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Calgary Flames 3 Washington Capitals 4 (SO)
The Flames continued to struggle at home against the Capitals Saturday afternoon with a 4-3 shootout loss to the defending Stanley Cup Champions. Here’s the rest of the best of what wasn’t covered in the recap or Rate The Flames.
Tidbits
-Caps Love The Dome: Saturday’s victory for Washington was their 8th in 11 tries, including them taking 4 out of the last 5 meetings with the Flames in Calgary.
-Is The Ship Sinking?: The Flames mired in quite a downward trend as of late. Saturday’s loss was their 3rd in a row and their 4th in their last 5 games.
-Another First: Rasmus Andersson collected his first NHL point yesterday by getting an assist on Matthew Tkachuk’s 3rd period goal.
Highlights
Post Game Reaction
"That’s probably the hardest we have worked from start to finish as a group. We didn’t get down."
— Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames) October 27, 2018
Bill Peters analyzes his team's play vs. Washington. pic.twitter.com/NNfeQm1ZPE
"Obviously it feels good to get my first point."
— Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames) October 27, 2018
Rasmus Andersson gives his take on today's game vs. Washington. pic.twitter.com/lmB551KPph
"Tough start to the game today, 2-0, but great resilience to score two before the end of the first."
— Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames) October 27, 2018
Matthew Tkachuk reflects on today's shootout setback. pic.twitter.com/KVdKiR8Q6l
What’s Next?
10/29: Calgary Flames @ Toronto Maple Leafs 5 PM MT
Pacific Division Standings
- San Jose: 5-3-2 (12 points)
- Vancouver: 6-6-0 (12 points)
- Edmonton: 5-3-1 (11 points)
- Calgary: 5-5-1 (11 points)
- Anaheim: 5-5-1 (11 points)
- Arizona: 5-5-1 (11 points)
- Vegas: 4-5-1 (9 points)
- LA: 2-7-1 (5 points)