The Calgary Flames played their first game in nine days on Friday against the Washington Capitals. The Flames weren’t awful, but they were bad enough at key moments in the game to lose in regulation. They dropped a 4-3 contest to the Capitals at Capital One Center in Washington, D.C.
The Rundown
The Flames got into a hole early in a somewhat predictable manner. Mike Smith left his crease to play a dump-in, shot the puck around the boards in an attempt to clear the zone, and saw the puck intercepted by the Capitals at the point.