Capitals 5–2 Flames — Final Score & Stats (Mar 18, 2024)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star 🦅 WSH

Alex Ovechkin

2 G

5 shots · 16:51 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Tom Wilson

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 15:55 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Charlie Lindgren

34 saves

0.944 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Dylan Strome Go-ahead 1st · 14:59

Assists: Rasmus Sandin, Nick Jensen · beat Dustin Wolf

1–0

2nd period

🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP 2nd · 05:58

Assists: Max Pacioretty, Tom Wilson · beat Dustin Wolf

2–0

🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP 2nd · 09:16

Assists: John Carlson, Dylan Strome · beat Dustin Wolf

3–0

🔥 Kevin Rooney 2nd · 10:41

Assists: Brayden Pachal, Matt Coronato · beat Charlie Lindgren

3–1

🦅 Hendrix Lapierre 2nd · 14:22

Assists: Sonny Milano · beat Dustin Wolf

4–1

3rd period

🔥 MacKenzie Weegar 3rd · 07:13

Assists: Mikael Backlund · beat Charlie Lindgren

4–2

🦅 Tom Wilson Empty net 3rd · 17:31

Assists: Beck Malenstyn, Nick Jensen

5–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Malenstyn · Ovechkin · Strome 17:04

L2 McMichael · Oshie · Wilson 16:38

L3 Dowd · Protas · Lapierre 14:05

L4 Miroshnichenko · Pacioretty · Milano 11:38

D1 Carlson · Jensen 24:32

D2 Fehervary · Sandin 19:39

D3 van Riemsdyk · Alexeyev 14:08

🔥Flames

L1 Backlund · Huberdeau · Kadri 18:54

L2 Mangiapane · Kuzmenko · Coleman 17:53

L3 Hunt · Sharangovich · Pospisil 15:26

L4 Greer · Rooney · Coronato 8:30

D1 Andersson · Weegar 24:40

D2 Miromanov · Kylington 21:26

D3 Hanley · Pachal 11:58

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH CGY🔥

33 Shots on goal 36

2/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

10 Hits 15

23 Blocked shots 25

11 Takeaways 14

7 Giveaways 9

6 Penalty minutes 6

WSH shooting 15.2% (5/33) CGY shooting 5.6% (2/36)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Charlie Lindgren

34/36

.944 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔥Flames

Dustin Wolf

28/32

.875 SV% · 4 GA · 57:26 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

WSH CGY

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 8-1 (89% win rate, 9 games)

Flames

Flames — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 6-8-2 (38% win rate, 16 games)

After 2nd — 4–1

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Flames

Flames — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 2–0

Oct 162023 🔥CGY @ 🦅WSH 2–3 SO Dec 32022 🦅WSH @ 🔥CGY 2–5 Nov 252022 🔥CGY @ 🦅WSH 0–3 Mar 82022 🦅WSH @ 🔥CGY 5–4 Oct 232021 🔥CGY @ 🦅WSH 4–3 OT

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Who won Capitals vs Flames on March 18, 2024?

Capitals won 5–2. The final score was Capitals 5, Flames 2.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin (2), Dylan Strome, Hendrix Lapierre, Tom Wilson.

Who scored for Flames?

Kevin Rooney, MacKenzie Weegar.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Charlie Lindgren made 34 saves on 36 shots (.944 save percentage).

How did the Flames goalie play?

Dustin Wolf made 28 saves on 32 shots (.875 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Flames played?

At Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, the Flames home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Flames season series?

Capitals lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeMar 16 🦅WSH @ 🐋VAN 2–1 AfterMar 20 🍁TOR @ 🦅WSH 7–3

🔥 Flames

BeforeMar 16 🇨🇦MTL @ 🔥CGY 2–5 AfterMar 23 🔥CGY @ 🐋VAN 2–4

Also on March 18

⚔️BUF 6–2 🦑SEA

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