Schedule and 2019-20 Results
Regular Season Records: Dallas 37-24-8=82pts, Calgary 36-27-7=79pts
Game 1 on Tuesday, 11 August: Calgary wins at Dallas, 3-goals-2
Game 2 on Thursday, 13 August: Calgary loses at Dallas, 5-goals-4
Game 3 on Friday, 14 August: Dallas loses at Calgary, 2-goals-nil
Game 4 on Sunday, 16 August: Dallas wins at Calgary, 5-goals-4(OT)
Game 5 on Tuesday, 18 August: Calgary loses at Dallas, 2-goals-1
Game 6 on Thursday, 20 August: Dallas wins at Calgary, 7-goals-3

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 6: The Dallas Stars visited and topped the Calgary Flames 7-goals-3 to complete a 4-games-2 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1425 victory. With the series 1425 win, the Dallas Stars improve their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record to 17-14 overall and 10-6 in the Preliminary round. With the series 1425 loss, the Calgary Flames see their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record fall to 12-21 (with an active four-series losing streak) overall and 43935 in the Preliminary round. The win order for the victorious Dallas Stars in series 1425 was LWLWWW: Series 1425 thus becomes the eighth NHL Preliminary-round series, the 19th NHL series (all rounds), and the 38th MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion. With their 2020 NHL Preliminary-round ouster, the Calgary Flames joined the Washington Capitals with the most best-of-7 NBA/NHL Preliminary-round playoff series losses at 14 each. The Dallas Stars trailed the pseudo-host Calgary Flames by three goals as late as 9:35 into the first period of their Game 6 but prevailed: In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff games from 1939 through 2020, inclusive, road teams down three goals as late as 9:35 into the first period had a game record of only 1-24 (.040) - the Dallas Stars thus achieve a grade-A in-game comeback. In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff games, the only other road team to surmount a three-goal deficit as late as 9:35 into the first period for a game victory was the Florida Panthers (in series 1157 Game 3 against the Devils in New Jersey, in their 2012 NHL Preliminary-round series).

After Game 5: The Dallas Stars hosted and vanquished the Calgary Flames 2-goals-1 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1425 lead of 3-games-2. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Dallas Stars have a series record of 10-1 and a Game 6 record of 9-2. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Calgary Flames have a series record of 0-9 and a Game 6 record of 3-6. The sole Dallas series loss in the wake of a 3-games-2 lead in a best-of-7 NHL playoff series occurred in the last such series by the Stars (series 1396, against the eventual 2019 NHL champion St. Louis Blues in the 2019 NHL Quarterfinals).

After Game 4: The Dallas Stars visited and defeated the Calgary Flames 5-goals-4 (OT) to knot best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1425 at 2-games-all. When tied 2-games-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Dallas Stars have a series record of 8-4 and a Game 5 record of 8-4, while the Calgary Flames have a series record of 7-7 (with an active five-series losing streak) and a Game 5 record of 10-4. The Dallas Stars trailed series 1425 Game 4 by one goal with 13 seconds left in regulation, but won in overtime: In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff games, road teams trailing by one goal as late as 19:47 into the third period had a game record of only 4-544 (.007).

After Game 3: The Calgary Flames hosted and shut out the Dallas Stars 2-goals-nil to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1425 lead of 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Calgary Flames have a series record of 9-5 and a Game 4 record of 5-9. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Dallas Stars have a series record of 3-10 and a Game 4 record of 7-6 (with an active four-Game 4 winning streak).

After Game 2: The Dallas Stars hosted and bested the Calgary Flames 5-goals-4 to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1425 at 1-game-all. When tied 1-game-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Dallas Stars have a series record of 7-6 and a Game 3 record of 4-9 (with an active five-Game 3 losing streak), while the Calgary Flames have a series record of 9-11 and a Game 3 record of 12-8. The Calgary goal in series 1425 Game 2 to open the scoring (0:19 into the game) was the earliest road goal in a best-of-7 NHL playoff game since series 1134 Game 2, in which the Tampa Bay Lightning scored 0:13 into the game against the Bruins in Boston in their 2011 NHL Semifinals series. Irrespective of Game 1 and Game 2 outcomes in best-of-7 NHL playoff series, the Dallas Stars have an active four-Game 3 losing streak.

After Game 1: The Calgary Flames visited and defeated the Dallas Stars 3-goals-2 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1425 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Calgary Flames have a series record of 8-5 and a Game 2 record of 3-10 (with an active five-Game 2 losing streak). When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Dallas Stars have a series record of 4-12 (with an active seven-series losing streak) and a Game 2 record of 8-8.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2019-20 NHL regular season, the Dallas Stars finished three points ahead of the Calgary Flames. From 1939 through the 2019 NHL Finals round, when NHL teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by three regular-season points, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 15-22 (.405) in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1425 is the 31st best-of-7 NHL playoff series for the Dallas Stars, and the 33rd for the Calgary Flames. In best-of-7 NHL playoff series, the Dallas Stars have an all-rounds series record of 16-14, a Preliminary-round series record of 9-6, and a Game 1 record of 14-16, while the Calgary Flames have an all-rounds series record of 12-20, a Preliminary-round series record of 4-13, and a Game 1 record of 13-19. Series 1425 is the first best-of-7 NHL playoff series meeting between the Dallas Stars and the Calgary Flames.