{"id":426299,"date":"2026-01-24T03:43:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T03:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/426299\/"},"modified":"2026-01-24T03:43:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T03:43:07","slug":"live-updates-washington-capitals-vs-calgary-flames-at-scotiabank-saddledome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/426299\/","title":{"rendered":"Live updates: Washington Capitals vs Calgary Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Game 3 of the Capitals\u2019 season-long six-game road trip, a date with the Calgary Flames.<\/p>\n<p>The Capitals come into tonight\u2019s matchup losers of four straight. They sit 13th in the Eastern Conference standings and 14th in points percentage. Their loss on Wednesday to the Vancouver Canucks <a href=\"https:\/\/russianmachineneverbreaks.com\/2026\/01\/22\/vancouver-canucks-end-11-game-losing-streak-washington-capitals\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">was arguably their most embarrassing of the season as the Canucks snapped their 11-game losing streak again them<\/a>. After the game, Spencer Carbery <a href=\"https:\/\/russianmachineneverbreaks.com\/2026\/01\/22\/spencer-carbery-capitals-change-identity-tight-checking-team\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">suggested an identity change<\/a>, saying the Capitals should go back to their tight-checking days of 2023-24 because \u201cthis is not the team from last year. It\u2019s just not.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If my vibes from this blogger are like super bad, the Capitals seem the same as always. The team <a href=\"https:\/\/russianmachineneverbreaks.com\/2026\/01\/23\/alex-ovechkin-capitals-celebrate-john-carlson-600-assists-milestone-calgary\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">celebrated John Carlson\u2019s 600-assist milestone in Calgary with beers<\/a> and the team made no changes coming into the game \u2014 well unless you count an <a href=\"https:\/\/russianmachineneverbreaks.com\/player\/alex-ovechkin\/\" class=\"player\" title=\"View Alex Ovechkin&#039;s stats, bio, and status\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alex Ovechkin<\/a> haircut as a change.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/russianmachineneverbreaks.com\/player\/logan-thompson\/\" class=\"player\" title=\"View Logan Thompson&#039;s stats, bio, and status\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Logan Thompson<\/a> will start in net and he\u2019ll oppose <a href=\"https:\/\/russianmachineneverbreaks.com\/player\/devin-cooley\/\" class=\"player\" title=\"View Devin Cooley&#039;s stats, bio, and status\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Devin Cooley<\/a> on the other end.<\/p>\n<p>Puck drop for today\u2019s game is scheduled for a little after 9 pm. Today\u2019s game is on Monumental Sports Network. Joe Beninati and Craig Laughlin have the call.<\/p>\n<p>                        Get RMNB ad-free<\/p>\n<p>Support us on Patreon for $5 to hide all ads and get other perks<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/russianmachineneverbreaks.com\/patreon-flow\/?patreon-login=yes&amp;patreon-final-redirect=https%3A%2F%2Frussianmachineneverbreaks.com%2F2026%2F01%2F23%2Flive-updates-washington-capitals-vs-calgary-flames-at-scotiabank-saddledome-012326\" class=\"btn btn-outline-primary\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Info<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lines<br \/>\nWashington Capitals<\/p>\n<p>Duhaime<\/p>\n<p>Lapierre<\/p>\n<p>Beauvillier<\/p>\n<p>Calgary Flames<\/p>\n<p>Sharangovich<\/p>\n<p>Backlund<\/p>\n<p>Farabee<\/p>\n<p>Tunnel shenanigans<\/p>\n<p>1st Period<\/p>\n<p>Puck is dropped. Protas-Sourdif-Wilson and Fehervary-Carlson get the start.<\/p>\n<p>Sourdif zooms out with the puck off the faceoff, then dishes to Tom (a sincerely nice dish), but Wilson\u2019s shot hits off Kuznetsov\u2019s skate. <\/p>\n<p>Hendrix Lapierre hustles back to help break up a potential 2-on-1. Great play there.<\/p>\n<p>Flames starting to take control of the game at five-on-five.<\/p>\n<p>John Carlson takes the game\u2019s first penalty, a trip on Matvei Gridin at 4:40.<\/p>\n<p>Three Capitals penalty killers try to score, Flames come back the other way on a 4-on-2 and Frost scores on the power play. Just stupid hockey.<\/p>\n<p>            \ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n<p>                1-0 Calgary Flames<\/p>\n<p class=\"small mb-0 text-body-secondary info\">PPG: Morgan Frost (10). Assists: C. Zary (12). Time: 6:09<\/p>\n<p>The Calgary Flames have the worst power play in the league by the way. The Capitals\u2019 season is teetering hard.<\/p>\n<p>Capitals lose coverage on the next shift and nearly give up another goal.<\/p>\n<p>The Flames are outshooting the Capitals 10 to 3 early.<\/p>\n<p>John Carlson with a no-look blind pass from the side boards to no one. Puck leaves the offensive zone. <\/p>\n<p>At intermission: The Flames are winning 1-0 and outshooting them 16 to 8. They\u2019re just destroying them in all facets. What happened to the Caps? <\/p>\n<p>2nd Period<\/p>\n<p>Puck is dropped.<\/p>\n<p>The Flames first line is taking it to Protas-Sourdif-Wilson on their first shift of the period.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Leonard rips one off the crossbar from the right circle.<\/p>\n<p>Hendrix Lapierre getting dangerously close to scoring. After a dump-in, the Capitals get the puck back and he nearly deflected a John Carlson point shot home.<\/p>\n<p>HENDRIX LAPIERRE ENDS HIS GOALLESS STREAK AT 90 GAMES!!!<\/p>\n<p>            \ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n<p>                1-1 tie<\/p>\n<p class=\"small mb-0 text-body-secondary info\">Goal: Hendrix Lapierre (1). Assists: J. Carlson (32), M. Feh\u00e9rv\u00e1ry (15). Time: 6:33<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Leonard and Yan Kuznetsov to the box at 8:27 to the bo for roughing and cross-checking. Four-on-four hockey for two minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Comment below. Refresh for live updates during the game. The thread will be closed shortly after the game is completed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Welcome to Game 3 of the Capitals\u2019 season-long six-game road trip, a date with the Calgary Flames. 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