Mangiapane, Smith help to lift Flames over Avalanche 4-0 in Game 1
CALGARY — It took 13 seasons but goaltender Mike Smith finally heard his name chanted at a game – and in a good way.
The 37-year-old made 26 stops and rookie left-winger Andrew Mangiapane scored the eventual winner as the Calgary Flames shut out the Colorado Avalanche 4-0 on Thursday to win Game 1 of their first-round series.
Beginning with a key sequence of glove saves early in the second to keep the game scoreless, chants of “Smitty, Smitty, Smitty” broke out regularly from the raucous, sold-out, red jersey-clad crowd.