Detroit Red Wings @ Washington Capitals

24-19-12, 14-8-4 Away

Final/OT

	1	2	3	OT	T
Red Wings DET	1	2	2	0	5
Capitals WSH	3	1	1	1	6

Washington CapitalsCapitalsWSH

25-22-9, 15-9-4 Home

		1	2	3	OT	T
	Red Wings	1	2	2	0	5
	Capitals	3	1	1	1	6

1st Period		DET	WSH
4:43	Jason Chimera (12) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Joel Ward (16), Connor Carrick (3)	0	1
7:20	Joel Ward (16) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Marcus Johansson (27), Jason Chimera (16)	0	2
11:40	Gustav Nyquist (11) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Daniel Alfredsson (21), Niklas Kronwall (26)	1	2
16:05	John Carlson (10) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Nicklas Backstrom (41), Martin Erat (21)	1	3

2nd Period		DET	WSH
13:30	Tomas Tatar (13) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Riley Sheahan (7), Tomas Jurco (4)	2	3
13:49	Joel Ward (17) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Jason Chimera (17), Connor Carrick (4)	2	4
18:49	Gustav Nyquist (12) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Henrik Zetterberg (29), Tomas Tatar (11)	3	4

3rd Period		DET	WSH
0:42	Gustav Nyquist (13) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Henrik Zetterberg (30), Niklas Kronwall (27)	4	4
4:28	Troy Brouwer (11) (Even Strength Goal) Unassisted	4	5
6:25	Justin Abdelkader (6) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Gustav Nyquist (9), Henrik Zetterberg (31)	5	5

OT Summary			DET	WSH
2:37		Alex Ovechkin (39) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: John Carlson (13), Nicklas Backstrom (42)	5	6

RED WINGS

CAPITALS

Regular Season Series

WSH wins 2-1

Capitals
4
Red Wings
3

Game 1

16/11

Capitals
3
Red Wings
4

Game 2

1/2

Red Wings
5
Capitals
6

Game 3

2/2

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	23	14	3	49
Tampa Bay	22	13	3	47
Montreal	20	12	6	46
Florida	20	15	2	42
Buffalo	19	14	4	42
Ottawa	18	14	5	41
Boston	20	18	1	41
Toronto	17	15	6	40

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	23	11	3	49
NY Islanders	21	14	4	46
Philadelphia	19	11	7	45
Washington	20	13	5	45
New Jersey	20	16	2	42
NY Rangers	19	17	4	42
Pittsburgh	16	12	9	41
Columbus	16	15	6	38

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Detroit Red Wings @ Washington Capitals

Stars of the Game

Gustav NyquistRW - DET

Joel WardRW - WSH

Alex OvechkinLW - WSH

Game Information

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

WSH wins 2-1

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

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