Calgary Flames Post-Game: Fatigued Flames fade against Capitals

After Monday’s Battle of Alberta, Calgary Flames head coach Darryl Sutter noted that the teams involved both looked tired. The Flames faced a fresh Washington Capitals on Tuesday night in the second half of a back-to-back. It was a scheduled loss and the Flames looked tired throughout, fading as the game wore on and losing 5-4 to the Capitals.

The rundown

This game was equal parts even and scrambly, with both teams getting scoring chances based on the other team’s gaffes.

The Flames seemed to open the scoring originally off an Andrew Mangiapane goal, but the goal was challenged and was way off side as Nikita Zadorov didn’t hold the puck in at the blueline.

But after killing off a Rasmus…