The Flames reward for dispatching the Winnipeg Jets in their 5 game qualifying series is a date with the Dallas Stars in the first round of the playoffs. The Flames and Stars match-up is pretty even across the board as both teams finished the regular season within three points of each other.
Dallas earned the 3rd seed in the Western Conference playoff picture by defeating the Blues 3-1 in one of their round robin games. Dallas went 1-2-0 during their playoff tune up, losing to Vegas and Colorado by a combined score of 9-3.