Washington Capitals vs Calgary Flames

NHL

Capitals

31-18-9, 71 PTS

5-4

Final

Flames

34-15-7, 75 PTS

Scotiabank Saddledome

TV: Sportsnet

On the ice

WSH shoots leftCGY shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
WSH	9	7	11	27
CGY	9	15	11	35

In net

Vitek Vanecek31/35 SV, .886

Dan Vladar22/26 SV, .846

Team	1	2	3	T
WSH	0	2	3	5
CGY	1	1	2	4

Who won: Capitals 5-4

The Washington Capitals beat the Calgary Flames 5-4 on Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at Scotiabank Saddledome. The series is tied 1-1. Alex Ovechkin led the Capitals in goals (2). Elias Lindholm led the Flames in goals (2).

Recap · Mar 9

Caps' Ovechkin ties Jagr for 3rd on NHL career goals list

Alex Ovechkin scored twice and moved into a tie for third place on the NHL's career goals list, and Nic Dowd scored the go-ahead goal as the Washington Capitals rallied in the third period to beat the Calgary Flames 5-4 on Tuesday night.

What it means

Season series: Series tied 1-1.
Capitals 17-7-4 on the road; Flames 16-5-5 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Capitals8th in Eastern Conference

Pierre-Luc Dubois LW
Illness
Out
Justin Sourdif RW
Illness
Day-To-Day
Matt Roy D
Lower Body
Injured Reserve
Patrick Thomas C
Upper Body
Injured Reserve
Rasmus Sandin D
Knee, Surgery, right
Injured Reserve

Flames15th in Western Conference

Samuel Honzek LW
Lower Body
Out
Jonathan Huberdeau LW
Hip, Surgery
Injured Reserve

Starting goalies

Capitals8th in Eastern Conference

Vitek Vanecek G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Flames15th in Western Conference

Dan Vladar G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Head to head

Series tied 1-1

Last meeting: Flames 4, Capitals 3 (Oct 23)

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Game info

Venue: Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Canada · Attendance 15,628
Officials: Francois St. Laurent (Referee), Ryan Galloway (Linesman), Bevan Mills (Linesman)