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Matt Stajan breaks tie in third, Flames beat Canucks 7-4 to advance in Stanley Cup playoffs

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Calgary Flames' Johnny Gaudreau celebrates his goal against the Vancouver Canucks during the second period of Game 6 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series, Saturday, April 25, 2015, in Calgary, Alberta. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP) (The Associated Press)

Vancouver Canucks' Derek Dorsett, left, misses his check on Calgary Flames TJ Brodie, right, and collides with teammate Shawn Matthias during the second period of Game 6 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series, Saturday, April 25, 2015, in Calgary, Alberta. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP) (The Associated Press)

Matt Stajan broke a tie with 4:17 left and the Calgary Flames beat the Vancouver Canucks 7-4 on Saturday night to win the Western Conference playoff series 4-2.

The Flames will face the Anaheim Ducks in the second round.

Michael Ferland and Jiri Hudler each scored twice, and Sean Monahan and Johnny Gaudreau added goals for Calgary. Hudler tied it at 4 with a power-play goal at 6:14 of the third period.

Luca Sbisa, Brandon McMillan, Jannik Hansen and Radim Vrbata scored for Vancouver. The Canucks had a 3-0 lead midway through the first period.