Flames' Tkachuk absent from Game 3 lineup vs. Stars
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Calgary Flames agitator Matthew Tkachuk did not play in Game 3 against the Dallas Stars due to an undisclosed injury.
Tkachuk left Game 2 after he was sandwiched by Jamie Benn and Jamie Oleksiak.
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Alan Quine was subsequently inserted into the lineup. Tobias Rieder took Tkachuk's spot on the second line with Mikael Backlund and Andrew Mangiapane.
Tkachuk led the Flames with 61 points during the regular season.