The 27-year-old's development was a bit of a roller coaster. But he has found a home with the Caps and is on a path to stardom.

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Pierre-Luc Dubois' late goal sparked a furious rally, but a failure to execute through 60 minutes and a red-hot Kevin Lankinen led to a 2-1 loss. Here are all the takeaways from the defeat. Despite the result, the Capitals actually played a strong game, maintaining possession and getting several chances on net. The only issue was execution.

Washington Capitals goalie Charlie Lindgren on Saturday delivered the most ridiculous save of the year. Lindgren’s Capitals were trailing the Vancouver Canucks 2-1 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver. Washington was getting set to pull Lindgren to have an extra attacker on the ice. Just as Lindgren was heading off the ice, he saw the puck get intercepted.

Carolina lost Martin Necas and Jack Drury in the blockbuster deal, but ultimately, Rantanen and Hall provide the team with major upgrades that makes them a stronger legitimate contender overnight; especially with Rantanen, a superstar who sits sixth in NHL scoring.

The Vancouver Canucks beat the Washington Capitals 2-1, making it their third consecutive win on Hockey Night in Canada. Head Coach Rick Tocchet said the team was ready from puck drop, and when the Capitals closed the gap to a one-goal game in the last seven minutes,

Alex Ovechkin moved within 20 goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record with an empty-netter, helping the Washington Capitals beat the Seattle Kraken 3-0 on Thursday night for their sixth straight victory.

BOTTOM LINE: The Calgary Flames play the Washington Capitals in a non-conference matchup. Calgary is 24-17-7 overall and 15-6-3 at home. The Flames have gone 7-11-3 in games their opponents serve fewer penalty minutes.

Canucks star defenseman Quinn Hughes dropped a rather bold claim about his level of play before facing the Blues.

Hughes is making a strong case to win his second straight award given to the best defenseman in the NHL. He leads the Canucks into Enterprise Center to face the St. Louis Blues on Monday (7:30 p.m. ET; FDSNMW, Prime) off a two-goal performance in a 2-1 win against the Washington Capitals at Rogers Arena on Saturday.

Despite losing Lekkerimäki, Saturday night's victory marks Abbotsford's eighth-straight victory. At the forefront of this campaign is Nils Åman, whose seven goals and 19 assists lead the team in points. Aatu Räty has also impressed, with the prospect being named the AHL Player of the Week off a two-goal, seven-assist effort in four games.