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 a disappointing outing in Vancouver, the Washington Capitals returned to Alberta to take on the Calgary Flames in another Caps After Dark tilt. This one was an interesting c

Logan Thompson came home to Calgary, stopped 32 of the 33 shots he faced and led the Caps to another victory, 3-1 over the Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome on Tuesday night. For his efforts – and his 23rd victory of the season – Thompson was named the game’s No. 1 star.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Tage Thompson and JJ Peterka each had a hat trick and an assist to lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 7-2 win against the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night. Thompson and Peterka became the first pair to score a hat trick in the same game for the Sabres since 2008.

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.

Logan Thompson made 32 saves, Pierre-Luc Dubois, Dylan Strome and Aliaksei Protas scored goals, and the Washington Capitals beat the Calgary Flames 3-1

Kadri scored a goal in Sunday's 5-2 loss to the Jets. Kadri has five points over his last three contests, which comes after a four-game slump. He scored in the third period to get the Flames within two goals,

It had been 21 games since Rasmus Andersson last punctuated a goal with his patented death stare, and 26 games since Martin Pospisil last found the net. Neither streak can hold a candle to the six-year wait Clark Bishop had endured between his last NHL snipe and the one he celebrated Saturday.

Welcome to Instant Reaction, where we give you our instant reaction to tonight’s Calgary Flames game and ask our readers to do the same in the comments section below!

Saturday, 5 p.m. MT, Xcel Energy Center TV: Sportsnet West. Radio: Sportsnet 960 The Fan Odds: Flames +155, Wild -188 The buzz Feisty forward Ryan Lomberg is aware that plenty of outsiders remain unconvinced that his Calgary Flames can stick in a playoff spot.

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.

Calgary Flames fan fave Rasmus Andersson bent at the waist and clutched at his mid-section, clearly accusing Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson of embellishing the damage that had been done by a cross-check earlier in the period.