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Washington Capitals at Calgary Flames

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Logan Thompson stops 32 shots and Capitals down Flames 3-1

Washington Capitals vs. Calgary Flames: Game Highlights

Blake Coleman scored on the power play for Calgary and Dustin Wolf had 20 stops.

Thompson was especially sharp early as the Flames outshot the visitors 13-5 in the first period. He made a pad save off Ryan Lomberg on a breakaway and a stick save off Nazem Kadri on a partial breakaway.

One day after signing a six-year contract extension worth $35.1 million, Thompson made it six straight wins while improving to 11-0-1 in his last dozen starts.

Takeaways Capitals: In his first game back in Calgary, Andrew Mangiapane got a warm reception from the crowd after a video tribute in the first period recognized the nine years the left winger spent with the organization.

Flames: Tyson Barrie returned to the lineup for the first time since Nov. 12. A healthy scratch the past 31 games, the veteran defenseman returned from a two-game conditioning loan to the AHL to set up Coleman’s goal with a shot from the blue line.

Key moment Shortly after Coleman tied the game 1-1 at 12:17 of the second, the Flames’ right-winger put his team down two men when nine seconds into a penalty kill, he grabbed a rebound out of the air and threw the puck. Penalized for closing his hand on the puck, it took the Capitals just 18 seconds to take advantage of the five-on-three with Strome lifting a backhand into the top corner from the side of the crease.

Key stat It was just the third time Wolf has lost at home this season. He entered the game 12-2-1 with a .936 save percentage on home ice.

Up next Capitals: Visit the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night.

Flames: Host the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night.

Regular Season Series

WSH leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 1:51 Pierre-Luc Dubois Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 2nd Period 12:17 Blake Coleman Goal (11) Tip-In, assists: Tyson Barrie (2), Andrei Kuzmenko (11)
Goal 2nd Period 15:12 Dylan Strome Goal (13) Backhand, assists: John Carlson (26), Jakob Chychrun (20)
Goal 3rd Period 17:35 Aliaksei Protas Goal (21) Wrist Shot, assists: Lars Eller (9), Trevor van Riemsdyk (15)

Statistics

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22 Blocked Shots 12
22 Hits 15
7 Takeaways 7
23 Shots 33
1 Power Play Goals 1
4 Power Play Opportunities 5
25.0 Power Play Percentage 20.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
29 Faceoffs Won 29
50.0 Faceoff Win Percent 50.0
11 Giveaways 14
6 Total Penalties 5
12 Penalty Minutes 10
Calgary Flames Calgary Flames Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Yegor Sharangovich, C Out Apr 21
Connor Zary, C Out Apr 21
Justin Kirkland, C Injured Reserve Dec 4
Anthony Mantha, RW Injured Reserve Nov 11
Washington Capitals Washington Capitals Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Aliaksei Protas, C Out Apr 25
Martin Fehervary, D Out Apr 22

Game Information

Scotiabank Saddledome

Location: Calgary, AB
Attendance: 17,455 | Capacity:

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Washington 51 22 111 9
Carolina 47 30 99 5
New Jersey 42 33 91 7
Columbus 40 33 89 9
NY Rangers 39 36 85 7
NY Islanders 35 35 82 12
Pittsburgh 34 36 80 12
Philadelphia 33 39 76 10

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 50 22 110 10
Los Angeles 48 25 105 9
Edmonton 48 29 101 5
Calgary 41 27 96 14
Vancouver 38 30 90 14
Anaheim 35 37 80 10
Seattle 35 41 76 6
San Jose 20 50 52 12
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