The Calgary Flames headed to Washington, D.C. on Sunday night to face the Capitals. While the Flames were engaged from the get-go, unfortunately some key mistakes at key times came back to haunt them. The Flames ended their road trip on a losing note with a 4-2 setback to the Capitals.
The Rundown
The Flames hit the scoreboard first in this one, as a smart Andrew Mangiapane forecheck led to Dmitry Orlov coughing up the puck to Matthew Tkachuk. Mangiapane went to the net, accepted Tkachuk’s pass, and beat Ilya Samsonov to make it 1-0 Flames.