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

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.

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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.

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