Hendrix Lapierre ended a 90-game goal drought, Alex Ovechkin had an empty-netter and the Washington Capitals beat the Calgary Flames 3-1 on Friday night to end a four-game losing streak.

The Washington Capitals, entering Friday's conttest on a four-game losing skid, desperately needed a spark against the Calgary Flames, and Lapierre's first goal since March 18, 2024, which also came at the Saddledome, paved the way for a 3-1 win over the Flames.

The Washington Capitals visit the Colorado Avalanche after Jakob Chychrun scored two goals in the Capitals' 5-2 loss to the Florida Panthers

Morgan Frost scored for the Flames (21-25-5), who have scored just one goal in each of their past three games and have lost them all (0-2-1) since defenseman Rasmus Andersson was traded to the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday. Devin Cooley made 35 saves.

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After the Rangers trailed 3-2 entering the third, Raddysh tied it when his backhand effort in close ended up behind goalie Logan Thompson with 11:50 to play. Just over a minute later, Panarin’s shot from near the blue line deflected in off Lafreniere.

After the Avalanche closed out a 5-2 win at Ball Arena, head coach Jared Bednar revealed the reason behind Valeri Nichushkin's absence from the lineup.

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