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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

Washington Capitals logo WSH

Game stats

DET Detroit Red Wings logo
27Shots on goal20
35 %Faceoff win %65 %
1/3Power play0/3
8Penalty minutes8
19Hits18
15Blocked shots13
3Giveaways5
2Takeaways3

Shots by period

P1P2P3Total
WSH591327
DET114520

Season series WSH 2 – 1 DET

Official NHL reports

Shot map

GoalShot on goalMissed shot
← Washington Capitals logoWSH 3 / 27 / 371 / 20 / 25 DETDetroit Red Wings logo →
Missed shot — Conor Sheary (WSH), P1 00:18 · wristMissed shot — Lucas Johansen (WSH), P1 01:08 · wristMissed shot — Filip Hronek (DET), P1 16:50 · snapMissed shot — Trevor van Riemsdyk (WSH), P2 06:26 · wristMissed shot — Garnet Hathaway (WSH), P2 06:46 · wristMissed shot — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P2 07:20 · wristMissed shot — Dylan Larkin (DET), P2 07:48 · wristMissed shot — Garnet Hathaway (WSH), P2 10:32 · slapMissed shot — Vladislav Namestnikov (DET), P2 13:47 · wristMissed shot — Dmitry Orlov (WSH), P2 16:48 · snapMissed shot — Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH), P3 03:06 · slapMissed shot — Trevor van Riemsdyk (WSH), P3 14:53 · wristMissed shot — T.J. Oshie (WSH), P3 15:54 · snapMissed shot — Tyler Bertuzzi (DET), P3 18:15 · wristMissed shot — Moritz Seider (DET), P3 18:42 · slapShot on goal — Michael Rasmussen (DET), P1 00:47 · snapShot on goal — Michael Rasmussen (DET), P1 00:49 · wristShot on goal — Trevor van Riemsdyk (WSH), P1 03:07 · wristShot on goal — Robby Fabbri (DET), P1 03:17 · wristShot on goal — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P1 05:04 · slapShot on goal — Vladislav Namestnikov (DET), P1 05:15 · snapShot on goal — Danny DeKeyser (DET), P1 05:31 · wristShot on goal — Aliaksei Protas (WSH), P1 05:46 · snapShot on goal — Filip Hronek (DET), P1 08:02 · snapShot on goal — Vladislav Namestnikov (DET), P1 09:48 · wristShot on goal — Adam Erne (DET), P1 10:57 · wristShot on goal — Moritz Seider (DET), P1 11:04 · backhandShot on goal — Moritz Seider (DET), P1 11:54 · snapShot on goal — Danny DeKeyser (DET), P1 12:07 · slapShot on goal — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P1 13:18 · snapShot on goal — Nicklas Backstrom (WSH), P1 13:24 · wristShot on goal — Dylan Larkin (DET), P2 01:05 · wristShot on goal — Pius Suter (DET), P2 01:37 · wristShot on goal — Sam Gagner (DET), P2 01:42 · wrap-aroundShot on goal — T.J. Oshie (WSH), P2 04:09 · wristShot on goal — John Carlson (WSH), P2 04:35 · slapShot on goal — Michal Kempny (WSH), P2 08:50 · slapShot on goal — Carl Hagelin (WSH), P2 10:26 · wristShot on goal — John Carlson (WSH), P2 10:38 · wristShot on goal — Carl Hagelin (WSH), P2 12:04 · wristShot on goal — Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH), P2 14:46 · backhandShot on goal — T.J. Oshie (WSH), P2 17:52 · tip-inShot on goal — Sam Gagner (DET), P3 02:22 · wristShot on goal — Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH), P3 03:24 · wristShot on goal — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P3 03:25 · wristShot on goal — Conor Sheary (WSH), P3 05:51 · wristShot on goal — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P3 06:17 · slapShot on goal — Dylan Larkin (DET), P3 06:44 · wristShot on goal — Tom Wilson (WSH), P3 07:03 · backhandShot on goal — John Carlson (WSH), P3 10:08 · slapShot on goal — Nicklas Backstrom (WSH), P3 12:26 · wristShot on goal — John Carlson (WSH), P3 12:44 · wristShot on goal — Garnet Hathaway (WSH), P3 14:41 · backhandShot on goal — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P3 16:10 · slapShot on goal — Nicklas Backstrom (WSH), P3 16:22 · wristShot on goal — Filip Hronek (DET), P3 16:44 · wristShot on goal — Dylan Larkin (DET), P3 18:51 · wristShot on goal — Moritz Seider (DET), P3 19:58 · wristGoal — Pius Suter (DET), P2 01:43 · wristGoal — Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH), P2 15:53 · snapGoal — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P3 17:09 · slapGoal — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P3 19:19 · snap

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

3rd period

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

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
A. OvechkinL2027119:54
N. BackstromC0113116:29
G. HathawayR0111313:12
C. McMichaelL0000110:09
N. DowdC0000314:12
T. WilsonR0001116:34
B. LeasonR0000009:22
A. ProtasL0001010:56
C. HagelinL0002113:48
C. ShearyL0001017:01
T. OshieR0002118:08
E. KuznetsovC1103120:09
M. KempnyD00-11419:52
D. OrlovD0000022:04
L. JohansenD0110012:18
M. IrwinD0110112:33
T. van RiemsdykD00-11121:10
J. CarlsonD0114026:03
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
P. Copley0/0—00:00
I. Samsonov(W)19/2095.0 %60:00

Detroit Red Wings

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
F. ZadinaR0000012:23
R. FabbriC00-11217:56
L. RaymondL00-20217:17
P. SuterC1012117:40
M. RasmussenC0002014:10
C. RowneyC0000010:25
T. BertuzziL00-20019:38
D. LarkinC00-23017:39
A. ErneL00-11111:36
S. GagnerC0112014:03
J. VelenoC0000310:31
V. NamestnikovC0112015:01
F. HronekD0002020:31
M. StaalD00-10319:47
G. LindstromD0000117:09
M. SeiderD00-13322:39
D. DeKeyserD0012218:14
J. OesterleD0000017:03
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
T. Greiss(L)24/2692.3 %58:19
A. Nedeljkovic0/0—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).