The Nashville Predators look to finish off a perfect three-game homestand on Tuesday night as they welcome the Calgary Flames to Bridgestone Arena. The Predators have won their first two games under new head coach Peter Laviolette. They edged Ottawa 3-2 on Thursday and then recorded a 4-1 win over the Dallas Stars on Saturday. Paul Gaustad led the way with a goal, an assist and a fight for the Gordie Howe hat trick and Eric Nystrom tallied a goal and an assist. Defenseman Shea Weber and Roman Josi also lit the lamp and Pekka Rinne made 17 saves as the Preds outshot the Stars 33-18. Its good character, said Weber. We got better as the game went on. They came out really fast and I just thought we got better. A perfect homestand to begin the season would make the Predators 3-0-0 for the first time since 2010-11 and Rinne figures to get the call tonight. He is 5-5-2 with a 2.85 goals against average and .901 save percentage in 15 prior meetings with the Flames. Forwards Viktor Stalberg (lower body) and Matt Cullen (upper body) both practiced with the Predators on Sunday, but remain day-to-day. The Flames have split the first two of a six-game road trip, losing 4-1 to the St. Louis Blues on Saturday. Curtis Glencross had the lone Calgary goal and Jonas Hiller made 35 saves, but the Flames failed to build off their first win of the campaign, a 5-2 decision in Edmonton on Thursday. We didnt bring our game tonight, Glencross said. We got outworked in every department of the game. Jiri Hudler did not play on Saturday due to flu-like symptoms, but the forward may return tonight after practicing on Monday. Forward David Jones remains day-to-day with a lower-body injury. Karri Ramo will start in net tonight for the Flames, who visit the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday. Ramo is 0-1-0 with a 5.01 GAA and .848 save percentage in two previous meetings with the Predators, allowing seven goals on 46 shots faced. 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The Clippers high-flying forward threw himself a nice little party: Griffin has scored at least 20 points in 26 consecutive games, a mark exceeded only by Kevin Durant this season. "This stretch of games that weve played and weve been successful has been a huge team effort," Griffin said. "Guys have stepped up and really done their part. With our team, I dont think its one guy thats making us go. I genuinely believe its been a total team effort." Yet Griffin is a clear driving force with his rapidly evolving all-around game. So is Chris Paul: The point guard had 15 assists and scored 11 of his 16 points in the final 6:04 for the Clippers, who havent lost since Feb. 21. The fans sang "Happy Birthday" to Griffin during a dead ball in the second quarter, and he gave a sheepish grin and a wave while waiting to inbound the ball. He had already received a pregame song from rookie Reggie Bullock, who scored a career-high 14 points on his own 23rd birthday. "Its probably like the 10th time hes had to do it this year, and he seems like hes getting worse," Griffin said dryly. "No enthusiasm. Its really bad. ... Hes got a great personality. He just cant sing at all." Luol Deng scored 23 points and Dion Waiters had 15 for the Cavaliers, who lost Kyrie Irving in the first quarter to a left biceps injury. Cleveland had won on its first two stops of a three-game West Coast road trip, but never led while Los Angeles matched the longest streak in the NBA this season, equaling 11-game runs in November by Portland and San Antonio. "Theyre a great team," Cleveland coach Mike Brown said. "Theyve got a chance to win it all. I mean, you look how deep their roster is. They have playoff experience, theyve got NBA All-Stars coming off the bench, and Doc is a great coach." Irving, Clevelands leader in scoring and assists, went to the Cavs locker room late in thee first quarter and didnt return.ddddddddddddThe All-Star Game MVP missed all five of his shots against the Clippers and was injured shortly before he left the game. Jarrett Jack scored seven straight points during a 12-0 Cleveland run early in the fourth quarter, trimming the Clippers former 21-point lead to seven. But Paul shook off a rough shooting night with three jumpers in quick succession, and the Clippers closed out their sixth straight home victory. "We just cant start games like that," Jack said. "We had a lull period for almost a quarter and a half, and we just didnt go out and compete. Then the game kind of started to turn in our favour, but fighting an uphill battle against a team like that is a very tough task." DeAndre Jordan added 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Clippers, who matched the 1974-75 Buffalo Braves for the second-longest winning streak in franchise history. Los Angeles won 17 straight games during its unbeaten run through December 2012. Jamal Crawford missed his fourth straight game with a strained left calf, and fill-in starter Darren Collison was ruled out 15 minutes before tipoff with a stomach virus. Los Angeles already is without J.J. Redick, who hasnt played since early February. "They dont use an excuse," Clippers coach Doc Rivers said. "We have three of our top four guards out today, and no one talked about it (in the locker room). They still feel like every night, we have a chance to win the game." Los Angeles scored the games first 11 points and jumped out to a 17-3 lead just 6 minutes in when Cleveland missed nine of its first 10 shots. Griffin somehow scored while Spencer Hawes flagrantly fouled him in the final minute of the first half, muscling the ball home in a remarkable display of strength. His three-point play put the Clippers up 52-38 at halftime. NOTES: Hawes got his second technical foul and an ejection with 1:19 to play while standing by Clevelands bench. Hawes, who scored 14 points, sarcastically waved goodbye to referee Scott Wall as he left. "Im given up enough money tonight, so I wont say anything more beyond that," Hawes said afterward. ... Metta World Peace watched the game from a baseline seat next to the Cavaliers bench. The erstwhile Ron Artest won a ring in this building in 2010 with the Lakers, who let him go last summer. ' ' '