50 shots on goal, yet Hawks still lose 2-1

Jonas Hiller made 49 saves and Mikael Backlund scored at 4:35 of overtime, lifting the Calgary Flames to a 2-1 victory over the Blackhawks on Wednesday night.

Dennis Wideman also scored for the Flames, who were coming off a 3-2 win at Nashville on Tuesday.

The Blackhawks controlled the action for much of the night, enjoying a whopping 50-18 advantage in shots on goal. But Hiller was outstanding and Backlund used a wrist shot to beat Corey Crawford on the goaltender's glove side for his first goal of the season.

Andrew Shaw scored in the third period and Crawford had 16 saves in Chicago's first loss in three games.

The overtime began with a nice stop by Crawford on Paul Byron's breakaway opportunity just 40 seconds into the extra period. Brad Richards had a chance to win the game for the Blackhawks, but his tip off a nice pass from Duncan Keith went wide.

It looked as if it was only a matter of time while Chicago played keepaway for much of the first two periods, but Hiller stepped up and the Flames jumped in front at 11:55 of the second. Joe Colborne won a faceoff with Jonathan Toews and sent the puck back to Wideman, who let loose with a long slap shot that went off the stick of Blackhawks rookie Trevor van Riemsdyk and into the net.

That was the only goal until the Blackhawks were successful on their seventh power play with 5:45 left in regulation. With Wideman in the penalty box for hooking, Shaw tipped Patrick Sharp's long slap shot past Hiller for his second goal.

Chicago had a couple chances for the tiebreaking score in regulation, but was unable to connect. Hiller stopped Patrick Kane's backhander in the final seconds.

The Blackhawks got off to a fast start and outshot the weary Flames 18-2 in the first, but Hiller's solid play kept the game scoreless. He stopped an open Kane with about 4 1/2 minutes left in the opening period, and denied Jeremy Morin on consecutive shots in the second.

Daniel Carcillo also misplayed a prime opportunity 6 1/2 minutes into the game after Ben Smith's drive and dish created an open side of the net for the winger. Sharp had a nice look in the second, and then slammed his stick against the glass after Hiller made the save.

Before Wideman's goal in the second, the Flames' best scoring opportunity was Byron's short-handed breakaway midway through the first. Byron beat Crawford, but he shot it off the inside of the right post.

Calgary had another good look five minutes into the second, but Crawford was there to stop Brian McGrattan