Capitals vs. Flames Recap: Caps Crap Out in Cowtown

Photo by Gerry Thomas/NHLI via Getty ImagesAfter an overtime loss in Vancouver the Capitals came to Calgary looking for success on the road. Instead they got pounded by the locals, falling 5 to 2 in Alberta.

Here’s Saturday night’s Plus/Minus:

Plus: Alex Ovechkin skated in his 1,300th career contest. He has played in 96.5% of Washington’s matches (1,347) since being drafted eighteen years ago.

Minus: Both Martin Fehérváry (9:39 TOI) and Darcy Kuemper (36:09) left the game early with apparent injuries.

More notes on the game:

With less than two minutes in the first frame Blake Coleman beat Kuemper to put the Flames ahead. His hard wrist shot from the faceoff circle bounced off the far post and in.

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