The Dallas Stars meet the Calgary Flames for Game 1 of their seven-game playoff series in the first round of the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs from the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary. The Flames won two of the three meetings between these teams during the regular season, including the only game in Calgary, so let’s see what’s the best Stars vs. Flames betting pick for Tuesday evening.
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Stars vs Flames FanDuel Betting Pick
This game will be played at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary at 10:00 PM ET on Tuesday, May 3, 2022
Why Bet The Flames:
✅ The Calgary Flames are one of the best defensive teams in the NHL, allowing 2.51 goals per game, and third-best during the regular season. They have arguably the best goaltender in the NHL in Jacob Markstrom, who posted a 2.22 GAA, a .922 save percentage, and nine shutouts. He has performed very well against Dallas in his career with a 2.65 goals-against average.
✅ The Calgary Flames have played very well against the Dallas Stars this season, going 2-0-1 in the three meetings. The goal differential is just +2 for Calgary, but the fact that this team has earned points in all three contests bodes well for their confidence entering this series.
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✅ The Dallas Stars have not been a very good offensive team this season, averaging 2.84 goals per game, 21st overall. They have been held to 24 goals over their last 10 games. That includes scoring two goals or fewer in six of those contests.
Dallas Stars
The Dallas Stars (46-30-6; 34-48 ATS) closed out the regular season playing very well, going 3-0-1 in their final four games, all of which were at home. However, the team went 1-4-0 over their final five road games and finished the regular season 19-20-2 on the road. The Stars earned a playoff spot by being the top wild card team in the Western Conference.
The fortunes of the Stars are going to depend upon goaltender Jake Oettinger. This is the only team in the playoffs with a negative goal differential (-8), and they are going to need their goaltender to have spectacular playoffs as the team averaged 2.84 goals per game while allowing 2.98 per contest. Oettinger finished with a 2.53 GAA and a .914 save percentage, allowing two goals in each of his last restarts.
Calgary Flames
The Calgary Flames (50-21-11; 45-37 ATS) went 6-2-2 in their final 10 games to clinch the top spot in the Pacific Division. Calgary was exceptional at home the season, going 25-9-7 and were 4-1-0 in their last five home contests.
Calgary is one of the most well-rounded teams in the playoffs, sixth in goals per game (3.55) and third in goals allowed per contest (2.51). They were exceptional in penalty killing (sixth at 83.2%) and 10th on the power-play at 22.9%. Johnny Gaudreau finished with a single season-high 115 points, scoring seven points over his final five games.