When you’re as tight as Rasmus Andersson and Andrew Mangiapane, it’s possible that chirping on the ice isn’t all that effective. For 10 years, the two were teammates. They played together in 2014-15 with the Barrie Colts.

Andrew Mangiapane is just days away from playing at the Saddledome for the first time since being traded by the Calgary Flames.

Late former Calgary Flames star Johnny Gaudreau's teammate, Andrew Mangiapane, returned to Calgary on Tuesday night for the first time since being traded to the Washington Capitals.

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

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.

The Sens have been parked in idle since last Sunday when they earned a 3-1 victory over the visiting Utah Hockey Club here. Ottawa is 7-2-1 in its last 10 games, and it is 4-0-1 in its last five home games, with the overtime loss to Washington on Jan. 16 the lone blemish on their home record over that span.

And of course, Alex Ovechkin’s hunt for the NHL’s all-time goal-scoring record is as big a story as there is in the NHL this year. He scored his 22 nd goal of the year last Thursday night and his career total stands at 875, just 19 behind the Great One.

A day after signing a six-year extension, Logan Thompson made 32 saves in his hometown as the Capitals bounced back from Saturday’s loss at Vancouver.

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 on Tuesday night. Blake Coleman scored on the power play for Calgary and Dustin Wolf had 20 stops.