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Washington Capitals vs. Detroit Red Wings: game summary

Final · January 29, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.

Washington Capitals logoWashington Capitals4
Detroit Red Wings logoDetroit Red Wings3

Shots on goal : WSH 23 — DET 21 · Little Caesars Arena

Three stars

Washington Capitals logo WSH

Game stats

DET Detroit Red Wings logo
23Shots on goal21
54 %Faceoff win %46 %
0/2Power play0/4
8Penalty minutes4
26Hits13
22Blocked shots17
6Giveaways14
4Takeaways3

Shots by period

P1P2P3OTSOTotal
WSH7853023
DET3891021

Season series WSH 1 – 2 DET

Official NHL reports

Shot map

GoalShot on goalMissed shot
← Washington Capitals logoWSH 3 / 23 / 313 / 21 / 40 DETDetroit Red Wings logo →
Missed shot — Patrick Kane (DET), P1 01:42 · slapMissed shot — Lucas Raymond (DET), P1 04:45 · wristMissed shot — Patrick Kane (DET), P1 05:13 · snapMissed shot — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P1 09:48 · wristMissed shot — Rasmus Sandin (WSH), P1 13:12 · slapMissed shot — Justin Sourdif (WSH), P1 14:15 · slapMissed shot — Andrew Copp (DET), P1 15:44 · tip-inMissed shot — Marco Kasper (DET), P1 19:58 · slapMissed shot — Marco Kasper (DET), P2 01:20 · snapMissed shot — Michael Rasmussen (DET), P2 07:41 · snapMissed shot — Andrew Copp (DET), P2 09:32 · wristMissed shot — Ben Chiarot (DET), P2 10:34 · snapMissed shot — Nic Dowd (WSH), P2 14:04 · tip-inMissed shot — Albert Johansson (DET), P2 17:31 · wristMissed shot — Aliaksei Protas (WSH), P2 18:35 · wristMissed shot — Ben Chiarot (DET), P3 01:52 · wristMissed shot — Hendrix Lapierre (WSH), P3 02:11 · backhandMissed shot — Moritz Seider (DET), P3 03:14 · wristMissed shot — Ryan Leonard (WSH), P3 07:26 · snapMissed shot — Tom Wilson (WSH), P3 10:25 · wristMissed shot — Dylan Larkin (DET), P3 12:22 · wristMissed shot — Axel Sandin-Pellikka (DET), P3 13:27 · snapMissed shot — Alex DeBrincat (DET), P3 16:02 · snapMissed shot — Alex DeBrincat (DET), P3 16:20 · wristMissed shot — Andrew Copp (DET), P3 17:52 · wristMissed shot — Lucas Raymond (DET), P3 18:44 · slapMissed shot — Dylan Larkin (DET), OT 00:49 · snapShot on goal — Moritz Seider (DET), P1 04:55 · wristShot on goal — Ryan Leonard (WSH), P1 05:52 · snapShot on goal — Declan Chisholm (WSH), P1 06:59 · wristShot on goal — Mason Appleton (DET), P1 07:12 · snapShot on goal — Marco Kasper (DET), P1 07:39 · wristShot on goal — Dylan Strome (WSH), P1 09:47 · wristShot on goal — Martin Fehérváry (WSH), P1 12:22 · wristShot on goal — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P1 13:08 · slapShot on goal — Ryan Leonard (WSH), P1 13:31 · wristShot on goal — Trevor van Riemsdyk (WSH), P2 00:31 · wristShot on goal — Justin Sourdif (WSH), P2 01:40 · wristShot on goal — Rasmus Sandin (WSH), P2 01:52 · wristShot on goal — Alex DeBrincat (DET), P2 02:04 · snapShot on goal — Mason Appleton (DET), P2 04:27 · wristShot on goal — J.T. Compher (DET), P2 05:05 · snapShot on goal — Alex DeBrincat (DET), P2 06:12 · slapShot on goal — Aliaksei Protas (WSH), P2 08:48 · wristShot on goal — Lucas Raymond (DET), P2 10:17 · snapShot on goal — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P2 11:49 · wristShot on goal — John Carlson (WSH), P2 12:43 · snapShot on goal — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P2 12:57 · slapShot on goal — John Carlson (WSH), P2 15:23 · backhandShot on goal — Patrick Kane (DET), P2 15:40 · wristShot on goal — Moritz Seider (DET), P2 17:41 · wristShot on goal — J.T. Compher (DET), P3 00:25 · tip-inShot on goal — Aliaksei Protas (WSH), P3 01:09 · wristShot on goal — Rasmus Sandin (WSH), P3 01:34 · snapShot on goal — Patrick Kane (DET), P3 04:14 · backhandShot on goal — Alex DeBrincat (DET), P3 08:47 · wristShot on goal — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P3 10:06 · slapShot on goal — Marco Kasper (DET), P3 13:39 · deflectedShot on goal — Ben Chiarot (DET), P3 16:34 · slapShot on goal — Lucas Raymond (DET), P3 17:20 · wristShot on goal — Moritz Seider (DET), P3 17:50 · snapShot on goal — Dylan Larkin (DET), OT 00:34 · wristShot on goal — John Carlson (WSH), OT 01:10 · snapShot on goal — Ryan Leonard (WSH), OT 02:47 · wristShot on goal — Jakob Chychrun (WSH), OT 04:50 · backhandGoal — Nic Dowd (WSH), P1 06:27 · snapGoal — Ben Chiarot (DET), P2 09:52 · slapGoal — Dylan Strome (WSH), P3 09:36 · wrap-aroundGoal — Declan Chisholm (WSH), P3 14:44 · deflectedGoal — Alex DeBrincat (DET), P3 18:20 · wristGoal — Alex DeBrincat (DET), P3 19:07 · wrist

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

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Shootout

Penalties

1st period

  • 01:06WSHJohn Carlson — Delaying game puck over glass (2 min)
  • 17:58WSHTrevor van Riemsdyk — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Lucas Raymond

2nd period

  • 04:45WSHCharlie Lindgren — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by J.T. Compher

3rd period

  • 06:12DETBen Chiarot — Delaying game puck over glass (2 min)
  • 09:36DETBench — Delaying game unsuccessful challenge (2 min) · served by E. Soderblom
  • 11:52WSHBench — Too many men on the ice (2 min) · served by A. Ovechkin

Box score

Washington Capitals

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
A. OvechkinL0114316:00
R. LeonardR0003415:05
D. StromeC1122018:31
A. ProtasL00-22021:09
B. DuhaimeL0000109:13
C. McMichaelL0100216:17
N. DowdC10-11617:49
H. LapierreC0000106:48
J. SourdifC0001017:10
T. WilsonR00-20421:13
E. FrankR0010108:48
A. BeauvillierR0010117:21
J. ChychrunD0331026:58
R. SandinD00-12120:04
M. FehérváryD00-31221:39
D. ChisholmD1012009:22
T. van RiemsdykD0011016:18
J. CarlsonD00-13027:25
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
C. Stevenson0/0—00:00
C. Lindgren(W)18/2185.7 %65:00

Detroit Red Wings

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
A. CoppC0130118:17
J. van RiemsdykL00-10013:10
M. AppletonC00-12013:56
L. RaymondL0022020:41
M. RasmussenC00-10012:52
J. CompherL00-12015:07
E. FinnieC00-10210:13
D. LarkinC0111024:38
E. SoderblomL00-10311:29
P. KaneR0122019:08
M. KasperC0002315:56
A. DeBrincatR2125021:28
B. ChiarotD10-22220:40
A. JohanssonD00-10019:16
J. Bernard-DockerD0000118:44
A. Sandin-PellikkaD00-20111:20
T. HamonicD0010013:56
M. SeiderD0123031:57
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
J. Gibson(O)20/2387.0 %63:12
C. Talbot0/0—00:00

Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com) · View the game on NHL.com ↗

About this game

Who won Capitals vs Red Wings?

Capitals won 4-3 in a shootout over Red Wings on Thursday, January 29, 2026.

When was Capitals vs Red Wings played?

On Thursday, January 29, 2026, 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: December 20 (Red Wings 5, Capitals 2); December 21 (Capitals 2, Red Wings 3).