to six games (three goals, five assists).UP NEXTPanthers: At Winnipeg on Sunday night.Flames: Host Boston on Monday.