Elias Lindholm, Jacob Markstrom lead Flames over Stars in Game 1

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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. "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.

Game 2 in the best-of-seven series is Thursday in Calgary. The series shifts to Dallas for Saturday’s Game 3 and Monday’s Game 4.

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Calgary Flames center Elias Lindholm, right, celebrates his goal against the Dallas Stars with left wing Johnny Gaudreau during the first period of Game 1 of an NHL hockey first-round playoff series Tuesday, May 3, 2022, in Calgary, Alberta. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)

Calgary (50-21-11) topped the Pacific Division, while the Stars (46-30-6) entered the playoffs as the first wild-card team in the Western Conference.

Calgary led 1-0 after a dominant opening period. The Flames held the Stars to three shots. Dallas' first shot on goal came at 11:05.

Both teams had to deal with the loss of a key defenseman at the end of the first period.