The Calgary Flames (1-1) visit the Washington Capitals (0-1) at Capital One Arena on Monday, October 16 at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+ and MNMT, with both teams fresh off of a loss. The Flames are coming off a 5-2 defeat to the Pittsburgh Penguins, while the Capitals were beaten by the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-0 in their most recent outing.
Flames vs. Capitals Game Info
- Game Day: Monday, October 16, 2023
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: Monumental Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Flames and Capitals Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Flames Insights
- The Flames’ 258 total goals (3.2 per game) made them the 19th-ranked scoring team in the NHL last season.
- The Flames were 13th in goals against, allowing 247 total goals (3.0 per game) in league action.
- Their goal differential (+11) ranked 17th in the league.
- The 50 power-play goals the Flames recorded last season ranked 18th in the NHL (on 252 power-play chances).
- The Flames’ 19.84% power-play conversion rate was 19th in the league.
- The Flames recorded eight shorthanded goals last season (11th among NHL squads).
- The Flames’ 82.59% penalty-kill success rate was fifth-best in the league.
- The Flames won 50.3% of their faceoffs to rank 16th in the NHL.
- The Flames scored on 8.8% of their shots (32nd in the league).
- The Flames secured one shutout last season. Their skaters averaged 24.2 hits and 12.5 blocked shots per game.
Flames Key Players
- With 22 goals and 42 assists last season, Elias Lindholm was one of Calgary’s top contributors (64 points).
- Having scored 19 goals and adding 37 assists a year ago, Mikael Backlund was a top contributor for Calgary over the course 82 games.
- Calgary’s offensive effort last season was aided by Nazem Kadri’s 56 points, including 32 assists.
- As Calgary’s top keeper last season, Daniel Vladar recorded 14 wins and 6 losses while surrendering 72 goals against 595 saves.
Flames Injuries
Jakob Pelletier: Shoulder (Out)
Capitals Insights
- The Capitals had 253 goals last season (3.1 per game), 20th in the league.
- The Capitals conceded 3.2 goals per game (261 in total), 18th in the league.
- They had the 20th-ranked goal differential in the league at -8.
- The Capitals had 52 power-play goals (16th in NHL) on 245 chances.
- The Capitals had the NHL’s 16th-ranked power-play percentage (21.22%).
- The Capitals had four shorthanded goals (30th in NHL).
- The 81.86% penalty-kill percentage of the Capitals was 11th in the league.
- At 49.5%, the Capitals had the NHL’s 17th-ranked faceoff win rate.
- With a shooting percentage of 9.9%, the Capitals were 18th in the league.
- The Capitals shut out their opponents five times.
Capitals Key Players
- Alexander Ovechkin’s 42 goals and 33 assists in 73 games for Washington last season added up to 75 total points.
- Dylan Strome posted 65 total points (0.8 per game) last season. He had 23 goals and 42 assists.
- Evgeny Kuznetsov was a key contributor on offense for Washington with 12 goals and 43 assists.
- Charlie Lindgren was 13-11-3 last season, giving up 86 goals (1.0 goals against average) with an 89.918 save percentage (40th in the league).
Capitals Injuries
Joel Edmundson: Hand (Out), Max Pacioretty: Achilles (Out)
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