Calgary Flames @ Washington Capitals

28-21-8, 11-11-4 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Flames CGY	2	0	1	3
Capitals WSH	0	0	1	1

Washington CapitalsCapitalsWSH

38-12-8, 18-5-6 Home

Flames beat the Capitals 3-1 despite Ovechkin scoring, move into the final playoff spot in the West

— Matt Coronato scored to help the Calgary Flames beat the Washington Capitals 3-1 on Tuesday night, winning to move into a playoff spot despite Alex...

Feb 26, 2026, 10:51 am - AP

		1	2	3	T
	Flames	2	0	1	3
	Capitals	0	0	1	1

1st Period			CGY	WSH
11:47		Martin Pospisil (4) Assists: Ilya Solovyov (1), Ryan Lomberg (6)	1	0
16:42		Matt Coronato (15) Assists: Kevin Bahl (13)	2	0

2nd Period
No Goals Scored

3rd Period			CGY	WSH
4:52		Alex Ovechkin (30) (Power Play) Assists: John Carlson (35), Dylan Strome (41)	2	1
15:32		Jonathan Huberdeau (22) Assists: Nazem Kadri (23)	3	1

Giveaway by John Carlson
Connor McMichael Snap Shot Wide Right
Tom Wilson Tip-In Wide Right
Giveaway by Tom Wilson
Tom Wilson hit Kevin Bahl
Matt Roy Snap Shot saved by Dan Vladar
Lars Eller faceoff won against Mikael Backlund
Trevor van Riemsdyk Wrist Shot Wide Right
Andrew Mangiapane hit Blake Coleman
Ethen Frank Tip-In saved by Dan Vladar
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Mikael Backlund
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Kevin Rooney
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Nazem Kadri
Andrew Mangiapane hit Connor Zary
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Nazem Kadri
Tom Wilson hit Ilya Solovyov
Connor McMichael hit Morgan Frost
Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot saved by Dan Vladar
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Nazem Kadri
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Jonathan Huberdeau
Giveaway by Pierre-Luc Dubois
Joel Hanley shot blocked by John Carlson
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Mikael Backlund
Giveaway by Brandon Duhaime
Nic Dowd hit Mikael Backlund
Trevor van Riemsdyk Snap Shot Wide Left
Brandon Duhaime Tip-In Wide Right
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Matt Coronato
Connor McMichael hit Nazem Kadri
Rasmus Sandin hit Nazem Kadri
Ilya Solovyov shot blocked by Nic Dowd
Andrew Mangiapane hit MacKenzie Weegar
Andrew Mangiapane Tip-In Wide Left
Alex Ovechkin hit Kevin Bahl
Takeaway by Pierre-Luc Dubois
Yegor Sharangovich shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
Giveaway by Brandon Duhaime
Nic Dowd hit Joel Farabee
Takeaway by Pierre-Luc Dubois
Connor McMichael Snap Shot saved by Dan Vladar
Lars Eller faceoff won against Mikael Backlund
Giveaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk
John Carlson hit Joel Farabee
Rasmus Andersson shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Matt Coronato
Jakob Chychrun Snap Shot saved by Dan Vladar
Dylan Strome Snap Shot saved by Dan Vladar
Matt Roy Snap Shot Wide Right
John Carlson shot blocked by Pierre-Luc Dubois
Tom Wilson Wrist Shot saved by Dan Vladar
Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot Wide Left
Giveaway by Dylan Strome
Connor McMichael faceoff won against Kevin Rooney
Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot saved by Dan Vladar
Connor McMichael Wrist Shot Short
Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot Wide Left
Lars Eller faceoff won against Nazem Kadri
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Morgan Frost
Tom Wilson Slap Shot Wide Right
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Morgan Frost
John Carlson Snap Shot saved by Dan Vladar
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Mikael Backlund
Aliaksei Protas Snap Shot saved by Dan Vladar
Giveaway by Aliaksei Protas
Giveaway by Dylan Strome
Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot High and Wide Left
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Blake Coleman
Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot Hit Left Post
Tom Wilson Backhand saved by Dan Vladar
Giveaway by Ethen Frank
Lars Eller Snap Shot saved by Dan Vladar
Brandon Duhaime hit Rasmus Andersson
Tom Wilson hit Nazem Kadri
Trevor van Riemsdyk Snap Shot Wide Left
Nazem Kadri shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
Aliaksei Protas Wrist Shot Wide Left
Giveaway by Jakob Chychrun
Andrew Mangiapane hit Blake Coleman
Brandon Duhaime Snap Shot saved by Dan Vladar
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Morgan Frost
Tom Wilson Deflected saved by Dan Vladar
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Morgan Frost
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Nazem Kadri
John Carlson Snap Shot saved by Dan Vladar
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by John Carlson
Jakob Chychrun Backhand saved by Dan Vladar
Connor McMichael Snap Shot saved by Dan Vladar
Tom Wilson Roughing against Brayden Pachal
Connor McMichael Slashing against Brayden Pachal
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Morgan Frost
Blake Coleman shot blocked by Nic Dowd
Rasmus Andersson shot blocked by Nic Dowd
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Mikael Backlund
Jakob Chychrun Snap Shot Wide Right
Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Nazem Kadri
Giveaway by Matt Roy
Lars Eller faceoff won against Morgan Frost
Alex Ovechkin Goal (30) Snap Shot, assists: John Carlson (35), Dylan Strome (41)
Connor McMichael Snap Shot saved by Dan Vladar
John Carlson Slap Shot Wide Left
Giveaway by Matt Roy
Matt Roy Tripping against Matt Coronato
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Morgan Frost
Matt Coronato shot blocked by Brandon Duhaime
Martin Fehervary hit Nazem Kadri
Connor Zary shot blocked by Aliaksei Protas
Yegor Sharangovich shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Kevin Rooney
John Carlson Snap Shot saved by Dan Vladar
Jakob Chychrun hit Kevin Rooney
Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin
Ryan Lomberg shot blocked by John Carlson
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Nazem Kadri
Matt Coronato shot blocked by Matt Roy
Andrew Mangiapane Deflected Wide Left
Trevor van Riemsdyk Snap Shot Above Crossbar
Alex Ovechkin hit Yegor Sharangovich
Martin Fehervary hit Matt Coronato
Lars Eller Snap Shot saved by Dan Vladar
Alex Ovechkin Tip-In High and Wide Left
Giveaway by Jakob Chychrun
John Carlson Slap Shot saved by Dan Vladar
Lars Eller faceoff won against Morgan Frost
Lars Eller Tip-In saved by Dan Vladar
Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot saved by Dan Vladar
Pierre-Luc Dubois Tip-In Wide Left
Blake Coleman shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot High and Wide Left
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Mikael Backlund
Jakob Chychrun Wrist Shot Wide Right
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Blake Coleman
Joel Farabee shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
Tom Wilson hit Joel Farabee
Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin
Blake Coleman shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
Dylan Strome Wrist Shot Wide Left
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Nazem Kadri
Dylan Strome Snap Shot saved by Dan Vladar
Pierre-Luc Dubois Snap Shot saved by Dan Vladar
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Nazem Kadri
Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot saved by Dan Vladar
John Carlson Slap Shot Wide Right
Giveaway by Dylan Strome
Icing
Kevin Rooney faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Joel Hanley Tip-In saved by Logan Thompson
MacKenzie Weegar Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Giveaway by Kevin Rooney
Icing
Nazem Kadri faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Goalie Stopped
Mikael Backlund Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Goalie Stopped
Takeaway by Yegor Sharangovich
Morgan Frost Backhand saved by Logan Thompson
Martin Pospisil hit John Carlson
Kevin Rooney hit Nic Dowd
Ryan Lomberg Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Goalie Stopped
Off-side
Brandon Duhaime shot blocked by Matt Coronato
Puck in Crowd
Mikael Backlund faceoff won against Lars Eller
Blake Coleman shot blocked by Joel Hanley
Blake Coleman hit Ethen Frank
Off-side
Joel Farabee Snap Shot Wide Right
Icing
Morgan Frost faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
John Carlson shot blocked by MacKenzie Weegar
Martin Pospisil hit Matt Roy
Matt Coronato hit Martin Fehervary
Puck in Crowd
Puck in Benches
Puck in Netting
Giveaway by Mikael Backlund
Lars Eller shot blocked by Connor Zary
Off-side
Morgan Frost faceoff won against Lars Eller
Kevin Rooney Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Goalie Stopped
Martin Pospisil faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Kevin Rooney Deflected saved by Logan Thompson
Goalie Stopped
Martin Pospisil Goal (4) Deflected, assists: Ilya Solovyov (1), Ryan Lomberg (6)
Joel Hanley hit Ethen Frank
Giveaway by Connor Zary
Giveaway by Mikael Backlund
Giveaway by Connor Zary
Morgan Frost Snap Shot High and Wide Right
Joel Farabee Snap Shot Wide Left
Mikael Backlund Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Goalie Stopped
Morgan Frost faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Icing
Nazem Kadri faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Jonathan Huberdeau Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Matt Coronato hit Connor McMichael
Matt Coronato Goal (15) Snap Shot, assists: Kevin Bahl (13)
Ryan Lomberg Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Mikael Backlund Snap Shot Hit Left Post
Blake Coleman Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Goalie Stopped
Blake Coleman hit Martin Fehervary
MacKenzie Weegar Snap Shot Wide Left
Blake Coleman hit Lars Eller
Morgan Frost Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Puck in Crowd
Nazem Kadri faceoff won against Nic Dowd
MacKenzie Weegar Snap Shot Wide Left
Goalie Stopped
Matt Roy shot blocked by Joel Hanley
Martin Pospisil hit Rasmus Sandin
Martin Pospisil hit Rasmus Sandin
Goalie Stopped
Nazem Kadri faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Tom Wilson shot blocked by Matt Coronato
Matt Coronato Slashing against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Mikael Backlund faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Blake Coleman hit John Carlson
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Rasmus Andersson
High Stick
Net Dislodged Offensive Skater
Mikael Backlund faceoff won against Connor McMichael
Connor McMichael shot blocked by Kevin Bahl
Puck in Crowd
Nazem Kadri faceoff won against Lars Eller
Icing
Joel Hanley hit Taylor Raddysh
Icing
Brayden Pachal hit Connor McMichael
Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Morgan Frost
Tom Wilson shot blocked by Morgan Frost
Icing
Goalie Stopped
Mikael Backlund faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Mikael Backlund
Net Dislodged Offensive Skater
Icing
Mikael Backlund faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Giveaway by Rasmus Andersson
Blake Coleman hit Jakob Chychrun
Rasmus Andersson Wrist Shot Wide Right
Blake Coleman Backhand saved by Logan Thompson
Rasmus Sandin shot blocked by Kevin Rooney
Ilya Solovyov hit Nic Dowd
Kevin Rooney Hooking against Andrew Mangiapane
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Mikael Backlund faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Tom Wilson shot blocked by Kevin Bahl
Ilya Solovyov hit Pierre-Luc Dubois
Yegor Sharangovich Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Jonathan Huberdeau
Puck in Crowd
Mikael Backlund faceoff won against Connor McMichael
Andrew Mangiapane shot blocked by Rasmus Andersson
Nazem Kadri Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Takeaway by Jonathan Huberdeau
Matt Coronato Snap Shot Wide Left
Kevin Rooney hit Trevor van Riemsdyk
Giveaway by Rasmus Andersson
Matt Roy shot blocked by MacKenzie Weegar
Taylor Raddysh shot blocked by Blake Coleman
Brandon Duhaime shot blocked by MacKenzie Weegar
Goalie Stopped
Morgan Frost faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Icing
Icing
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Joel Farabee
Puck in Netting
Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Nazem Kadri
Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Rasmus Andersson
Goalie Stopped
Mikael Backlund faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Goalie Stopped
Brayden Pachal Slashing against Connor McMichael
TV Timeout
Joel Farabee shot blocked by Blake Coleman
Hand Pass
Giveaway by Martin Pospisil
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Icing
Morgan Frost faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Morgan Frost Tip-In Hit Right Post
Goalie Stopped
MacKenzie Weegar hit Nic Dowd
Martin Pospisil hit Jakob Chychrun
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Rasmus Andersson
Martin Fehervary shot blocked by Rasmus Andersson
Martin Pospisil hit Martin Fehervary
Kevin Rooney hit Aliaksei Protas
Martin Fehervary shot blocked by Rasmus Andersson
Off-side
Jonathan Huberdeau Slashing against Alex Ovechkin
Mikael Backlund faceoff won against Dylan Strome
MacKenzie Weegar hit Connor McMichael
Giveaway by Joel Hanley
Ilya Solovyov hit Ethen Frank
TV Timeout
Nazem Kadri Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Giveaway by Jonathan Huberdeau
MacKenzie Weegar Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Goalie Stopped
Connor Zary faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Yegor Sharangovich shot blocked by Blake Coleman
Rasmus Andersson Snap Shot High and Wide Right
Puck in Crowd
Joel Hanley Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Giveaway by Kevin Rooney
MacKenzie Weegar Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Goalie Stopped
Nazem Kadri faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Rasmus Andersson Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Puck in Crowd
Giveaway by Mikael Backlund
Andrew Mangiapane shot blocked by Brayden Pachal
Puck in Netting
Mikael Backlund faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Puck in Benches
Mikael Backlund faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Rasmus Andersson
Brayden Pachal hit Pierre-Luc Dubois
Ilya Solovyov hit Pierre-Luc Dubois
Takeaway by Ryan Lomberg
Giveaway by Brayden Pachal
Puck in Netting
Mikael Backlund faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Rasmus Andersson Slap Shot Wide Right
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Nazem Kadri faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Nazem Kadri Backhand saved by Logan Thompson
Jonathan Huberdeau Goal (22) Snap Shot, assists: Nazem Kadri (23)
Morgan Frost Backhand Hit Right Post
Morgan Frost Snap Shot Failed Bank Attempt
Joel Farabee Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Goalie Stopped
Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Kevin Bahl
Goalie Stopped
Mikael Backlund faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by MacKenzie Weegar
Martin Pospisil hit Alex Ovechkin
Giveaway by Joel Hanley
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by MacKenzie Weegar
Dylan Strome shot blocked by Rasmus Andersson
Puck in Netting
Timeout - Home
High Stick
Goalie Stopped
Goalie Stopped

FLAMES

CAPITALS

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Capitals
3
Flames
1

Game 1

29/1

Flames
3
Capitals
1

Game 2

26/2

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Vegas	39	26	17	95
Edmonton	41	30	11	93
Anaheim	43	33	6	92
Los Angeles	35	27	20	90
San Jose	39	35	8	86
Seattle	34	37	11	79
Calgary	34	39	9	77
Vancouver	25	49	8	58

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	53	22	7	113
Pittsburgh	41	25	16	98
Philadelphia	43	27	12	98
Washington	43	30	9	95
Columbus	40	30	12	92
NY Islanders	43	34	5	91
New Jersey	42	37	3	87
NY Rangers	34	39	9	77

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Calgary Flames @ Washington Capitals

Matt CoronatoRW - CGY

Dan VladarG - CGY

Alex OvechkinLW - WSH

Flames beat the Capitals 3-1 despite Ovechkin scoring, move into the final playoff spot in the West

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