Calgary Flames' Rasmus Andersson was seen trolling Washington Capitals' Tom Wilson from the penalty box, and he broke his silence to explain it all. Tensions ran high between <a href='https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/flames-fall-to-red-hot-thompson-capitals-for-second-straight-loss/' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Washington and the Calgary Flames during a matchup</a> played last evening. The tension started in the third period when Adam Klapka delivered a big hit to Tom Wilson in the zone of the Flames. Wilson crashed onto the ice and, still down, took a follow-up cross-check that sent Klapka off to the penalty box. Although Wilson seemed rattled at first, he was quick to regain skates when the whistle sounded, something several of the Flames did not appreciate, including Rasmus Andersson. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/MissinCurfew/status/1884461573856715039'> </a></blockquote></div> <h3>Andersson says it was high emotions that led to this</h3> Andersson did not hold back from jawing at <a href='https://www.nhl.com/capitals/player/tom-wilson-8476880' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Wilson</a> and taunted him out on the ice afterward. Both skated off to the penalty box, where trash-talk continued, producing one of the most exciting trash-talk battles of the season. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/ginohard_/status/1884462190024863958'> </a></blockquote></div> «It's emotions, right? I know he gets triggered by certain stuff,» Andersson said. «When you look back at it, it's all good, on my part at least I think that's one part of the game that I enjoy, is to chirp a little bit and get under their skin. It's just the way it went today. Today it was Wilson, and next game it'll be someone else probably. «As I said, the chirping and the emotions, it's all part of it. I think it's fun. I think it's fun to get chirped sometimes, too. It makes you feel alive a little bit.» For a 3-1 loss, head coach Ryan Huska of the Flames saw nothing wrong with <a href='https://www.nhl.com/flames/player/rasmus-andersson-8478397' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Andersson</a>'s intensity level. The grizzled blueliner, who played nearly 24 minutes, likes to skate with an edge. Andersson's been a key cog for the Flames all season long. «I was laughing for most of that I think, hopefully there was no video panning to me,» said Andrew Mangiapane, who was making his return to the Saddledome for the first time since being traded this offseason. «That's Razzy for you, he likes to chirp and get under people's skin, and so does Willy. Worked out perfect.» As much as his offensive output's fallen off in times recently, he's still at a pace for a 24:14 average per contest, and with Calgary fighting for a playoff position, they'll require him to maintain delivering that intensity down the stretch.