from Eric Francis of Sportsnet,
They lost the game, they lost Matthew Tkachuk, and for a considerable amount of time, it looked like they lost their confidence.
Yet somehow, the Calgary Flames never lost faith.
Despite yet another parade of punishment dished out by the Flames Thursday night, the Dallas Stars did well to push back on the ice and the scoreboard.
As expected.
Game on, as the series is now tied 1-1....
For the first two periods the Flames dished it out and they took it, but it was Gang Green that managed to sustain plenty of offensive pressure on a younger Flames club that was back on its heels most of the evening.
Yet, despite falling behind 4-2 late in the second period, and having a third-period goal overturned in controversial fashion, the Flames somehow managed to tie it with three minutes left.
Their gutsy comeback was rendered moot in the final minute when defenceman Jamie Oleksiak finished a golden pass from Corey Perry that exposed broken coverage and gave the Stars a 5-4 win, with the winner coming with 40 seconds remaining.
Game highlights are below.
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