Mikeal Backlund is in the top-25% of the league in speed bursts over 32km/hr with 76. He’s in the top-5% in 29-32km/hr speed bursts with a whopping 459. But high-end speed? He has only one instance of going above 35km/hr. Well below league average. #Flames #NHLEdge pic.twitter.com/ingffsTIbf

After making the most of his return to the Flames lineup, the dream now for Tyson Barrie is to continue giving himself chances to prove he can help Calgary address its greatest deficiency: offence.

In a battle against one of the top clubs in the NHL this season, the Flames fell 3-1 to the visiting Washington Capitals Tuesday night at the Scotiabank Saddledome in a spirited affair.

NHL Game recap for the Washington Washington Capitals vs. Calgary Calgary Flames game on January 28, 2025. Follow every play as it happens throughout the NHL season on CBS Sports and the CBS Sports app.

CALGARY - The Calgary Flames battled toe-to-toe with the NHL's No. 1 team on Tuesday, but a rare gaffe by veteran forward Blake Coleman ... lineup was defenceman Tyson Barrie, who had an assist ...

Logan Thompson's remarkable run in goal continued on Tuesday as he made 32 saves to backstop the Washington Capitals to a 3-1 victory over the Calgary Flames.

Blake Coleman scored on the power play for ... the nine years the left winger spent with the organization. Flames: Tyson Barrie returned to the lineup for the first time since Nov. 12.

The Ducks, who had scored 16 goals during their three-game win streak, get stifled by Calgary goaltender Dustin Wolf in a 4-1 defeat. Frank Vatrano scores his 300th NHL point.

The Calgary Flames just finished a tough stretch of hockey, facing three highly competitive teams, concluding with a clash with the NHL’s top team, the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night at the Saddledome.

The Calgary Flames dropped their second-straight game on Tuesday night, as they fell to the Washington Capitals by a 3-1 final. This was actually a rather impressive game from the Flames, who out-chanced and outshot a team that is currently tied for first in the NHL standings.

A day after signing a six-year extension, Logan Thompson made 32 saves in his hometown as the Capitals bounced back from Saturday’s loss at Vancouver.

Logan Thompson made 32 saves in his hometown one day after signing a contract extension with Washington, helping the Capitals beat the host Calgary Flames 3-1 on Tuesday night. Pierre-Luc Dubois, Dylan Strome and Aliaksei Protas all scored for Washington,