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