Gaudreau opens the scoring
Johnny Gaudreau finishes off a perfect give-and-go with Sam Bennett to give the Flames a 1-0 lead in the 1st period.
What they said after the game:
"This doesn't come around that often," Flames forward Alex Chiasson said. "For me I've been fortunate to be in the playoffs, but I think this is a special group here. We've got a chance to do something special, and the turnaround this year as a team has been fantastic. It was a reward for us tonight, for sure."
"I'm loving it right now. I'm having a lot of fun," Bennett said. "This is why you work hard in training camp. This is why you do everything in the summer. It's for this moment and for these playoffs, so I'm excited right now."
"You've just got to work through it," San Jose defenseman Brent Burns said. "We're working now and it's not working. You've got to just push through. We know we're a great team. We've got to get back there. Who knows? We've got to see a witch doctor or something, I think. We'll see."
