the race, when Game On Dude won in 2013.10: The number of horses to win the race at age 5. Two horses won at age 6, seven at age 4 and five at age 3.26: This year will be the 26th r

DALLAS -- Johnny Hockey is back with the Flames, and Calgary is rolling up the Pacific Division standings.Sean Monahan scored on a power play midway through the third period off a pass from Johnny Gaudreau, lifting Calgary over the Dallas Stars 2-1 on Tuesday night for its fourth straight win.Gaudreau dished to Monahan from behind the net into the slot, and Monahan slid a wrist shot past goalie Kari Lehtonen through a narrow opening at the bottom left corner of the net.I was a little too aggressive on trying to take the pass away, Lehtonen said. The pass went through, and I was still kind of sideways when the shot was coming. That was not a good play by me.Calgary has moved up two spots with this streak to third place in the Pacific, a nice leap for a team with just one playoff appearance in the past seven seasons.Gaudreaus goal tied it at 1 in the second period. He has two goals and two assists in two games since recovering from a broken finger.Monahan has a five-game point-scoring streak, including a goal and an assist in each of the last two.We talk about confidence and now its starting to come for him, Flames coach Glen Gulutzan said. Hes comfortable with how we want to play on a daily basis, and now hes getting rewarded for sticking with it.Calgary has scored on 4 of 10 power plays in the last four games.Power plays confident now, Gulutzan said. Theyre making plays, and pucks are going in and theyre confident.The Flames are 6-1-1 in the last eight games.The Stars are 1-3-1 in the last five. They missed a chance to win two in a row for only the second time this season.Chad Johnson made 29 saves for the seventh win in his last eight games. Lehtonen had 18.Im just one piece of it, Johnson said. Guys helped me out by clearing rebounds, making sure I see pucks. Its exciting for us.Dallas Curtis McKenzie opened the scoring with an unassisted goal at 13:15 of the first period. He took the puck away from TJ Brodie in the neutral zone and skated down low in the right faceoff circle. McKenzie beat Johnson with a wrist shot.Each team had an apparent goal disallowed.With the teams skating 4-on-4 in the second period, Gaudreau had a breakaway, but Lehtonen kicked away the shot.Gaudreau and the Flames got even at 12:19 of the second. Monahan sent a pass to Gaudreau, and he skated in on Lehtonen 2-on-0 with Alex Chiasson. Gaudreau passed across ice to Chiasson, who passed back to Gaudreau on the left for a snap shot with Lehtonen pulled out of position.The Flames appeared to take a lead at 15:23 of the second, when Mark Giordano drilled a slap shot into the net. Stars coach Lindy Ruff challenged the goal, saying that Calgary was offside, and the decision was overturned.With 4:35 to play, the referees determined that a Stars player had kicked the puck into the net. No goal.Game notesGaudreau has scored in his last three games, interrupted by a 10-game absence because of the broken finger. In his last five games, Gaudreau has five of his seven goals -- three of those against the Stars. He has eight points (six goals, two assists) in eight career games vs. Dallas. ... Stars LW Curtis McKenzie has scored in consecutive games for the first time in his 57-game career. ... Dallas recalled C Jason Dickinson from Texas of the AHL. He was inactive against the Flames. ... Stars D Julius Honka (upper-body injury) left after four shifts in the second period. . Calgary is 8-6-2 and tied for the NHL lead in wins on the road.UP NEXTFlames: Travel to Arizona to finish a two-game trip on Thursday night. 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Numbers Game looks into the Canadiens securing the services of Thomas Vanek in a trade with the New York Islanders. The Canadiens Get: LW Thomas Vanek and a conditional fifth-round pick.The $1 million TVG Pacific Classic features a showdown between Dubai World Cup and Kentucky Derby winner California Chrome, three-time champion Beholder and multiple Grade 1 winner Dortmund with a spot in the Breeders Cup Classic on the line. With just a few days to go until the signature race of Del Mars storied summer race meet, take a look at the stats and numbers surrounding Saturdays Pacific Classic.1: The number of times a filly or mare has won the Pacific Classic from five attempts. Beholder could make this year her second such win.1-1/4 miles: The distance of the race.1:59.11: Record time the race has been completed in on a dirt surface, when Candy Ride won in 2003.$3.00: The lowest winning payout on the race, when Gentlemen won in 1997.2: The number of times in the last decade that fewer than 10 horses competed in the race. The overall average field size is 8.72.3: The number of times Lava Man went off as the favorite in the Pacific Classic (2005, 2006, 2007). He has a win and a third-place finish in the race to his credit.4: The smallest field to compete in the race, in 2003.4: Record number of wins in the race by jockeys Mike Smith and Garrett Gomez.6: The number of Pacific Classic winners bred in California. California Chrome could add to that total this year. Kentucky has the most winners, with 13 bred there.dddddddddddd7: The number of times the betting favorite has won the race. Just one favorite won in the first 13 editions of the race, but six of the last 12 favorites emerged victorious including 2013 (Game On Dude), 2014 (Shared Belief) and 2015 (Beholder).8-1/2 lengths: Largest margin of victory in the race, when Game On Dude won in 2013.10: The number of horses to win the race at age 5. Two horses won at age 6, seven at age 4 and five at age 3.26: This year will be the 26th running of the race.26: Total number of graded stakes wins by the top three choices in this years race: Beholder, California Chrome and Dortmund.$81.20: Record winning payout in the Pacific Classic, occurring when Dare And Go defeated heavy favorite Cigar in 1996.2011: The only time the race has been decided by a head or less, when Acclamation defeated Twirling Candy.44,181: The number of fans who came to see Cigar in the 1996 Pacific Classic, a record.$1,000,000: Total purse of this years race.$19,201,730: Combined career earnings of Beholder, California Chrome and Dortmund.$24,667,351: The record amount bet on Pacific Classic day in 2007.For more stories like this check out Americas Best Racing. ' ' '