The Dallas Stars finished their two-game Western Canadian road trip with a game at the Calgary Flames on Thursday night. The Stars, however, lost 4-3 to the Flames in overtime at the Scotiabank Saddledome after Nazem Kadri scored the game-winning goal at 1:01 of overtime. Dallas fell to 13-5-3, while Calgary improved to 10-10-3.
Stars goaltender Scott Wedgewood made a whopping 32 saves in a losing effort, while Flames goaltender Jacob Markstrom made 13 saves for a win.
The Stars’ starting lineup featured Miro Heiskanen, Jason Robertson, Joe Pavelski, Roope Hintz, Ryan Suter, and Scott Wedgewood. Pavelski and Robertson collected the assists on Thomas Harley’s opening goal, his fourth goal of the season, off a wrist shot at 4:51 of the first period.
The Stars’ lead was short-lived as the Flames tied the game at one apiece. Chris Tanev fired a wrist shot and scored off of Ryan Suter to tie the score 1-1 at 8:02 of the first period. Andrew Mangiapane and Dennis Gilbert collected the assists on Tanev’s first of the season.
The Flames took their first lead of the game. Noah Hanifin batted a goal to give the Flames a 2-1 lead at 15:30 of the first period. Mikael Backlund and Jonathan Huberdeau collected the assists on Hanifin’s fifth of the season.
The Stars tied the game at two apiece to conclude the first-period scoring. Mason Marchment fired a wrist shot into the Flames’ net to tie the score 2-2 at 19:00 of the first period. Tyler Seguin and Miro Heiskanen collected the assists on Marchment’s fifth of the season.
The Stars and Flames were tied 2-2 at the end of the first period. Dallas outshot Calgary 10-9 after the first 20 minutes.
The second period was far from structured hockey. The Stars and Flames were tied 2-2 at the end of the second period. Calgary outshot Dallas 22-11 after 40 minutes.
The Stars took back their lead thanks to a penalty shot attempt and conversion. Mason Marchment used a snapshot to score a penalty shot goal to help the Stars to a 3-2 lead at 1:49 of the third period. Marchment’s [unassisted] goal was his sixth of the season and second of the game.
The momentum shifted in favor of the Flames, who were up a man during the 5-on-4 power play. The Stars drew a penalty at 11:51 of the third period when Sam Steel was penalized for slashing Yegor Sharangovich but managed to kill off the penalty.
The Flames almost tied the game at three apiece. Mikael Backlund scored on the deflection to tie the score 3-3 at 14:59 of the third period. Noah Hanifin and Jonathan Huberdeau collected the assists on Backlund’s fifth of the season. But Backlund’s goal was waived as the Stars’ challenge for a missed stoppage of play (hand pass) was successful after further review.
The Flames truly tied the game at three apiece in minutes. MacKenzie Weegar fired a wrist shot into the Stars’ net to tie the score 3-3 at 17:19 of the third period. Jonathan Huberdeau collected the lone assist on Weegar’s sixth of the season.
The Stars and Flames were tied 3-3 at the end of regulation. Calgary outshot Dallas 34-16 after a full 60 minutes.
The game went into a 3-on-3 overtime, but the Flames prevailed and won 4-3. Calgary outshot Dallas 36-16 after 61 minutes. Nazem Kadri netted a wrap-around goal for the game-winner. Jonathan Huberdeau and Jacob Markstrom collected the assists on Kadri’s fifth of the season. The situation room officials suspected goaltender interference, and the NHL reviewed Kadri’s play but declared it a good goal.
Notes
Three Stars of the Game
1. Noah Hanifin (1 point: 1 goal)
2. Mason Marchment (2 points: 2 goals)
3. Nazem Kadri (1 point: 1 goal)
Cheers to 100
Mason Marchment earned his 100th career point in Tuesday’s game at the Winnipeg Jets. Marchment recorded one assist and two shots on goal on Tuesday.
Up Next
The Stars will return home to host the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. Central.
