Washington Capitals @ Detroit Red Wings

19-12-5, 8-6-3 Away

Final/OT

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

Detroit Red WingsRed WingsDET

21-13-3, 11-7-1 Home

Washington Capitals


forwards
Anthony BeauvillierA. Beauvillier#72
Nic DowdN. Dowd#26
Brandon DuhaimeB. Duhaime#22
Ethen FrankE. Frank#53
Hendrix LapierreH. Lapierre#29
Connor McMichaelC. McMichael#24
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
Jakob ChychrunJ. Chychrun#6
Martin FehervaryM. Fehervary#42
Matt RoyM. Roy#3
Rasmus SandinR. Sandin#38
Trevor van RiemsdykT. van Riemsdyk#57

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	5	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	20	15:41	1:04	0:00	14:37	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	22	16:53	0:00	1:54	14:59	4	10	28.6
0	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	8	6:36	0:00	0:00	6:36	2	0	100.0
2	0	2	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	19	15:44	1:04	0:00	14:40	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	7:23	0:00	0:00	7:23	1	1	50.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	22	17:19	0:56	0:27	15:56	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	11	8:27	0:00	0:00	8:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	5	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	17:28	1:58	0:00	15:30	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	24	21:14	0:00	0:27	20:47	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	22	19:45	1:01	0:00	18:44	6	6	50.0
0	2	1	2	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	23	20:36	0:56	0:00	19:40	14	10	58.3
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	24	21:00	0:59	1:42	18:19	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	2	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	4	24	24:40	1:04	1:42	21:54	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	4	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	22	24:08	0:56	0:00	23:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	1	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	20	19:07	0:00	1:57	17:10	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	2	0	0	22	21:10	0:00	1:33	19:37	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	21	18:52	0:02	0:27	18:23	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	18	16:52	0:00	0:51	16:01	0	0	0.0

goalies
Charlie LindgrenC. Lindgren#79

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
27	3	24	.889	20	4	0	0	0	64:21	0

Detroit Red Wings


forwards
Mason AppletonM. Appleton#22
J.T. CompherJ.T. Compher#37
Andrew CoppA. Copp#18
Nate DanielsonN. Danielson#29
Alex DeBrincatA. DeBrincat#93
Emmitt FinnieE. Finnie#58
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
Ben ChiarotB. Chiarot#8
Simon EdvinssonS. Edvinsson#77
Travis HamonicT. Hamonic#52
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	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	18	13:08	0:00	0:22	12:46	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	20	14:26	0:00	0:44	13:42	10	4	71.4
0	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	25	15:19	0:26	0:50	14:03	6	7	46.2
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	18	13:07	0:22	0:00	12:45	2	5	28.6
0	1	-1	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	5	25	20:39	2:37	0:00	18:02	0	0	0.0
0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	27	19:14	0:40	0:41	17:53	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	27	22:51	2:49	0:54	19:08	11	12	47.8
1	0	-1	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	21	14:00	0:00	0:00	14:00	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	18	12:23	0:00	0:28	11:55	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	2	26	21:13	2:59	0:00	18:14	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	13	8:34	0:00	0:00	8:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	14:55	0:54	0:00	14:01	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	0	2	1	0	0	3	1	1	29	23:23	0:13	1:22	21:48	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	3	30	25:54	0:00	0:46	25:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	23	16:13	0:00	0:54	15:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	23	16:02	0:00	0:21	15:41	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	20	15:50	0:34	0:00	15:16	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	2	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	32	26:44	2:41	0:38	23:25	0	0	0.0

goalies
Cam TalbotC. Talbot#39

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
33	2	31	.939	30	1	0	0	0	64:36	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	OT	T
	Capitals	1	0	1	0	2
	Red Wings	0	2	0	1	3

1st Period			WSH	DET
14:17		Ethen Frank (5) Assists: Dylan Strome (19)	1	0

2nd Period			WSH	DET
8:37		Lucas Raymond (11) (Power Play) Assists: Axel Sandin-Pellikka (10), Emmitt Finnie (9)	1	1
13:44		John Leonard (2) Assists: Alex DeBrincat (20), Andrew Copp (16)	1	2

3rd Period			WSH	DET
10:22		Ethen Frank (6) Assists: John Carlson (21), Dylan Strome (20)	2	2

OT Summary			WSH	DET
4:36		Moritz Seider (6) Assists: Andrew Copp (17), Emmitt Finnie (10)	2	3

Regular Season Series

DET leads 2-0

Red Wings
5
Capitals
2

Game 1

12/20

Capitals
2
Red Wings
3

Game 2

12/21

Capitals
Red Wings

Game 3

1/29

ESPN+/Hulu

Little Caesars Arena

1:00 PM, December 21, 2025Coverage: NHL Net

Detroit, MI

Attendance: 19,515

Referees:
Chris Lee
Kyle Rehman

Linesmen:
Steve Barton
Jeremy Faucher

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	22	10	3	47
Washington	19	12	5	43
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	11	9	37
Columbus	14	15	6	34

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	21	13	3	45
Montreal	19	12	4	42
Tampa Bay	19	13	3	41
Boston	20	15	1	41
Florida	19	14	2	40
Ottawa	17	13	4	38
Buffalo	16	14	4	36
Toronto	15	14	5	35

Washington Capitals vs. Detroit Red Wings: Game Highlights

Red Wings outlast Capitals 3-2 in OT to sweep home-and-home series

— Moritz Seider scored at 4:36 of overtime and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Sunday to sweep a home-and-home series.

Devils' Jack Hughes returns to lineup after 'freak' hand injury

Devils star Jack Hughes, who injured his hand during a team dinner in Chicago on Nov. 13, will return to the lineup against the Sabres.

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Washington Capitals @ Detroit Red Wings

Regular Season Series

DET leads 2-0

Game Information

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

NHL News

Washington Capitals vs. Detroit Red Wings: Game Highlights

Red Wings outlast Capitals 3-2 in OT to sweep home-and-home series

Devils' Jack Hughes returns to lineup after 'freak' hand injury