Calgary Flames former forward Sean Monahan Best Free Agency Bargain According to THN Panel The Calgary Flames [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/calgary-flames/] (24-17-7) welcome the great Alex Ovechkin and the NHL's top team, the Washington Capitals (33-11-5), to the Scotiabank Saddledome for a Tuesday night matchup. Tonight will mark the first meeting between the two clubs this season. Heading into the game, Alex Ovechkin is at 875 goals and needs only 19 to tie Wayne Gretzky's all-time mark of 894. The Flames are 6-4-0 in their last ten games, falling to the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday by a score of 5-1. Meanwhile, the Capitals (7-1-2) are 2-1-0 on their Western Canadian road trip, recently losing to the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday, 2-1. BETWEEN THE PIPES Dustin Wolf [https://www.nhl.com/player/8481692] will look to continue his dominance at home, boasting a 12-2-1 record. He's only lost to the Nashville Predators, Bruins, and Jets at the Saddledome while producing a 2.54 GAA and .916 SV%. Historically, Ovechkin has two goals against Wolf, both of which are powerplay tallies, which occurred on Mar. 18, 2024. He's only tallied two goals in the past five games and has eight career goals at the Saddledome, four of which have come on the power play. At the other end, the Capitals will start Logan Thompson, who they just extended to a six-year deal worth $35.1 million on Monday. He's been brilliant for his new team, producing a 22-2-3 record with a 2.09 GAA and .925 SV%. In his career against the Flames, Thompson is 3-2-0 in five games with 2.68 GAA and .924 SV%. CONVERSATION STARTERS * undefined * undefined * undefined WHERE ARE THEY NOW? * undefined * undefined FLAMES & CAPITALS LEADERS * undefined * undefined * undefined * undefined * undefined * undefined -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Per the Flames staff at NHL.com [https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-projected-lineup-projections], here's a breakdown of tonight's lineup. (Subject to change) FORWARDS Jonathan Huberdeau -- Nazem Kadri -- Jakob Pelletier Blake Coleman [https://www.nhl.com/player/8476399] -- Mikael Backlund [https://www.nhl.com/player/8474150] -- Matt Coronato [https://www.nhl.com/player/8482679] Martin Pospisil -- Yegor Sharangovich [https://www.nhl.com/player/8481068] -- Andrei Kuzmenko Ryan Lomberg -- Clark Bishop [https://theahl.com/stats/player/6453/86/clark-bishop] -- Adam Klapka DEFENCE Joel Hanley -- Rasmus Andersson [https://www.nhl.com/player/8478397] Jake Bean -- Mackenzie Weegar Tyson Barrie -- Brayden Pachal [https://www.nhl.com/player/8481167] GOALIES Dustin Wolf [https://www.nhl.com/player/8481692] Dan Vladar [https://www.nhl.com/player/8478435] SCRATCHES Kevin Rooney, Daniil Miromanov -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tonight's game starts at 7:00 p.m. MT and is available on TVAS, MNMT, SNW, and Sportsnet+. Image [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjEyMTg1MzcxNTIwMjgwMTky/thncgynews.png]
