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CAPITALS (6-4-0) at FLAMES (6-4-0)
TV -- CBC (HD), CSN-DC (HD)
Season series: -- This is the first and only meeting between the two clubs on the season. The two teams met late last season. Calgary defeated Washington, 5-3. Five different players scored for Calgary. Alex Ovechkin and two power-play goals highlighted Washington’s scoring.
Big Story: -- Calgary is coming off a wild 6-5 loss against the Colorado Avalanche Thursday night that ended the team's three-game winning streak. Meanwhile, Washington was upset by Minnesota, 2-1, Thursday night and is looking to find its form to close out the first month of the season.
Who’s hot?: -- Rene Bourque is in the midst of a four-game scoring streak, including 5 goals and a hat trick in that span.
Injury report: -- Semyon Varlamov, Tom Poti and Boyd Gordon remain on the IR for Washington, while Marcus Johansson is questionable for Saturday’s Flames game, while Calgary hasn’t sustained any recent injuries.
Stat pack: -- Ovechkin and Alexander Semin have both tallied 5 goals in 10 games for the Capitals on offense, while Michal Neuvirth has played strong in net with a 2.16 goals-against average and .926 save percentage.
Puck drop: -- "I'm not buying any of this excuse about being fatigued, emotionally or physically," Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau said after Washington's recent loss. "So I'm just not very happy with what happened."
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CAPITALS (6-4-0) at FLAMES (6-4-0)
TV -- CBC (HD), CSN-DC (HD)
Season series: -- This is the first and only meeting between the two clubs on the season. The two teams met late last season. Calgary defeated Washington, 5-3. Five different players scored for Calgary. Alex Ovechkin and two power-play goals highlighted Washington’s scoring.
Big Story: -- Calgary is coming off a wild 6-5 loss against the Colorado Avalanche Thursday night that ended the team's three-game winning streak. Meanwhile, Washington was upset by Minnesota, 2-1, Thursday night and is looking to find its form to close out the first month of the season.
Who’s hot?: -- Rene Bourque is in the midst of a four-game scoring streak, including 5 goals and a hat trick in that span.
Injury report: -- Semyon Varlamov, Tom Poti and Boyd Gordon remain on the IR for Washington, while Marcus Johansson is questionable for Saturday’s Flames game, while Calgary hasn’t sustained any recent injuries.
Stat pack: -- Ovechkin and Alexander Semin have both tallied 5 goals in 10 games for the Capitals on offense, while Michal Neuvirth has played strong in net with a 2.16 goals-against average and .926 save percentage.
Puck drop: -- "I'm not buying any of this excuse about being fatigued, emotionally or physically," Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau said after Washington's recent loss. "So I'm just not very happy with what happened."
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