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Detroit Red Wings vs. Washington Capitals: game summary

Final · December 20, 2025 at 12:30 p.m.

Detroit Red Wings logoDetroit Red Wings5
Washington Capitals logoWashington Capitals2

Shots on goal : DET 41 — WSH 26 · Capital One Arena

Three stars

Detroit Red Wings logo DET

Game stats

WSH Washington Capitals logo
41Shots on goal26
43 %Faceoff win %57 %
0/3Power play0/2
4Penalty minutes6
10Hits32
19Blocked shots18
18Giveaways18
6Takeaways2

Shots by period

P1P2P3Total
DET17141041
WSH691126

Season series DET 2 – 1 WSH

Official NHL reports

Shot map

GoalShot on goalMissed shot
← Detroit Red Wings logoDET 5 / 41 / 522 / 26 / 42 WSHWashington Capitals logo →
Missed shot — Emmitt Finnie (DET), P1 00:38 · backhandMissed shot — Dylan Strome (WSH), P1 03:35 · slapMissed shot — Moritz Seider (DET), P1 10:21 · wristMissed shot — Moritz Seider (DET), P1 10:44 · snapMissed shot — Ben Chiarot (DET), P1 11:55 · tip-inMissed shot — John Carlson (WSH), P1 16:04 · slapMissed shot — Michael Rasmussen (DET), P1 18:34 · backhandMissed shot — Alex DeBrincat (DET), P2 01:24 · snapMissed shot — Elmer Soderblom (DET), P2 05:35 · snapMissed shot — Jakob Chychrun (WSH), P2 07:15 · slapMissed shot — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P2 08:29 · slapMissed shot — Andrew Copp (DET), P2 09:08 · snapMissed shot — John Leonard (DET), P2 11:03 · backhandMissed shot — Anthony Beauvillier (WSH), P2 12:30 · backhandMissed shot — James van Riemsdyk (DET), P2 13:51 · wristMissed shot — Aliaksei Protas (WSH), P2 18:23 · tip-inMissed shot — Tom Wilson (WSH), P2 19:02 · tip-inMissed shot — Jakob Chychrun (WSH), P3 00:57 · snapMissed shot — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P3 01:01 · tip-inMissed shot — Elmer Soderblom (DET), P3 02:15 · tip-inMissed shot — Martin Fehérváry (WSH), P3 04:52 · snapMissed shot — Aliaksei Protas (WSH), P3 06:29 · snapMissed shot — Justin Sourdif (WSH), P3 09:09 · tip-inMissed shot — Tom Wilson (WSH), P3 09:13 · snapMissed shot — Tom Wilson (WSH), P3 09:24 · snapMissed shot — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P3 13:56 · snapMissed shot — John Carlson (WSH), P3 15:10 · snapShot on goal — Simon Edvinsson (DET), P1 01:02 · snapShot on goal — Albert Johansson (DET), P1 01:50 · wristShot on goal — Tom Wilson (WSH), P1 03:00 · slapShot on goal — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P1 04:03 · slapShot on goal — Alex DeBrincat (DET), P1 05:16 · snapShot on goal — Ethen Frank (WSH), P1 09:02 · snapShot on goal — Nate Danielson (DET), P1 10:11 · snapShot on goal — Emmitt Finnie (DET), P1 11:01 · snapShot on goal — Marco Kasper (DET), P1 13:00 · wristShot on goal — Marco Kasper (DET), P1 13:01 · wristShot on goal — Simon Edvinsson (DET), P1 13:04 · snapShot on goal — Ben Chiarot (DET), P1 13:49 · snapShot on goal — Axel Sandin-Pellikka (DET), P1 14:03 · slapShot on goal — Michael Rasmussen (DET), P1 14:15 · snapShot on goal — James van Riemsdyk (DET), P1 14:35 · tip-inShot on goal — Moritz Seider (DET), P1 16:35 · slapShot on goal — Alex DeBrincat (DET), P1 16:45 · snapShot on goal — James van Riemsdyk (DET), P1 17:04 · backhandShot on goal — Dylan Larkin (DET), P1 17:05 · wristShot on goal — Tom Wilson (WSH), P1 19:05 · tip-inShot on goal — Tom Wilson (WSH), P1 19:24 · tip-inShot on goal — Aliaksei Protas (WSH), P1 19:35 · snapShot on goal — Jacob Bernard-Docker (DET), P2 01:59 · slapShot on goal — J.T. Compher (DET), P2 02:04 · snapShot on goal — Andrew Copp (DET), P2 03:58 · snapShot on goal — Alex DeBrincat (DET), P2 04:12 · slapShot on goal — Marco Kasper (DET), P2 05:34 · snapShot on goal — Albert Johansson (DET), P2 05:46 · backhandShot on goal — Dylan Strome (WSH), P2 07:04 · wristShot on goal — John Carlson (WSH), P2 08:39 · snapShot on goal — Ethen Frank (WSH), P2 08:45 · wristShot on goal — Moritz Seider (DET), P2 11:01 · snapShot on goal — Jakob Chychrun (WSH), P2 12:14 · snapShot on goal — Ethen Frank (WSH), P2 12:28 · snapShot on goal — Jakob Chychrun (WSH), P2 12:38 · snapShot on goal — James van Riemsdyk (DET), P2 13:28 · wristShot on goal — Lucas Raymond (DET), P2 13:48 · snapShot on goal — James van Riemsdyk (DET), P2 13:50 · snapShot on goal — Jakob Chychrun (WSH), P2 16:29 · snapShot on goal — Jakob Chychrun (WSH), P2 17:03 · snapShot on goal — Alex DeBrincat (DET), P2 18:13 · snapShot on goal — Alex DeBrincat (DET), P3 00:49 · wristShot on goal — Ivan Miroshnichenko (WSH), P3 01:11 · tip-inShot on goal — Dylan Strome (WSH), P3 02:39 · snapShot on goal — Dylan Larkin (DET), P3 03:19 · snapShot on goal — Alex DeBrincat (DET), P3 04:11 · backhandShot on goal — Axel Sandin-Pellikka (DET), P3 04:27 · snapShot on goal — Marco Kasper (DET), P3 05:02 · snapShot on goal — Jakob Chychrun (WSH), P3 06:38 · snapShot on goal — Ivan Miroshnichenko (WSH), P3 06:48 · snapShot on goal — Jakob Chychrun (WSH), P3 06:51 · slapShot on goal — Tom Wilson (WSH), P3 08:34 · snapShot on goal — Matt Roy (WSH), P3 09:32 · slapShot on goal — Jakob Chychrun (WSH), P3 09:34 · snapShot on goal — Alex DeBrincat (DET), P3 10:25 · snapShot on goal — Nate Danielson (DET), P3 11:29 · slapShot on goal — James van Riemsdyk (DET), P3 13:33 · wristShot on goal — Alex DeBrincat (DET), P3 14:49 · snapShot on goal — Jakob Chychrun (WSH), P3 15:57 · snapShot on goal — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P3 16:56 · slapGoal — John Leonard (DET), P1 01:05 · snapGoal — James van Riemsdyk (DET), P2 01:37 · snapGoal — Elmer Soderblom (DET), P2 05:55 · backhandGoal — Moritz Seider (DET), P2 10:05 · snapGoal — Aliaksei Protas (WSH), P2 10:36 · snapGoal — Martin Fehérváry (WSH), P3 08:30 · snapGoal — Dylan Larkin (DET), P3 17:10 · 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

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Penalties

1st period

  • 03:04DETDylan Larkin — Holding (2 min) · drawn by Aliaksei Protas
  • 16:15WSHJohn Carlson — Hooking (2 min) · drawn by Dylan Larkin

2nd period

  • 06:42DETAxel Sandin-Pellikka — Cross checking (2 min) · drawn by Connor McMichael
  • 13:08WSHAliaksei Protas — Hooking (2 min) · drawn by Axel Sandin-Pellikka

3rd period

  • 09:41WSHBench — Delaying game unsuccessful challenge (2 min) · served by A. Ovechkin

Box score

Detroit Red Wings

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
A. CoppC0221115:23
J. van RiemsdykL1016012:24
L. RaymondL0011022:01
M. RasmussenC0001012:15
N. DanielsonC0002012:28
J. CompherL0001013:26
J. LeonardL1011012:57
E. FinnieC0001022:33
D. LarkinC1003119:48
E. SoderblomL1011210:26
M. KasperC0114213:38
A. DeBrincatR0028114:21
B. ChiarotD00-11022:02
A. JohanssonD0112013:31
J. Bernard-DockerD0011117:56
A. Sandin-PellikkaD00-12115:04
M. SeiderD1133123:31
S. EdvinssonD0232022:16
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
J. Gibson(W)24/2692.3 %60:00
C. Talbot0/0—00:00

Washington Capitals

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
A. OvechkinL00-32318:06
S. MilanoL0000009:21
D. StromeC01-32017:32
A. ProtasL10-22118:26
B. DuhaimeL0000610:18
C. McMichaelL0000116:07
N. DowdC00-10212:00
J. SourdifC0010116:44
T. WilsonR01-14622:58
E. FrankR0013212:51
I. MiroshnichenkoL0002310:50
A. BeauvillierR00-20013:52
M. RoyD00-21319:37
J. ChychrunD00-38121:31
R. SandinD01-10019:21
M. FehérváryD1011119:47
D. ChisholmD0100114:37
J. CarlsonD00-11121:14
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
L. Thompson(L)36/4090.0 %58:48
C. Lindgren0/0—00:00

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About this game

Who won Red Wings vs Capitals?

Red Wings won 5-2 over Capitals on Saturday, December 20, 2025.

When was Red Wings vs Capitals played?

On Saturday, December 20, 2025, at 12:30 PM ET at Capital One Arena.

Where was Red Wings vs Capitals played?

At Capital One Arena, in Washington.

Have the Red Wings and Capitals played this season?

No, this is their first meeting of the season.