Smith backstops Flames to 4-0 win over Avalanche

The C of Red washed over Colorado in Game 1 of the first round of Stanley Cup playoffs Thursday. Goaltender Mike Smith was spectacular in net, making 26 saves, while rookie left-winger Andrew Mangiapane scored the eventual winner as the Calgary Flames shut out the Colorado Avalanche 4-0 to open 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, je