The Washington Capitals will play the Calgary Flames at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Tuesday night as part of their ongoing road trip.
You can watch the game on ESPN+ (plans start at $11.99/month) at 9 p.m. ET.
In the National Hockey League, Washington (33-11-5, in the Metropolitan Division) and Winnipeg are tied for the most points (71).
Quinn Hughes scored twice as the Capitals lost 2-1 at Vancouver on Saturday night, despite winning the previous two games of their lengthy road trip. Hughes is on a five-game scoring run with five goals and two assists.
Midway in the third, Washington’s Pierre-Luc Dubois scored the game’s only goal. The Capitals’ winning streak came to an end when Charlie Lindgren made 23 saves.
Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record was 20 goals away from being broken by Alex Ovechkin. Dubois has five goals and four assists in the last ten games, while Ovechkin has 22 goals and 12 assists for the Capitals.
Logan Thompson, who signed a six-year contract worth $35.1 million on Monday, is probably going to start in goal. In addition to winning 22 of his 26 games and ranking second in the league with a 2.09 goals-against average and third with a.925 save percentage, he has been an incredible offseason acquisition.
Before falling to the Winnipeg Jets 5-2 on Sunday, Calgary (24-17-7, in the Pacific Division) had won three in a row.
Andrei Kuzmenko has three goals and one assist in the last ten games for the Flames, while Nazem Kadri has 16 goals and 18 assists.
On Sunday, January 26, 2025, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Gabriel Vilardi (13) of the Winnipeg Jets carries the puck past Jakob Pelletier of the Calgary Flames during the second period of an NHL hockey game. (The Canadian Press/Fred Greenslade via AP)AP
This game pits one of the league’s top home teams against one of its best road squads.
The Flames are 15-6-3 at home and the Capitals are 17-7-1 away.
This season’s first meeting between these teams will take place on Tuesday.
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