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Posted at 11:00 AM EST 

9:00 PM EST. OT included. Of the four major sports, baseball, basketball, hockey and football, hockey is the only sport in which teams get dominated and win very, very often. So, allow us to throw up some numbers. .867 to .950. That was Cam Talbot’s save % versus Braden Holtby’s last night in Edmonton. In fact, Washington was so uninspired that they didn’t even draw one penalty the entire game. With just over a minute left in the first period and the Oilers up 2-0, Talbot allowed the first of three softies. The final score read Washington 5 Edmonton 2 but we’re once again more interested in the ingredients as opposed to the results. The Caps allowed 40 shots on net again and will play the tail end of back-to-backs here for the third time this season. The first time that occurred, the Caps lost to Philadelphia, 8-2 and the second time it occurred, the Caps lost to Florida, 4-1. Out attack on the Caps is not going to stop because they got lucky in Edmonton last night. Furthermore, there is a great chance that Philip Grubauer will be in goal.

We have our issues with the Flames but this is as good a spot as any to get behind them this season. Calgary has dropped four of five so its stock is low but they’ve also played a slew of strong defensive teams over the past few games. After playing the ‘Canes, Wild, Blues, Preds and Stars, the Flames will take a big step down in class when facing the Capitals weak defense. The Flames are coming off a 2-1 home loss on Friday to Dallas to run their home losing streak to four games but there are some positive signs. Calgary has been climbing the rankings in high danger scoring chances against. They have gone from 20th to 11th in that category over its last three games. The Flames biggest problem however, has been their inability to put the puck in the net. In fact, their PDO is the third worst in the league but after facing the aforementioned string of good defenses, that problem very likely gets solved here, at least for one game. The Flames figure to be very hungry tonight and they also figure to be the better team on the ice for the full 60 minutes. That makes them worth a bet. 

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