CALGARY -
The Calgary Flames received a playoff collection for simply the second time within the final 17 years with Sunday's 3-2 extra time win over the Dallas Stars within the seventh and deciding recreation of their collection.
Johnny Gaudreau scored the extra time winner at 15:09.
He collected a rebound and put a sharp-angled shot over Stars goalie Jake Oettinger, who made 61 saves within the recreation.
The Flames will face the Edmonton Oilers within the Western Convention's semifinal within the first post-season Battle of Alberta since 1991. The collection opens Wednesday in Calgary.
Tyler Toffoli and Matthew Tkachuk scored their first objectives of the collection for the Flames.
Calgary's goalie Jacob Markstrom stopped 26 pictures and had an help within the win.
Jamie Benn and Vladislav Namestnikov scored for the Stars.
After reaching the Stanley Cup last in 2004 when Calgary fell in seven video games to the Tampa Bay Lightning - 2005 was a lockout yr - the Flames did not win one other playoff collection till 2015 when Calgary was bounced within the second spherical by Anaheim.
Calgary (50-21-11) headed into this yr's playoffs the upper seed atop the Pacific Division, whereas Dallas (46-30-6) earned the primary wild-card spot within the convention.
Playoff success scant in recent times, the Flames have been below appreciable strain to win the primary Sport 7 in 16 years in entrance of a sellout on the Saddledome, and again up a stellar common season with some post-season progress.
Calgary outshot Dallas 52-23 over three durations Sunday, however the rating was deadlocked heading into the primary extra time interval of the collection.
Oettinger stopped Gaudreau on his doorstep close to the 11-minute mark of the third, adopted by Markstrom stoning Jacob Petersen on a breakaway.
The Flames drew even within the second interval on Tkachuk's purpose a second after a Dallas minor expired.
Markstrom head-manned the puck to Gaudreau, who dished to Tkachuk for a sharp-angled shot high nook at 8:44.
Namestnikov made it 2-1 for Dallas simply 31 seconds after Toffoli had tied the sport.
Namestnikov one-timed a wrist shot by Markstrom on a lateral feed from Joe Pavelski off the frenzy at 2:17.
Toffoli tipped in Oliver Kylington's shot from the boards simply contained in the blue-line at 1:46.
The Flames outshot Dallas 17-8 within the first interval, however the guests led 1-0 on Benn's purpose 40 seconds after puck drop.
Tyler Seguin from the aspect of the web fed Benn within the mid-slot and the Stars' captain beat Markstrom stick aspect.
Dallas was with out top-line centre Roope Hintz (upper-body damage) and ahead Luke Glendening (decrease physique) for Sport 7. Ahead Radek Faksa (higher physique) didn't play Sunday's third interval.
Calgary's high shutdown defenceman Chris Tanev was additionally scratched with an undisclosed damage.
Nearly half of the 2022 version of the Flames had by no means received a playoff spherical, whereas the Stars have been deep in that have having misplaced to the Lightning within the Cup last two years in the past in Edmonton.
The collection was a goaltending showcase.
On the again of a breakout efficiency by 23-year-old Oettinger and punishing defence round their crease, the Stars held a high-scoring offence to 10 even-strength objectives in seven video games.
Markstrom noticed much less rubber than Oettinger, however made the acrobatic, well timed saves to present his group an opportunity to win in each recreation and held off the Stars when Dallas pressed early within the additional interval.
The Stars boasted newer Sport 7 expertise having edged the Colorado Avalanche in extra time two years in the past to succeed in the convention last.
However Flames coach Darryl Sutter has coached an abundance of them along with his 8-3 report now unmatched by some other NHL coach in wins.
Calgary opened the collection with a 1-0 win and a 2-0 loss at residence earlier than incomes a cut up at American Airways Middle.
The Flames then received 2-1 at residence and misplaced 4-2 in Dallas to ship collection again to Calgary for the finale.
This report by The Canadian Press was first revealed Could 15, 2022.
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