CALGARY, Alberta – One goal and a Jacob Markstrom shutout was enough for the Calgary Flames to take an early lead in their playoff series with the Dallas Stars.
Elias Lindholm scored and Markstrom recorded his second career playoff shutout as the Flames beat the Stars 1-0 Tuesday night in the opening game of their first-round series.
Lindholm scored a power-play goal early in the first period. Markstrom stopped all 16 shots he faced as Calgary earned just its second playoff win at the Saddledome since 2015.
“Even warmup was fun and I got goosebumps,” Lindholm said according to AP. “The crowd was into it right away and obviously we had some good energy right away.
“I thought the first 10 or 15 minutes we played real well and the second and third, too many penalties.”
Dallas goal Jake Oettinger stopped 25 of 26 shots and lost his NHL playoff debut.
