For the first time this season, the Caps are winners in a shootout. Dylan Strome scored the only goal of the skills competition on Monday night at Capital One Arena and Logan Thompson shut down all three Ottawa attempts, enabling the Caps to come away with a 5-4 victory in the finale of a five-game homestand, Washington’s longest of the season.

The last time the Washington Capitals faced the Calgary Flames on the road, coach Spencer Carbery thought they were "just okay." After scoring 15 goals in 24 hours in their return from the 4 Nations break,

All the while, Logan Thompson will get the start in a meaningful game for him, as he's set to face his hometown team on his 28th birthday with the goaltending rotation picking up where it left off.