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Cheese · 03-08-2022, 06:38 AM

Washington Capitals (30-18-9, fourth in the Metro) vs. Calgary Flames (33-14-7, first in the Pacific)

(I wont be able to make Thursday's GDT vs Tampa, in the USA. Alternates can jump in!)

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Game Night: Capitals at Flames

POINTS LEADERS

FLAMES

Johnny Gaudreau — 55 GP, 23 G, 50 A, 73 PTS, +42

Matthew Tkachuk — 55 GP, 27 G, 38, 65 PTS, +35

Elias Lindholm — 55 GP, 27, 31, 58, +43

CAPITALS

Alex Ovechkin — 55 34 34 68 +7

Evgeny Kuznetsov — 54 16 36 52 +8

John Carlson — 53 10 35 45 +11

SPECIAL TEAMS

FLAMES: PP — 23.1% (10th); PK — 84.8% (4th)

CAPITALS: PP — 17.9% (25th); PK — 80.9% (12th)

The Capitals are below .500 since the calendar flipped to 2022 — 10-12-2 to be exact — and have tumbled to the final wildcard slot in the Eastern Conference. They have a sizable cushion on the ninth-place Columbus Blue Jackets, but they’ll likely be staring down a doozy of a first-round matchup.

Grand Night in Calgary

For Washington, Tuesday's game marks a significant milestone in the franchise's history, and in the careers of two of its cornerstone players. Caps captain Alex Ovechkin and alternate captain Nicklas Backstrom will suit up and take the ice together for the 1,000th time as NHL teammates. They'll become just the ninth set of NHL teammates to play a thousand games together.

5 THINGS - FLAMES VS. CAPITALS

KNOW YOUR ENEMY

The Capitals are coming off a 5-2 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Saturday, and are winners of two straight after knocking off the East-leading Carolina Hurricanes 4-0, 48 hours earlier.

Conor Sheary tallied a pair, including the game-winning powerplay strike midway through the second period. Tom Wilson, Dmitry Orlov and Alex Ovechkin rounded out the offence, while Vitek Vanecek made 29 saves.

"There were parts that were good tonight, and parts that I thought we needed to be a little bit better, if I'm being honest," Caps Head Coach Peter Laviolette told Mike Vogel of WashingtonCapitals.com. "They came out really hard. They competed really hard in the first and they work, so you've got to compete at that level.

Odds

03-08-2022, 06:38 AM	#1
Cheese Franchise Player Join Date: Mar 2002 Exp:	WASHINGTON CAPITALS at CALGARY FLAMES 7:00pm TV: SNW - RADIO SN960 Washington Capitals (30-18-9, fourth in the Metro) vs. Calgary Flames (33-14-7, first in the Pacific) (I wont be able to make Thursday's GDT vs Tampa, in the USA. Alternates can jump in!) https://twitter.com/user/status/1501250769005137923 https://twitter.com/user/status/1501241345918308357 https://twitter.com/user/status/1501226242615377920 https://twitter.com/user/status/1500960734695637001 Game Night: Capitals at Flames POINTS LEADERS *FLAMES* Johnny Gaudreau — 55 GP, 23 G, 50 A, 73 PTS, +42 Matthew Tkachuk — 55 GP, 27 G, 38, 65 PTS, +35 Elias Lindholm — 55 GP, 27, 31, 58, +43 *CAPITALS* Alex Ovechkin — 55 34 34 68 +7 Evgeny Kuznetsov — 54 16 36 52 +8 John Carlson — 53 10 35 45 +11 SPECIAL TEAMS FLAMES: PP — 23.1% (10th); PK — 84.8% (4th) CAPITALS: PP — 17.9% (25th); PK — 80.9% (12th) The Capitals are below .500 since the calendar flipped to 2022 — 10-12-2 to be exact — and have tumbled to the final wildcard slot in the Eastern Conference. They have a sizable cushion on the ninth-place Columbus Blue Jackets, but they’ll likely be staring down a doozy of a first-round matchup. Grand Night in Calgary For Washington, Tuesday's game marks a significant milestone in the franchise's history, and in the careers of two of its cornerstone players. Caps captain Alex Ovechkin and alternate captain Nicklas Backstrom will suit up and take the ice together for the 1,000th time as NHL teammates. They'll become just the ninth set of NHL teammates to play a thousand games together. 5 THINGS - FLAMES VS. CAPITALS KNOW YOUR ENEMY The Capitals are coming off a 5-2 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Saturday, and are winners of two straight after knocking off the East-leading Carolina Hurricanes 4-0, 48 hours earlier. Conor Sheary tallied a pair, including the game-winning powerplay strike midway through the second period. Tom Wilson, Dmitry Orlov and Alex Ovechkin rounded out the offence, while Vitek Vanecek made 29 saves. "There were parts that were good tonight, and parts that I thought we needed to be a little bit better, if I'm being honest," Caps Head Coach Peter Laviolette told Mike Vogel of WashingtonCapitals.com. "They came out really hard. They competed really hard in the first and they work, so you've got to compete at that level. Odds Last edited by Cheese; 03-08-2022 at 11:15 AM.