Led by Mason McTavish, they’ve netted 16 goals while winning three in a row, their most tallies in a three-game stretch in nearly 19 years.

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.

Tuesday night's game at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, is the first time these teams square off this season.

More than a week into their season long, five-game, 12-day road trip, the Caps begin to make their way back east as they visit the Flames in Calgary on Tuesday. For the first time in calendar 2025, the Caps come into the Calgary game on the heels of a regulation loss, a 2-1 setback to the Canucks in Vancouver on Saturday.

Credit to Pierre-Luc Dubois, who continues to be red-hot for Washington, scoring his 11th of the season less than two minutes into regulation. He has points in three of his last four games and 24 in his last 25, the most on the team over that span.

First Period_1, Washington, Dubois 11, 1:51. Second Period_2, Calgary, Coleman 11 (Kuzmenko, Barrie), 12:17 (pp). 3, Washington, Strome 13 (Chychrun, Carlson), 15:12 (pp). Third Period_4, Washington, Protas 21 (Eller, van Riemsdyk), 17:35.

Many expected or even hoped the Calgary Flames would tank this season but the team still has playoff aspirations and mentality

The president of the Business Council of Alberta, Adam Legge, joins Global News Morning Calgary to discuss the diplomacy being done in Washington as US president Donald Trump continues to threaten steep tariffs on Canadian products.

Wolf sports an elite .936 save percentage and 1.98 GAA with 8.61 goals saved above average across 15 home games. The Flames have also been far stingier on home ice with 2.63 goals against per game and a 75.8 penalty-kill percentage compared to respective 3.29 and 67.1% marks on the highway.

The Pacific Division is fun this season. A new leader in the Pacific Division has emerged, as the Edmonton Oilers have a 32-15-3 record with 67 points.

Former Calgary Flames forward Andrew Mangiapane is set to make his Saddledome debut as a visitor with the Washington Capitals.