Detroit Red Wings @ Washington Capitals

20-13-3, 10-6-2 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Red Wings DET	1	3	1	5
Capitals WSH	0	1	1	2

Washington CapitalsCapitalsWSH

19-12-4, 11-6-2 Home

Detroit Red Wings


forwards
J.T. CompherJ.T. Compher#37
Andrew CoppA. Copp#18
Nate DanielsonN. Danielson#29
Alex DeBrincatA. DeBrincat#93
Emmitt FinnieE. Finnie#58
Marco KasperM. Kasper#92
Dylan LarkinD. Larkin#71
John LeonardJ. Leonard#43
Michael RasmussenM. Rasmussen#27
Lucas RaymondL. Raymond#23
Elmer SoderblomE. Soderblom#85
James van RiemsdykJ. van Riemsdyk#21
defensemen
Jacob Bernard-DockerJ. Bernard-Docker#25
Ben ChiarotB. Chiarot#8
Simon EdvinssonS. Edvinsson#77
Albert JohanssonA. Johansson#20
Axel Sandin-PellikkaA. Sandin-Pellikka#44
Moritz SeiderM. Seider#53

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	13:26	0:06	1:41	11:39	6	8	42.9
0	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	23	15:23	2:26	1:27	11:30	5	5	50.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	12:28	2:36	0:00	9:52	1	5	16.7
0	0	2	8	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	20	14:21	3:20	0:00	11:01	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	26	22:33	2:48	1:40	18:05	1	0	100.0
0	1	1	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	18	13:38	0:02	0:50	12:46	1	2	33.3
1	0	0	3	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	21	19:48	3:27	0:23	15:58	7	9	43.8
1	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	3	19	12:57	2:21	0:00	10:36	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	23	12:15	0:00	1:43	10:32	1	0	100.0
0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	23	22:01	3:25	0:18	18:18	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	1	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	13	10:26	0:00	0:00	10:26	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	19	12:24	3:13	0:00	9:11	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	1	0	4	0	0	1	1	1	21	17:56	0:00	0:56	17:00	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	26	22:02	0:07	2:12	19:43	0	0	0.0
0	2	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	25	22:16	0:09	2:31	19:36	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	17	13:31	0:00	0:32	12:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	22	15:04	2:38	0:00	12:26	0	0	0.0
1	1	3	3	2	3	0	0	1	2	2	28	23:31	3:22	1:47	18:22	0	0	0.0

goalies
John GibsonJ. Gibson#36

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
26	2	24	.923	21	3	0	0	0	60:00	0

Washington Capitals


forwards
Anthony BeauvillierA. Beauvillier#72
Nic DowdN. Dowd#26
Brandon DuhaimeB. Duhaime#22
Ethen FrankE. Frank#53
Connor McMichaelC. McMichael#24
Sonny MilanoS. Milano#15
Ivan MiroshnichenkoI. Miroshnichenko#63
Alex OvechkinA. Ovechkin#8
Aliaksei ProtasA. Protas#21
Justin SourdifJ. Sourdif#34
Dylan StromeD. Strome#17
Tom WilsonT. Wilson#43
defensemen
John CarlsonJ. Carlson#74
Declan ChisholmD. Chisholm#47
Jakob ChychrunJ. Chychrun#6
Martin FehervaryM. Fehervary#42
Matt RoyM. Roy#3
Rasmus SandinR. Sandin#38

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	18	13:52	0:00	1:59	11:53	1	0	100.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	16	12:00	0:00	3:48	8:12	6	6	50.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	15	10:18	0:00	1:40	8:38	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	3	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	18	12:51	1:32	0:00	11:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	20	16:07	2:28	1:46	11:53	4	8	33.3
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	9:21	1:35	0:00	7:46	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	15	10:50	0:00	0:00	10:50	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	2	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	18	18:06	4:00	0:00	14:06	0	0	0.0
1	0	-2	2	2	0	1	2	1	0	3	21	18:26	0:00	0:00	18:26	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	20	16:44	1:31	0:00	15:13	7	5	58.3
0	1	-3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	17	17:32	2:25	0:00	15:07	11	2	84.6
0	1	-1	4	3	0	0	0	6	0	2	20	22:58	2:29	2:43	17:46	0	1	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	3	24	21:14	1:15	1:56	18:03	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	19	14:37	0:00	0:04	14:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	8	2	3	0	0	1	0	0	20	21:31	2:45	1:03	17:43	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	1	1	3	0	0	1	0	2	21	19:47	0:00	2:57	16:50	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	20	19:37	0:00	3:22	16:15	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	3	21	19:21	0:00	2:42	16:39	0	0	0.0

goalies
Logan ThompsonL. Thompson#48

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
40	4	36	.900	27	9	0	0	0	58:48	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

NHL Net		1	2	3	T
	Red Wings	1	3	1	5
	Capitals	0	1	1	2

1st Period			DET	WSH
1:05		John Leonard (1) Assists: Simon Edvinsson (7), Andrew Copp (14)	1	0

2nd Period		DET	WSH
1:37	James van Riemsdyk (8) Assists: Moritz Seider (21), Andrew Copp (15)	2	0
5:55	Elmer Soderblom (2) Assists: Marco Kasper (2), Albert Johansson (4)	3	0
10:05	Moritz Seider (5) Unassisted	4	0
10:36	Aliaksei Protas (12) Assists: Tom Wilson (17), Rasmus Sandin (8)	4	1

3rd Period			DET	WSH
8:30		Martin Fehervary (3) Assists: Declan Chisholm (3), Dylan Strome (18)	4	2
17:10		Dylan Larkin (18) (Empty Net) Assists: Simon Edvinsson (8)	5	2

Regular Season Series

DET leads 1-0

Red Wings
5
Capitals
2

Game 1

12/20

Capitals
Red Wings

Game 2

12/21

NHL Net

Capitals
Red Wings

Game 3

1/29

ESPN+/Hulu

Capital One Arena

12:30 PM, December 20, 2025Coverage: NHL Net

Washington, DC

Attendance: 18,347

Referees:
Francis Charron
Brandon Blandina

Linesmen:
James Tobias
Ryan Jackson

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	20	13	3	43
Florida	19	13	2	40
Montreal	18	12	4	40
Boston	20	15	0	40
Tampa Bay	18	13	3	39
Ottawa	17	13	4	38
Buffalo	16	14	4	36
Toronto	15	13	5	35

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	22	9	3	47
Washington	19	12	4	42
NY Islanders	19	13	4	42
Philadelphia	17	10	7	41
New Jersey	20	14	1	41
NY Rangers	18	15	4	40
Pittsburgh	14	10	9	37
Columbus	14	14	6	34

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Detroit Red Wings @ Washington Capitals

Regular Season Series

DET leads 1-0

Game Information

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

NHL News

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