Miikka Kiprusoff, amid retirement talk, stops 32 shots as Flames top Ducks 3-1 in home finale

Published September 18, 2015

Anaheim Ducks' Ben Lovejoy, right, briefly fights with Calgary Flames' Mikael Backlund, from Sweden, during first period NHL action in Calgary, Alberta, Friday, April 19, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Larry MacDougal) (The Associated Press)

Calgary Flames goalie Miikka Kiprusoff, right, from Finland, watches as Anaheim Ducks' Bobby Ryan cannot keep the puck under control during first-period NHL hockey action in Calgary, Alberta, Friday, April 19, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Larry MacDougal) (The Associated Press)

Miikka Kiprusoff, amid speculation that he may retire at season's end, made 32 saves in Calgary's regular-season home finale Friday night to lead the Flames to a 3-1 victory over the playoff-bound Anaheim Ducks.

Roman Horak and Brian McGrattan each scored and Roman Cervenka added an empty-net goal for the Flames, who close with a four-game road trip beginning Sunday in Minnesota.

Corey Perry scored for the Ducks, ending Kiprusoff's bid for his 45th career shutout with 3:41 remaining when he buried a shot inside the far goal post from 20 feet out on a setup from Kyle Palmieri.

Although Kiprusoff has one year remaining on his contract, it drops to $1.5 million next year and there has been rampant speculation that the 36-year-old will call it a career.

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