Calgary Flames

The first goal wins. In other words: Experience Dallas Stars Hockey. Suffocating defense. Just enough offence. Minimal scoring.

Spending time on the penalty kill is never a good thing — and not just because it gives your opponent a better chance at scoring. They had eight scoring chances and two high-danger opportunities, according to Natural Stat Trick. Still, they did not score in Game 2 and seemed to have a frustrating night — a microcosm of the game. The fact is: The middle-six needs to start scoring. The Flames have out-attempted the Stars 118-72, outshot them 55-39, and outchanced them 48-31. That’s around the same amount of five-on-five minutes (around 22) as Tuesday’s game. That’s a credit to the Stars’ heavy, box-out defensive style where the primary focus is to clear space in front of their goalie. Backlund also lost 11 of 19 faceoffs, a 42 percent efficiency in the faceoff dot. Meanwhile, Calgary forwards were typically wide, or outside the slot, and failed to create second-chance scoring opportunities. But they’ve got to … just be around the goalie more.” The fourth line ended up on the ice against Roope Hintz, Jason Robertson and Joe Pavelski, who started the play with a dump into the zone. Frankly, an experience that’s boring enough to either put you to sleep or make you mad, depending on your investment in the game. This is exactly what the Flames need from their No. 1.

CALGARY, Alberta — Jake Oettinger made 29 saves and got his first postseason shutout in his second career playoff start to lift the Dallas Stars over the ...

The Flames went 0 for 3 on Thursday and scored one power-play goal on eight chances through the first two games. “There’s not a lot of room for them or us. “Not a lot of room out there,” Bowness said. The Flames were denied by Oettinger, however, and didn’t get their sticks on the few rebounds the goaltender allowed. “They’re a good defensive team. “The only thing that matters is wins,” Oettinger said.

Jake Oettinger earned a shutout in just his second playoff start for the Dallas Stars in a 2-0 win over the Calgary Flames on Thursday to even their playoff ...

The Flames went 0-for-3 on Thursday and scored once on eight power-play opportunities over the opening two games. The Flames had 21 giveaways to the Stars’ eight. “There’s not a lot of room for them or us. The Flames were denied by Oettinger, however, and didn’t get their sticks on the few rebounds the Dallas goaltender allowed. “Not a lot of room out there,” Bowness said. “They’ve got to be more around the goalie.”

In what seemed to be like déjà vu but in reverse, the Calgary Flames were shut out by the Stars' Jake Oettinger at the Scotiabank Saddledome Thursday ...

Neither team was able to capitalize on any of their powerplay opportunities in game two. Pavelski, 37, had no goals in the first game, though he has become the oldest skater to score a playoff goal since 2008 when Mike Modano scored (he was also 37 years old at the time). Oettinger made 29 saves last night in his second-ever NHL playoffs game.

Thursday night in the Stanley Cup playoffs saw Oettinger and the Stars one-up the Flames from Game 1, a star player on Broadway recapture his old game...

Through two games so far, the Edmonton superstar duo of Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl have combined for six points (two goals, four assists). Artemi Panarin bounced back in a big way Thursday night as his New York Rangers evened their series with the Pittsburgh Penguins with a 5-2 win. Thursday night in the Stanley Cup playoffs saw Oettinger and the Stars one-up the Flames from Game 1, a star player on Broadway recapture his old game, the league’s best team looking every bit the part, and a young superstar adding to his legacy.

In what seemed to be like déjà vu but in reverse, the Calgary Flames were shut out by the Stars' Jake Oettinger at the Scotiabank Saddledome Thursday ...

Neither team was able to capitalize on any of their powerplay opportunities in game two. Pavelski, 37, had no goals in the first game, though he has become the oldest skater to score a playoff goal since 2008 when Mike Modano scored (he was also 37 years old at the time). This is the second game that has seen a low-scoring final.

Players like Andrew Mangiapane and Matthew Tkachuk made a living out of it all regular season but for two games now the Stars have been able to stop them. The ...

Game Score – Normally the losing goaltender ends up in the negative scores but Jacob Markstrom (0.59 game // 0.26 average) was superb yet again. Noah Hanifin sent a bad pass up the boards instead of going around the net – and the king of deflections made Calgary pay. It’s playoffs and its tight – need to find a way through the adversity. Taken By Chance – Nikita Zadorov (24.47 SCF% // 20.85 HDCF%) and Gudbranson (24.47% // 20.85%) really struggled the hardest to quantify any offence. xGF% – Other than the third pairing and the big checking line every single player helped win their matchup against the Stars. Blake Coleman (60.47 xGF%) was one of 4 players with 60% expected goals share or higher. The second game the Stars were able to attack the Flames third defence pairing. The Flames checking line with Milan Lucic (29.36% // 0%) still brought their physicality to this game – which is absolutely needed – they just couldn’t convert it into any significant in terms of offence. Johnny Gaudreau (69.58%) and the top line was also pressing intently all night – a shame they couldn’t come through. The Flames defence has been fine – 1 goal against a goaltender through 6 periods is always great – which makes it even harder to be tied 1-1 through 2 games. Corsi Clown – Brett Ritchie (45.39 CF%) and Erik Gudbranson (45.42%) were on the low side. The kid is on his game and pressing the crease needs to turn into an emphasis heading into Texas. Players like Andrew Mangiapane and Matthew Tkachuk made a living out of it all regular season but for two games now the Stars have been able to stop them.

In Game 1, the Flames were able to get just a single goal past Jake Oettinger, but it was good enough to secure the win as Jacob Markstrom posted a shutout.

According to the numbers, teams that win the opening game go on to win 65 percent of the series, meaning the Flames still have a great shot despite Thursday’s result. To this point, however, they seem to have figured something out when it comes to the Flames’ power play, as they aren’t giving up a ton of scoring opportunities when down a man. Bowness himself deserves a ton of credit for the style of game he has implemented early on in this series, as do the Stars players for shutting down the Flames’ top guns to this point. Markstrom was coming off of the best season of his career, one that will likely result in him being named a top-three finalist for the Vezina Trophy, while Oettinger had just 79 career games under his belt, and prior to Game 1 had never started an NHL playoff game. In Game 1, the Flames were able to fire 26 shots Oettinger’s way, though head coach Darryl Sutter admitted that most of those shots were not high-danger opportunities. Coming into this series, it was well known by everyone that the Flames had a clear advantage as far as offensive weapons were concerned.

Calgary Flames (50-21-11, first in the Pacific Division) vs. Dallas Stars (46-30-6, fourth in the Central Division)

The Stars won the last matchup 2-0. BOTTOM LINE: The Dallas Stars and the Calgary Flames are in a 1-1 series tie in the first round of the NHL Playoffs. The teams meet Thursday for the sixth time this season. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Skip Advertisement Dallas Stars (46-30-6, fourth in the Central Division) Calgary Flames (50-21-11, first in the Pacific Division) vs.

Jake Oettinger made 29 saves and got his first postseason shutout in his second career playoff start to lift the Dallas Stars over the Calgary Flames 2-0.

The Dallas Stars took down the Calgary Flames 2-0 in Game 2 on Thursday night. The series is now tied 1-1 as it heads back to Dallas.

In the first shift of the game, Klingberg was attacked by Matthew Tkachuk, and the two wrestled their way to offsetting minor penalties. “It’s managing the puck and being hard to play against,” Benn said when asked if they were playing ‘Dallas Stars hockey’. “I thought we made it too easy on them in the first game but we were better tonight. “Especially in the third when you are trying to hold a lead, just to get those whistles and get the matchups we want and try to calm the team down. When they had success and played their best games, they referenced it as the style of play they were looking to establish. The talk in this series continues to center around the goaltending matchup of young Jake Oettinger in his first playoffs and Vezina-candidate Jacob Markstrom on the other end. On top of the saves, he served as a calming presence behind the Stars in Game 2.

The Calgary Flames were only shut out twice during the 82 game 2021–22 regular season. Despite this, the Flames managed to find a way to get shut out.

When only 41 minutes of the game is played at even strength, it is tough to really find a groove and settle in to the flow of the game. The good news if you are a Flames fan however, is that it seemed like the Flames were the “better” team at 5v5. Have you ever seen your bus about to leave from its stop, tried to run for it, thought to yourself “hey I might actually make it,” and seen the bus drive off and leave you behind a second after? But I want you to think back to the 2020, 2019, and 2017. Half of the first period was played at 5v5, and only 12 minutes of the second period was at 5v5. At the end of the day, you can’t score a goal if you can’t register a shot. Despite this, Calgary was only able to hit the net 29 times out of the 65 times they tried. If Calgary wants to have any chance of winning this series, they need to find a way to find their way through the traffic and hit the target. Calgary struggled to keep possession of the puck, and it was really shown when Noah Hanifin turned the puck over to Jason Robertson who set up Joe Pavelski for the first goal of the game. If you missed the game and can’t find any highlights, I would recommend watching paint dry to get a feel of how this game went. The Calgary Flames have not won a single Game 2 since 2004. The Calgary Flames were only shut out twice during the 82 game 2021–22 regular season.

Calgary's Jacob Markstrom and Stars counterpart Jake Oettinger have each allowed a single goal over the first two games of the series tied 1-1 heading into ...

“If we can keep them to the outside, it’s my job to come up with saves.” Oettinger, a Stars first-round pick (26th) in 2017, took the majority of starts going 30-15-1. Bolstered by the work of their goaltenders, each side’s penalty kill is also stifling scoring. We’ve put him in back-to-back games and he’s played very well.” It’s going to be a battle. I love communicating with him. His 63 starts tied for second with Tampa Bay’s Vasilevskiy behind Nashville’s Juuse Saros (67). “It’s going to be tough. I love playing with him. In the playoffs, everything gets ramped up a little bit with shots and traffic and people in front of the net and all that. “It’s a dream come true to be a starting goalie in the playoffs here and I’m going to try to keep giving my team a chance to win.” The Flames’ goalie opened with a 16-save shutout in Game 1 and turned away 21 of 22 shots in the Game 2 loss.

In another low-scoring, tight-checking 60 minutes of playoff hockey, the Calgary Flames hosted the Dallas Stars on Thursday evening in Game 2 of their first ...

Aside from doing the wave in the third period with the Flames trailing, the crowd was excellent all evening. The Flames didn’t exactly goon it up in Game 2, but post-whistle shenanigans often led to a pair of players getting pulled off the ice and four-on-four play following. DailyFaceoff has the tools you need for both daily and season-long fantasy leagues, including a lineup optimizer, daily projections, and a whole lot more. It’s probably the correct strategy, but they need to be better at it. In another low-scoring, tight-checking 60 minutes of playoff hockey, the Calgary Flames hosted the Dallas Stars on Thursday evening in Game 2 of their first round series. No traffic in front of the blue paint.

CALGARY, Alberta - The Dallas Stars knew they needed everyone in the lineup to contribute if they were going to defeat the Calgary Flames in Game 2 of the ...

"Not a lot of room out there to make a lot of plays. "I mean, when you're a young player, you need to get experience somehow, you've got to get a start, you've got to take it and do what you can with it," Pavelski said. "I thought we made it too easy on them in the first game, we were better tonight," Stars forward Jamie Benn said. "You're not going to beat that team with 10 guys going and 10 guys not going," coach Rick Bowness said. A trio that combined for 301 points in the regular season has been held to three, all coming on Lindholm's goal in Game 1. "We're not going to stand down to any of those guys.

After scoring one goal in the first two Stanley Cup Playoff contests against the Dallas Stars, The Calgary Flames are not panicking.

“You’ve gotta be quick and establish position on them before they establish position on you … That’s using all five guys on the ice, going low to highs. But the Calgary crew doesn’t think there’s an impenetrable forcefield in front of the Dallas net. They’re a good defensive team and that’s as big a reason for why the Flames haven’t been filling the net as anything else. There’s no better way to pounce on rebounds and obstruct Oettinger’s view of shots. Even that, though, is probably a little unfair. Article content