Coming off of a thrashing in game four, the Dallas Stars headed to Calgary to take on a Flames squad that was head and shoulders better in the last outing. Dallas struggled with every aspect of the game in game four, surrendering fifty-four shots in a game that should have been far worse if not for Jake Oettinger. Following the game Rick Bowness mentioned that the Stars had things to fix before game five.
Calgary had to be feeling like they had finally taken control of the pace in the series. Over the two games in Dallas the Flames fired over a hundred shots on goal and generally controlled the game.