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Washington Capitals vs Calgary Flames

Regular season · Saturday, December 5, 2026 · Scotiabank Saddledome

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SN · TVAS · MNMT

Game preview

The Washington Capitals visit the Calgary Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome on Saturday, December 5, 2026, with puck drop at 3:30 PM ET. The game is on SN, TVAS and MNMT.

This is the first of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Capitals

Game 2 of a road trip: Edmonton, now Calgary.

  1. 252026-11-25: vs PHI
  2. 262026-11-26: no game
  3. 272026-11-27: vs FLA
  4. 282026-11-28: at STL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  5. 292026-11-29: no game
  6. 302026-11-30: no game
  7. 12026-12-01: vs VAN
  8. 22026-12-02: no game
  9. 32026-12-03: at EDM
  10. 42026-12-04: no game
  11. 52026-12-05: at CGY
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~175 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,160 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−2 h
body clock vs home

Flames

Another game at home.

  1. 252026-11-25: at PIT
  2. 262026-11-26: no game
  3. 272026-11-27: at NJD
  4. 282026-11-28: at NYR, second of a back-to-backB2B
  5. 292026-11-29: no game
  6. 302026-11-30: no game
  7. 12026-12-01: at DET
  8. 22026-12-02: no game
  9. 32026-12-03: vs BUF
  10. 42026-12-04: no game
  11. 52026-12-05: vs WSH
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Washington CapitalsCapitalsTue, Oct 13 at CAR
  1. L1NewStrome#17Wilson#43Tuch#89
    9:26 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewSourdif#34Beauvillier#72Frank#53
    7:56 together at 5v5
  3. L3Ovechkin#8Protas#21Protas#62
    6:47 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewJenner#22Kyrou#25Leonard#9
    6:08 together at 5v5
  1. D1Chychrun#6Liljegren#27
    14:26 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewFehérváry#42Hutson#44
    10:37 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewHoll#4Desharnais#73
    7:24 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Ovechkin LStrome CWilson RLeonard RChychrun D2:11
  2. 2Protas LTuch RKyrou RFrank RHutson D0:56

Penalty kill

  1. 1Jenner CWilson RDesharnais DFehérváry D1:40
  2. 2Protas LTuch RChychrun DLiljegren D1:00
Calgary FlamesFlamesTue, Oct 13 at ANA
  1. L1Farabee#86Backlund#11Sharangovich#17
    10:49 together at 5v5
  2. L2Suniev#61Frost#16Coronato#27
    9:55 together at 5v5
  3. L3Strome#22Pospisil#76Gridin#92
    9:17 together at 5v5
  4. L4Castagna#38Klapka#43Tsyplakov#72
    5:46 together at 5v5
  1. D1Whitecloud#28Kuznetsov#37
    14:17 together at 5v5
  2. D2Bahl#7Nemec#71
    13:21 together at 5v5
  3. D3Middleton#55Parekh#19
    10:45 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Farabee LFrost CCoronato RGridin RParekh D1:30

Penalty kill

  1. 1Farabee LBacklund CWhitecloud DBahl D2:43
  2. 2Farabee LPospisil CMiddleton DWhitecloud D0:42

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

WSHCGY

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

WSH 65% (13th most shuffled)CGY 69% (16th most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

WSH 1:54 left (13th earliest · 13 pulls)CGY 1:35 left (8th latest · 17 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

WSH 49.8s (7th longest)CGY 44.8s (2nd shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

WSH 37% (4th most often)CGY 24% (2nd least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series