Live Updates: Washington Capitals vs. Calgary Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome
Welcome to Game 3 of the Capitals' season-long six-game road trip, where they face the Calgary Flames. The Capitals are on a four-game losing streak, currently sitting 13th in the Eastern Conference and 14th in points percentage. Their recent loss to the Vancouver Canucks, snapping their 11-game losing streak, was a low point. After the game, Spencer Carbery suggested a return to their tight-checking identity, emphasizing the team's different nature this season. Despite this, the Capitals celebrated John Carlson's 600-assist milestone in Calgary with a casual team beer, and no significant changes were made to the lineup.
Logan Thompson will start in net, facing off against Devin Cooley. Puck drop is set for just after 9 pm, and the game will be broadcast on the Monumental Sports Network, with Joe Beninati and Craig Laughlin providing commentary.
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Here are the lines for the game:
Washington Capitals:
- Ovechkin
- Dowd
- Frank
- Protas
- Sourdif
- Wilson
- McMichael
- Strome
- Leonard
- Duhaime
- Lapierre
- Beauvillier
- Fehervary
- Carlson
- Chychrun
- Roy
- Sandin
- TVR
- Thompson
- Lindgren
Calgary Flames:
- Huberdeau
- Kadri
- Coronato
- Sharangovich
- Backlund
- Farabee
- Pospisil
- Zary
- Gridin
- Lomberg
- Frost
- Klapka
- Kuznetsov
- Weegar
- Bahl
- Whitecloud
- Hanley
- Pachal
- Cooley
- Wolf
The first period began with Protas-Sourdif-Wilson and Fehervary-Carlson on the ice. Sourdif quickly gained possession and passed to Tom, but Wilson's shot was deflected by Kuznetsov's skate.
Hendrix Lapierre made a great play, hustling back to break up a potential 2-on-1.
The Flames started taking control at five-on-five. John Carlson took the game's first penalty, a trip on Matvei Gridin at 4:40.
The Capitals' penalty killers struggled, and the Flames capitalized with a 4-on-2, resulting in a power play goal by Morgan Frost (10 assists: C. Zary, 6:09). The Flames' power play is the worst in the league, and the Capitals' season is in jeopardy.
The Capitals nearly conceded another goal on the next shift, as the Flames continued to outshoot them 10-3 early in the game.
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