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Trevor Lewis and Elias Lindholm replied for the Flames with Jacob Markstrom turning away 28 of 31 shots in Calgary's net.

Lewis and Milan Lucic combined on Calgary’s first goal at 13:45 of the period. They tangled and took coincidental minors less than a minute into Game 2. His 14th career playoff game-winner is the most among active NHL players, according to the Stars. Pavelski scored his second of the game and the first power-play goal of the series for the Stars _ after going 0-for-11 _ at 10:05 of the third period for a 3-2 Stars lead. Game 4 in the best-of-seven affair is Monday in Dallas before returning to Calgary for Wednesday’s Game 5. Joe Pavelski scored twice, including the game-winner, for the Dallas Stars in Saturday’s 4-2 win over the Calgary Flames to take a 2-1 lead in their playoff series.

The Dallas Stars would get a huge boost from the home crowd and Joe Pavelski as the Stars would win 4-2 and take a 2-1 series lead.

After the game, NHL PR announced on their Twitter page that Joe Pavelski is now the third-oldest Stars player to have a multi-goal game in the playoffs. The Stars would go on to win 4-2. Joe Pavelski would finally score on the power play to make it a 3-2 lead. Stars would need a solid clean period of aggressive hockey to take the series lead. The Stars did bring the aggression out of the locker room with them to start the 2nd period. That along with Vintage Joe Pavelski pushed the Stars to a 4-2 win over the Calgary Flames. With the win, the Stars take a 2-1 series lead with one more game here in Dallas on Monday night.

The Dallas Stars took on and defeated the Calgary Flames 4-2 on Saturday evening.

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Fast forward to the third period and the Stars are finally able to score on the power play. Gaudreau scored 40 goals and was T-2nd in total points among the Calgary roster, so this breakaway should have been the game-tying goal. This was a nice play by Vladislav Namestnikov to aim for Markstrom pad, knowing the rebound beat him earlier (or, at least, I’m going to assume that was on purpose). Markstorm might have been able to catch the initial the shot with his glove, though, so this is probably one he’d like back. It didn’t result in a goal, but this is the exact kind of offensive pressure Dallas was missing in Alberta. And unless you want to blame him for being in a position where he could (and did) get knocked over and not get a penalty, this is just an unfortunate circumstance. Jason Robertson and Roope Hintz are in perfect sync here, and the bounce off of Markstrom and then Hintz was one of those potential “fluky” goals that just didn’t happen. About ten seconds after that magnificent save, Heiskanen shoots the puck and Pavelski pounces on the rebound for his second of the series. - The Flames do not like John Klingberg — he was ejected in Game 1 for fighting, Matthew Tkachuk dropped the gloves with him roughly a minute into both Games 2 and 3, and then he got into another kerfuffle with Andrew Magianpane in the third last night. Full credit to the Stars’ netminder, however, for immediately clamping down on his pad and pushing off to the side. Milan Lucic knocked down Oettinger by his glove before he stepped into the crease, therefore it’s not interference and it’s a good goal. Last night’s game featured 6 goals between the Dallas Stars and the Calgary Flames, twice as many as the number of goals from Game 1 and Game 2 combined. - As a side effect of the physicality, the referees are calling a lot of penalties.

The Dallas Stars took a big lead in their first round series against the Calgary Flames on Saturday night. Dallas topped Calgary, 4-2, in Game 3 of the ...

Game 4 of the Dallas vs. Dallas topped Calgary, 4-2, in Game 3 of the first round series on Saturday evening. The Dallas Stars took a big lead in their first round series against the Calgary Flames on Saturday night.

Pavelski has become a nightmare for the Flames. Oettinger stopped 39 of 41 shots. Klingberg is 'a gamer.'

The Flames have been eager to try and pick fights with players and up and down the roster. Radek Faksa was just to the inside and couldn’t get to it, but the Stars got an offensive faceoff in that sequence. He stayed on the assignment in Game 3. The Stars defense in front of Oettinger has been phenomenal, but he’s had to make some big saves as well. Oettinger stopped 39 of 41 shots Saturday after he had saved 54 of 55 shots in the first two games combined. In Game 3, Pavelski was the heartbeat of the Stars offense. You need a guy to step up and make a big play once in a while. Midway through the third period, the Stars were still tied 2-2 and going on their fourth power play of the game. Waiting down low was Pavelski, who flexed his superiority as a net-front presence and slammed the puck into the net to tie the score. With Dallas trailing 2-1 in the second period, Pavelski made a slick pass to Hintz on the rush. From Joe Pavelski to Jake Oettinger and more, the Stars did a lot to impress on Saturday. Let’s dive in. In Game 2, he scored the game-winning goal by tipping home a Jason Robertson pass in vintage fashion.

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The Stars are the first wild card team and had much worse regular-season numbers than the Flames, but right now they're doing what they have to do to win in the playoffs. The rebound came right out to Pavelski, who timed his drive to the net perfectly, and Dallas had a 3-2 lead with 10 minutes left in the third. And it's a huge reason why the team looks so much better. Pavelski fed Miro Heiskanen early in the shift for a stunning one-timer that looked like it was in the net. With Alexander Radulov a healthy scratch, Vladislav Namestnikov was moved onto the power play and created a shot on goal early in a late man advantage. Jake Oettinger looked like he was interfered with on the play, so the Stars challenged and asked for a league review. That said, this team wasn't so relentless a couple of weeks ago, as they meandered through games against Arizona and Anaheim to finally make the playoffs. However, Dallas continues to keep the scoring chances to the outside and continues to dog Calgary goalie Jacob Markstrom, who finally wore down a little on Saturday. The Stars survived that experience, but then went down 2-1 when Elias Lindholm scored on a one-timer early in the second period. "We've got to find a way to finish, I think the strength in our game is five-on-five, we spent too much time on ticky-tacky four-on-four hockey," said Calgary forward Blake Coleman on the heavy penalty minutes in the series. "Everybody tries to play for the win and try not to let the puck go into our net. Calgary, after all, won the Pacific Division and had the best goal differential in the Western Conference at plus-85.

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It’s always easier to find players who can block shots and play along the boards than it is to find a third-liner who is fast and can get you 15-20 goals. Which means we have to watch more games where nothing happens, the neutral zone looks like it’s filled with legos, and intermissions filled with analysts glorifying blocked shots and hits 80 feet from the play as some sort of turning point (everyone blocks shots now. The Stars have two and one of each, respectively. The Caps come with more star-power than the Stars, but they’re not trying to run with the Panthers either. And you can be sure Stars coach Rick Bowness was sick that it got to that point, though happy that the Stars pulled out a win in a game they were slightly outplayed in. The Stars had a negative goal difference on the season.

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"I would like to score with two minutes left to tie the game up there, but had a lot of chances last night with five, six shots. "I think they can handle those situations and I think both teams would want to handle it better. "I think it's seven in the series now, which is really rare. "It's one thing to shoot it and things like that, but the other thing is to score and there's a difference there. Bottom line is, playoff time, if you're in there after the whistle, what's it for? The teams have played almost 16 minutes of four-on-four over Games 2 and 3. "It just can't be on one player, that's for sure." He's not scared of the ball. I think the start is very important for us." "He's not scared in the moment. It's been a great series, obviously a low-scoring event. It's tight, yeah."