A year ago, the Calgary Flames won the Northwest Division, which seems to annually feature a hotly contested chase between more than a couple of teams. The Flames have been in the thick of the 2006-07 race all season, but their chances may have looked less rosy when Jarome Iginla went down with a knee injury in early January. Iginla was on a remarkable scoring pace and was tied for fourth in the league with 23 goals when he went down, at a time Calgary shared second place in the Northwest with Minnesota -- three points behind the Vancouver Canucks. If there were concerns that the Flames would drop off without their scoring leader, they were quickly erased. Wing Kristian Huselius picked up the slack, leading the club with nine goals and 19 points in the 13 games Iginla missed, and goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff was in net for all 13 and was on top of his game. With Inginla out, the Flames went 9-2-2 and took over first place in the Northwest. Iginla is back and already has a goal and four assists in three games since his return. He and Huselius lead the team with 24 goals each, and center Daymond Langkow, with 22 goals, gives the Flames three 20-goal scorers. They also have Kiprusoff, who ranks among the league leaders in goals-against average and save percentage. Calgary's lead in the Northwest is just one point over Vancouver and three over Minnesota. But with their star player back on the ice and scoring, the Flames may be prepared to leave their division rivals in the rear-view mirror.