Denis Gurianov scored four times and added an assist as the Dallas Stars beat the Calgary Flames 7-3 to advance to the second round of the NHL playoffs.
Miro Heiskanen had a goal and three assists for Dallas.
Joe Pavelski and Radek Faksa also scored. Anton Khudobin made 38 saves for the win.
The Stars win the best-of-seven series 4-2 and will face the Colorado Avalanche in Round 2.
Andrew Mangiapane, Rasmus Andersson, and Johnny Gaudreau replied for Calgary.
Cam Talbot, making his 10th consecutive start in net for Calgary, was pulled for David Rittich early in the second period but returned for the third period after Rittich allowed three goals on nine shots.
Dallas scored seven times on just 24 shots.
with files from (The Canadian Press)