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

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.

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.

The Calgary Flames and Washington Capitals love trading with one another. On Tuesday evening, the Flames will take on the former Flame Andrew Mangiapane and the league-leading Capitals for the first time this season in what will likely be an unfriendly affair.

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.

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.

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.

On the latest episode of Hot Topics, Postmedia’s Rob Wong chats with Postmedia Calgary Flames writers Wes Gilbertson and Danny Austin about Mackenzie Weegar’s chances of being selected as Alex Pietrangelo’s replacement for Team Canada’s 4 Nations Face-Off team, Andrew Mangiapane’s time as a Flame and why Rory Kerins was sent back to the AHL.

In a battle against one of the top clubs in the NHL this season, the Flames fell 3-1 to the visiting Washington Capitals Tuesday night at the Scotiabank Saddledome in a spirited affair.

Logan Thompson will be playing in his hometown after signing a six-year extension, as the Washington Capitals try to get back in the win column as their road trip continues against the Calgary Flames, where Andrew Mangiapane will also make his long-awaited homecoming.

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.