Sometime's your last line of defense is all you need.

Exhibit A happened last night at the Saddledome, as the Minnesota Wild beat the Calgary Flames 3-0. Nik Backstrom, who hadn't started since October 27, got the start over the NHL's first star last week in Josh Harding, and he didn't look out of place, stopping 41 shots for the victory.

Flames Captain Jarome Iginla saw one spot where the team let the game slip away.

Forward Alex Tanguay says the team played too forced all night.

Miikka Kipprusoff stopped 23 of 26 in the loss. The Flames next host the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday, November 11, down at the Dome, with a start time of 6:30 pm.