First-period goals by Martin Pospisil and Matt Coronato held up as the visiting Calgary Flames upset the red-hot Washington Capitals 3-1 on Tuesday. Jonathan Huberdeau also scored for the Flames, who have won consecutive games and moved into the Western Conference's second wild-card position.

The Washington Capitals host the Calgary Flames after Alexander Ovechkin's hat trick against the Edmonton Oilers in the Capitals' 7-3 win.

Washington (38-12-8) considered a challenge, but given the Capitals’ track record of ... Ovechkin drew a slashing penalty on Jonathan Huberdeau at 4:32 of the third period, and 20 seconds ...

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Although it came in a losing effort on Tuesday night, Capitals' Alex Ovechkin has scored 30 goals in a season for the 19th time.

WASHINGTON — Matt Coronato scored to help the Calgary Flames beat the Washington Capitals 3-1 on Tuesday ... Martin Pospisil and Jonathan Huberdeau also scored and Vladar made 26 saves for ...

WASHINGTON -- Alex Ovechkin scored his 883rd NHL goal in the Washington Capitals' 3-1 loss to the Calgary Flames at Capital One Arena on Tuesday.

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 Ovechkin getting one step closer to breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goals record.