CALGARY, Alberta — Mikael Backlund, Andrew Mangiapane and Trevor Lewis all scored within the third interval, main the Calgary Flames to a 3-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Wednesday evening to take a 3-2 lead of their first-round playoff sequence.
Jacob Markstrom made 20 saves for the Flames, who can win the sequence Saturday in Dallas. If crucial, Recreation 7 could be again in Calgary on Sunday.
“It feels lots higher than if we had been down, however we all know it’s going to be a very arduous sport” Backlund mentioned. “In fact, we really feel assured and excited going there. It’s a giant sport.”
Jason Robertson scored the lone objective for Dallas, and Jake Oettinger stopped 29 photographs.
Robertson, who had a team-leading 41 objectives within the common season, scored his first within the playoffs at 13:21 of the second interval to place the Stars forward 1-0. He drove in from the boards and wristed a shot that deflected off Markstrom’s glove after which off defenseman Noah Hanifin into Calgary’s internet.
However the line of Backlund, Mangiapane and Blake Coleman struck within the third.
“We knew they had been going to return arduous,” Robertson mentioned. “We tried to reduce their pace to the impartial zone and we didn’t and it value us.”
Mangiapane circled out from behind the objective line and centered the puck for Backlund’s redirect by Oettinger to make it 1-1 at 6:49 of the third.
“I haven’t scored a lot down the stretch right here,” Backlund mentioned. “It felt actually good to place the puck within the internet and such a giant objective as effectively.”
The Flames took the lead when Backlund was within the impartial zone and fed a backhand go to Mangiapane on the Stars’ blue line. Mangiapane took three strides in and beat Oettinger’s glove with a excessive shot at 13:20.
“It was loud,” Mangiapane mentioned of the Saddledome crowd. “It was nice even when Backs scored. You might hear the constructing erupt. I believe the followers had been ready for a objective. Our entire workforce simply fed off that power from the followers.”
Lewis sealed it with an empty-netter with 58 seconds left.
Neither workforce scored on their two power-play possibilities and are 2-for-19 within the sequence.
“We’re going to take a look at some stuff from this sport and prepare for the following sport and it’s not over but,” Dallas’ Roope Hintz mentioned.
Flames ahead Johnny Gaudreau took a deflected puck within the facet of the pinnacle on the Stars’ blue line. He went to the dressing room for remedy late within the interval, however was again within the sport within the second interval.
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