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CALGARY — Rookie left-winger Andrew Mangiapane scored the eventual winner and Mike Smith made 26 stops as the Calgary Flames shut out the Colorado Avalanche 4-0 on Thursday to win Game 1 of their first-round series.
"The puck was sitting there for me. I had space and took it to the net. It was a nice play by in front, tying him up and screening the goalie. I just wanted to bring it to my backhand and I saw open ice there. I'm happy it went in," Mangiapane said. First, he flashed the leather to snag a backhand off the stick of Gabriel Landeskog, who was left alone in front.
From that point through the end of the game, chants of"Smitty, Smitty, Smitty" broke out regularly from the raucous, sold-out, red jersey-clad crowd.
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