Game one of the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs brought the Dallas Stars to Calgary to face the Flames. The Stars locked in the meeting with the Flames with their win last Friday over the Anaheim Ducks and the Nashville Predators loss to the Arizona Coyotes. The series for the Stars and Flames marks the second straight playoff for both teams that they drew each other in the first round. In NHL history it is the third time the teams have played (1981 and 2020). In the previous series, both won by the Minnesota/Dallas franchise, the team who claimed the victory appeared in the Stanley Cup Final.