Andrei Kuzmenko91裸聊视频檚 troubles continued on Saturday as he went from the press box to the penalty box.

A healthy scratch in seven of Calgary91裸聊视频檚 previous eight games, Kuzmenko finally drew back into the Flames91裸聊视频� lineup only to take two costly penalties in a 4-1 loss to the Nashville Predators.

91裸聊视频淭wo offensive zone penalties,91裸聊视频� bluntly noted coach Ryan Huska post-game.

The first for slashing at 4:21 of the second period resulted in Ryan O91裸聊视频橰eilly91裸聊视频檚 power-play goal and first of three goals on the night.

The second for playing with a broken stick at 10:04 of the second, again led to an O91裸聊视频橰eilly power-play goal to make it 2-0.

91裸聊视频淭wo penalties and two power-play goals. Not good. My mistakes,91裸聊视频� said Kuzmenko.

On the second that resulted in what turned out to be the winning goal, Kuzmenko91裸聊视频檚 stick snapped as he went to tee up a shot from inside the blue line. As the puck trickled forward, he chased after it and kicked it up to Mikael Backlund, who was open in the slot. But he didn91裸聊视频檛 drop the broken half of his stick.

91裸聊视频淪tupid moment, right?91裸聊视频� said Kuzmenko.

Magnifying the 28-year-old91裸聊视频檚 mistakes was Calgary91裸聊视频檚 inability to kill off either penalty, which has been a chronic problem of late. The Flames rank 30th on the PK and have given up power-play goals in each of their last six games.

91裸聊视频淭here91裸聊视频檚 parts of it where you feel like it91裸聊视频檚 coming, but when there91裸聊视频檚 a breakdown now, it91裸聊视频檚 ending up in the net, and we do go through stretches like that. You just feel like the stretches for our team in that situation have been much too long this year,91裸聊视频� said Huska.

91裸聊视频淵ou have to find a way to have a clean sheet with your penalty kill. No matter what power play you91裸聊视频檙e playing against, you have to find a way to get the job done.91裸聊视频�

Saturday91裸聊视频檚 two power-play goals against came on only two chances, leaving Calgary a woeful 9-for-16 on the kill over that span.

91裸聊视频淲e gotta figure it out,91裸聊视频� said Backlund. 91裸聊视频淚f you want to make the playoffs, that91裸聊视频檚 something that91裸聊视频檚 gonna have to be a lot better for us.91裸聊视频�

Calgary remains one point back of Vancouver for the second wild-card berth in the Western Conference with a pack of teams right behind them.

Kuzmenko was part of the return package when Calgary traded Elias Lindholm to the Vancouver Canucks last January.

In 29 games with the Flames last season, Kuzmenko scored 14 goals. Nearly an identical clip to the 39-goals he notched as a rookie the previous season.

Entering the final year of his contract, Kuzmenko was viewed this year as a key part of the Flames91裸聊视频� offence.

But he has struggled all season with only one goal in 30 games 91裸聊视频� that goal coming back on Oct. 15 in the club91裸聊视频檚 fourth game. His last two appearances have come on the fourth line.

Having not registered a shot on goal over his last five games, he did break that skid Saturday and while only one shot reached the goalie, he did have eight shot attempts.

91裸聊视频淎 positive thing for him is he had a lot of shot attempts tonight, and that91裸聊视频檚 something we91裸聊视频檝e been asking of him,91裸聊视频� acknowledged Huska.

91裸聊视频淚 understand that91裸聊视频檚 a lot of chances from 10 minutes, it91裸聊视频檚 very good, but it doesn91裸聊视频檛 matter if you don91裸聊视频檛 score,91裸聊视频� lamented Kuzmenko.

Calgary returns to action on Tuesday when the Flames open a two-game road trip in Anaheim. It remains to be seen if Kuzmenko will get a chance to redeem himself or if he91裸聊视频檒l end up back in the press box.

91裸聊视频淎 difficult moment, but stay positive,91裸聊视频� said Kuzmenko.91裸聊视频� Keep working. Every day. Gym, bike, let91裸聊视频檚 go, let91裸聊视频檚 go. Keep going.91裸聊视频�