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5 – 11 – 1
11 Points, ranked # 14 in the West
VS
11 – 4 – 0
22 Points, Ranked # 3 in the East
| Team Stat Comparison | ||
|---|---|---|
| Calgary Flames | Category | Washington Capitals |
| 2-6-1 | Home/Road Record | 6-2-0 |
| 3-6-1 | Last 10 | 7-3-0 |
| LOST 2 | Streak | WON 1 |
| 41 | Goals | 48 |
| 66 | Goals Against | 34 |
| 17.4 % Ranked # 21 | PP% | 23.4 % Ranked # 5 |
| 8 | PP Goals | |
| 2 | SH Goals Against | 0 |
| 74 % Ranked # 29 | PK% | 84.1 % Ranked # 7 |
| 13 | PP Goals Allowed | 7 |
| 0 | SH Goals | 1 |
| 64 | PIM | 51 |
| 48.2 % Ranked # 27 | Face Off % | 50.5 % Ranked # 11 |
| Goaltenders | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary Flames | |||||||
| Name | Games Played | Wins | Goals Against | GAA | Shutouts | Saves | Save % |
| Karri Ramo | 9 | 3-6-0-0 | 30 | 3.54 | 0 | 267 | 0.888 |
| Jonas Hiller | 7 | 2-3-0-0 | 23 | 3.67 | 0 | 166 | 0.861 |
| Joni Ortio | 4 | 0-2-0-1 | 10 | 4.27 | 0 | 76 | 0.868 |
| Washington Capitals | |||||||
| Name | Games Played | Record | Goals Against | GAA | Shutouts | Saves | Save % |
| Braden Holtby | 13 | 9-4-0-0 | 26 | 2.01 | 0 | 321 | 0.919 |
| Philipp Grubauer | 2 | 2-0-0-0 | 5 | 2.43 | 0 | 50 | 0.900 |
| Team Leaders | ||
|---|---|---|
| Calgary Flames | Category | Washington Capitals |
| Johnny Gaudreau 17 | Points | Evgeny Kuznetsov 17 |
| David Jones 5 | Goals | Alex Ovechkin 8 |
| Johnny Gaudreau 13 | Assists | Evgeny Kuznetsov 12 |
| TJ Brodie & Dougie Hamilton 3 | +/- | Alex Ovechkin 8 |
| Brandon Bollig 35 | PIM | Brooks Orpik 18 |
| 5 Tied with 1 | Game Winning Goals | Nicklas Backstrom 2 |
| Michael Frolik 48 | Shots | Alex Ovechkin 79 |
| Brandon Bollig – Joe Colborne 33 | Hits | Tom Wilson 45 |
| Kris Russell 63 | Blocked Shots | Karl Alzner 31 |
| Kris Russell 20 | Missed Shots | Alex Ovechkin 32 |
| 3 tied with 12 | Missed Shots | Nicklas Backstrom 12 |
| Injuries |
|---|
| Calgary Flames |
| Jonas Hiller G Sidelined Oct 29 lower body Day-to-Day |
| Lance Bouma W I.L. Oct 14 leg Indefinitely |
| Washington Capitals |
| Philipp Grubauer G Sidelined Nov 12 face Day-to-Day |
| Brooks Orpik D Sidelined Nov 11 lower body Day-to-Day |
| Matchup | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary Flames | |||||||
| Flames are 1-5 in the last 6 Friday games | |||||||
| Flames are 3-13 in the last 16 road games | |||||||
| Washington Capitals | |||||||
| Capitals are 4-0 in the last 4 vs the west | |||||||
| Past 10 Meetings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Visitor | Category | Home |
| 10/20/15 | Washington 6 | Calgary 2 |
| 11/04/14 | Calgary 4 | Washington 3 (OT) |
| 10/25/14 | Washington 3 | Calgary 1 |
| 10/26/13 | Washington 2 | Calgary 5 |
| 10/03/13 | Calgary 4 | Washington 5 (SO) |
| 01/03/12 | Calgary 1 | Washington 3 |
| 10/30/10 | Washington 7 | Calgary 2 |
| 03/28/10 | Calgary 5 | Washington 3 |
| 10/21/08 | Washington 1 | Calgary 2 |
| 03/12/08 | Calgary 2 | Washington 3 |
| HD’s Gut Feeling |
|---|
| Last night’s loss stung, can they bounce back 1 night later vs the powerful Caps? Well, yes they can! Flames will win 3-2 (Gaudreau, Frolik & Wideman) |
| Projected Lines | ||
|---|---|---|
| Johnny Gaudreau | Sean Monahan | Jiri Hudler |
| Sam Bennett | Mikael Backlund | Michael Frolik |
| Joe Colborne | Matt Stajan | David Jones |
| Mason Raymond | Derek Grant | Michael Ferland |
| Projected Pairings | ||
| Mark Giordano | T.J. Brodie | |
| Kris Russell | Dougie Hamilton | |
| Ladislav Smid | Dennis Wideman | |
| Projected Starting Goaltender | ||
| Joni Ortio | ||
