Flames 'couldn't stop the bleeding' in Game 6 elimination by Stars

Welcome to NHL.com, the official site of the National Hockey LeagueBienvenue à LNH.com , le site officiel de la Ligue nationale de hockeyДобро пожаловать на NHL.com, официальный сайт Национальной хоккейной лигиTervetuloa NHL:n viralliselle nettisivustolle NHL.comiinVälkommen till NHL.com, NHL:s officiella web-sidaVítejte na NHL.com, oficiálních stránkách National Hockey LeagueVitajte na NHL.com, oficiálnych stránkach National Hockey LeagueWillkommen auf NHL.com, der offiziellen Seite der National Hockey LeagueBienvenido a NHL.com, el sitio oficial de la National Hockey LeagueThe Calgary Flames had a three-goal lead and seemed on their way to reaching Game 7 of the Western Conference First Round against the Dallas Stars.Seven goals allowed later, the Flames' season was over.Goalie Cam Talbot took the blame after allowing four goals on 15 shots in a 7-3 loss in Game 6 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, the hub city in the West, on Thursday.Talbot was pulled after the Stars rallied to tie the game 3-3 by 3:25 of the second period."It was a 3-0 hockey game for us and I'd been there all playoffs for us, and when we needed it the most, I wasn't there," Talbot said. The goals were a little bit unfortunate and I just felt like we needed to change momentum, and that was the initial thought on how to do it."Video: DAL@CGY, Gm6: Stars answer with five-goal 2nd periodWhile the Stars' five-goal second period was unfolding, the Flames said they felt almost powerless to stop it."We just couldn't stop the bleeding in the second, put ourselves in a tough spot going to the third," Calgary forward Mikael Backlund said. They got goals from forwards Andrew Mangiapane and Johnny Gaudreau and defenseman Rasmus Andersson in the first 6:34 of the first period.Video: DAL@CGY, Gm6: Flames strike for three goals in 1stIt is the sixth time a team has led 3-0 in the first period then lost a series-ending game, the first since the Vancouver Canucks lost to Calgary 7-4 in Game 6 of the 2015 Western Conference First Round."I thought the first 10 minutes, probably our best start of the playoffs," Flames captain Mark Giordano said. NHL, the NHL Shield, the word mark and image of the Stanley Cup, the Stanley Cup Playoffs logo, the Stanley Cup Final logo, Center Ice name and logo, NHL Conference logos, NHL Winter Classic name, and The Biggest Assist Happens Off The Ice are registered trademarks and Stanley Cup Qualifiers name and logo, NHL.TV, Vintage Hockey word mark and logo, The Game Lives Where You Do, NHL Winter Classic logo, NHL Heritage Classic name and logo, NHL Stadium Series name and logo, NHL All-Star logo, NHL Face-Off name and logo, NHL.