Matthew Tkachuk scores 40th, Flames beat Stars to win Pacific title

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Matthew Tkachuk scored his 40th goal, Christopher Tanev scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period, and the Calgary Flames beat the Dallas Stars 4-2 on Thursday night to win the Pacific Division title.

The Flames won their division for the eighth time in franchise history but just the third in the last 27 years.

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"The team deserves it," coach Darryl Sutter said. "They’ve been the most consistent team in the division. They deserve to win the division."

Noah Hanifin and Andrew Mangiapane also scored for Calgary, which is 8-1-1 in its past 10 games.

"It’s an accomplishment to win the division," Mikael Backlund said. "It’s a long season. So the guys have done a great job and I’m really proud of our team.

Calgary Flames defenseman Christopher Tanev, center, celebrates with teammates after scoring against the Dallas Stars during the third period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, April 21, 2022, in Calgary, Alberta.  (Larry MacDougal/The Canadian Press via AP)

"We’re not satisfied. We want to do something really big here. We know we can do it."

Jason Robertson and Luke Glendening scored for the Stars, who lost all three games on their Western Canada trip as they fight for a wild-card playoff berth.

The Flames will host the top Western Conference wild card in the first playoff round. Dallas has a precarious hold on the second wild-card spot, two points ahead of Vegas. The Stars play their last four games at home.

"If we’ve got to do it the hard way, well, we’re going to do it the hard way," Stars coach Rick Bowness said. "We get back to a great atmosphere in our rink, and we’ve got four home