Washington Capitals vs. Detroit Red Wings: game summary
Final · December 31, 2021 at 7:30 p.m.
Shots on goal : WSH 27 — DET 20 · Little Caesars Arena
Three stars
- 1★
A. OvechkinWSH · L · 2B 0A - 2★
I. SamsonovWSH · G · 95.0 % - 3★
V. NamestnikovDET · C · 0B 1A
Game stats
DET- 27Shots on goal20
- 35 %Faceoff win %65 %
- 1/3Power play0/3
- 8Penalty minutes8
- 19Hits18
- 15Blocked shots13
- 3Giveaways5
- 2Takeaways3
Shots by period
| P1 | P2 | P3 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 5 | 9 | 13 | 27 |
| DET | 11 | 4 | 5 | 20 |
Season series WSH 2 – 1 DET
Official NHL reports
Shot map
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WSH 3 / 27 / 371 / 20 / 25 DET
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Goals / shots on goal / attempts. Each team keeps its side for the whole game: the visitors attack left, the home team right. NHL coordinates.
Goals
2nd period
Pius SuterDET · 01:43Assists : Sam Gagner, Vladislav Namestnikov0 – 1
Evgeny KuznetsovWSH · 15:53Assists : Lucas Johansen, Matt Irwin1 – 1
3rd period
Alex OvechkinWSH · 17:09 · PPAssists : Evgeny Kuznetsov, Nicklas Backstrom2 – 1
Alex OvechkinWSH · 19:19Assists : Garnet Hathaway, John Carlson3 – 1
Penalties
1st period
- 19:41WSHDmitry Orlov — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Tyler Bertuzzi
2nd period
- 04:19DETMoritz Seider — Holding (2 min) · drawn by Conor Sheary
- 11:57WSHTom Wilson — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Filip Hronek
3rd period
- 01:54DETGustav Lindstrom — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Nic Dowd
- 10:10DETMoritz Seider — Unsportsmanlike conduct (2 min) · drawn by Nic Dowd
- 10:10WSHNic Dowd — Unsportsmanlike conduct (2 min) · drawn by Moritz Seider
- 15:10DETRobby Fabbri — Interference (2 min) · drawn by Garnet Hathaway
- 19:54WSHTom Wilson — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Filip Zadina
Box score
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. OvechkinL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 19:54 |
| N. BackstromC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 16:29 |
| G. HathawayR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13:12 |
| C. McMichaelL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:09 |
| N. DowdC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14:12 |
| T. WilsonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16:34 |
| B. LeasonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 09:22 |
| A. ProtasL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10:56 |
| C. HagelinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13:48 |
| C. ShearyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17:01 |
| T. OshieR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18:08 |
| E. KuznetsovC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 20:09 |
| M. KempnyD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 19:52 |
| D. OrlovD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:04 |
| L. JohansenD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:18 |
| M. IrwinD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:33 |
| T. van RiemsdykD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 21:10 |
| J. CarlsonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 26:03 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| P. Copley | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
| I. Samsonov(W) | 19/20 | 95.0 % | 60:00 |
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. ZadinaR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:23 |
| R. FabbriC | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 17:56 |
| L. RaymondL | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 17:17 |
| P. SuterC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17:40 |
| M. RasmussenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14:10 |
| C. RowneyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:25 |
| T. BertuzziL | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 19:38 |
| D. LarkinC | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 0 | 17:39 |
| A. ErneL | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 11:36 |
| S. GagnerC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14:03 |
| J. VelenoC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10:31 |
| V. NamestnikovC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15:01 |
| F. HronekD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20:31 |
| M. StaalD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 19:47 |
| G. LindstromD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:09 |
| M. SeiderD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 3 | 22:39 |
| D. DeKeyserD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18:14 |
| J. OesterleD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:03 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| T. Greiss(L) | 24/26 | 92.3 % | 58:19 |
| A. Nedeljkovic | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
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About this game
Who won Capitals vs Red Wings?
Capitals won 3-1 over Red Wings on Friday, December 31, 2021.
When was Capitals vs Red Wings played?
On Friday, December 31, 2021, at 7:30 PM ET at Little Caesars Arena.
Where was Capitals vs Red Wings played?
At Little Caesars Arena, in Detroit.
Have the Capitals and Red Wings played this season?
Yes: October 27 (Red Wings 3, Capitals 2); November 11 (Capitals 2, Red Wings 0).
