The Calgary Flames looked really bad on Thursday night at home. On Saturday afternoon they looked much better against the Washington Capitals, pushing the defending Stanley Cup champions to a shootout. They lost 4-3 in a very close contest.
The Rundown
The first period saw a few momentum swings in each direction. The Capitals were on their heels early but were opportunistic. The Flames cheated a bit on their assignments on a defensive zone breakout, resulting in a couple whiffed zone exits and a turnover inside their own blueline. That allowed Evgeni Kuznetsov and Jakub Vrana to go in on an in-close two-on-one.