nhl Game Recap
Washington Capitals vs Calgary Flames Recap - Flames Win 5-2
Calgary earned a 5-2 victory over Washington behind a 2-goal performance from Andrew Mangiapane on Saturday at Scotiabank Saddledome.
Calgary was favored by -160 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Andrew Mangiapane(2), Blake Coleman, Elias Lindholm, and Adam Ruzicka each scored for the Flames in the victory. Coleman opened the scoring for Calgary.
Dan Vladar stopped 27 of 29 Washington shots in the victory.
Conor Sheary, and John Carlson scored for the Capitals, finding the net behind Dan Vladar.
Charlie Lindgren stopped 7 of 9 shots for the Capitals, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Calgary went 0-for-3, while the Capitals were 1-for-4 with the man advantage.
Washington lost the shots on goal battle to Calgary by a margin of 36-29.
Calgary heads into a battle against the Coyotes. Washington, meanwhile, will have their next action against Edmonton.