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NHL: Calgary 4, Tampa Bay 1

TAMPA, Fla., May 25 (UPI) -- Jarome Iginla scored a shorthanded goal and the Calgary Flames took the opener of the Stanley Cup Finals from the Tampa Bay Lightning Tuesday, 4-1.

Calgary moved another step closer to becoming the second team in the NHL's post-expansion era to win the Stanley Cup without having home-ice advantage in any playoff series. The Flames improved to 9-2 on the road, one win shy of the record set by the New Jersey Devils in 1995 and 2000.

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For two periods, Calgary neutralized a Tampa Bay power play that went 5-for-7 in the last three games of the Eastern Conference finals. Tampa Bay totaled one shot on its first three advantages, and Iginla got the goal while killing a penalty with 4:39 to go in the second period.

Stephane Yelle scored on the Flames' next shot less than three minutes later.

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