Gaudreau scores on penalty shot, Calgary Flames down Stars 4-1 to even up playoff series

Calgary Flames left wing Johnny Gaudreau (13) scores on a penalty shot on Dallas Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger (29) in the third period of Game 4 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, in Dallas, Monday, May 9, 2022. The flames even up their playoff series against the Stars at two wins apiece after their 4-1 win. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Tony Gutierrez

By The Canadian Press

Posted May 9, 2022 11:15 pm.

Last Updated May 10, 2022 7:44 am.

Johnny Gaudreau scored on a penalty shot for the Calgary Flames in Monday’s 4-1 win over the Dallas Stars to even up their playoff series at two wins apiece.

Elias Lindholm and Rasmus Andersson also scored and Mikael Backlund added an empty-net goal for Calgary, which generated three unanswered goals before Dallas countered in the third period.

Flames goaltender Jacob Markstrom made 34 saves for the win.

Examining the team mindset of the Calgary Flames players
As the Calgary Flames find themselves down 2-1 in this series with game 4 set to go Monday in Dallas, Sportsnet commentators Eric Francis and Ryan Leslie weigh in on the team mindset of the Flames players and how they can take the lead.
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    Tyler Seguin scored the Stars’ lone goal. Goalie Jake Oettinger stopped 50 shots in the loss.

    The best-of-seven series returns to Calgary for Wednesday’s Game 5 at the Saddledome, where the Flames went 25-9-7 in the regular season.

    Calgary (50-21-11) topped the Pacific Division and ranked sixth in the NHL in the regular season. The No. 15 Stars (46-30-6) entered the post-season as the first wild card in the Western Conference.

    2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs: Calgary Flames' Matthew Tkachuk reflects on the Flames' game 4 win against the Dallas Stars
    As the Calgary Flames gear up to take the series against the Dallas Stars home to the Saddledome, Sportsnet commentator Ryan Leslie catches up with Matthew Tkachuk in Dallas to ask the Calgary Flames left winger to weigh in on the team's performance.
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