Washington Capitals @ Detroit Red Wings

19-12-5, 8-6-3 Away

Final/OT

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

Detroit Red WingsRed WingsDET

21-13-3, 11-7-1 Home

Red Wings outlast Capitals 3-2 in OT to sweep home-and-home series

— Moritz Seider scored at 4:36 of overtime and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Sunday to sweep a home-and-home series.

Dec 21, 2025, 09:13 pm - AP

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

1st Period			WSH	DET
14:17		Ethen Frank (5) Assists: Dylan Strome (19)	1	0

2nd Period			WSH	DET
8:37		Lucas Raymond (11) (Power Play) Assists: Axel Sandin-Pellikka (10), Emmitt Finnie (9)	1	1
13:44		John Leonard (2) Assists: Alex DeBrincat (20), Andrew Copp (16)	1	2

3rd Period			WSH	DET
10:22		Ethen Frank (6) Assists: John Carlson (21), Dylan Strome (20)	2	2

OT Summary			WSH	DET
4:36		Moritz Seider (6) Assists: Andrew Copp (17), Emmitt Finnie (10)	2	3

Dylan Larkin faceoff won against Aliaksei Protas
Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Simon Edvinsson
Giveaway by Axel Sandin-Pellikka
Takeaway by Ben Chiarot
Ben Chiarot hit Trevor van Riemsdyk
Nate Danielson hit Jakob Chychrun
Mason Appleton hit Brandon Duhaime
Elmer Soderblom Tripping against Matt Roy
J.T. Compher faceoff won against Justin Sourdif
Dylan Larkin faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Dylan Larkin hit Rasmus Sandin
Andrew Copp Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
J.T. Compher faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Michael Rasmussen Wrist Shot Wide Left
Michael Rasmussen hit Martin Fehervary
Ben Chiarot hit Ethen Frank
Dylan Larkin faceoff won against Justin Sourdif
Alex DeBrincat Snap Shot Wide Right
Giveaway by J.T. Compher
Mason Appleton hit Hendrix Lapierre
Giveaway by Cam Talbot
Ivan Miroshnichenko shot blocked by Travis Hamonic
Dylan Larkin Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Lucas Raymond Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Giveaway by Simon Edvinsson
Justin Sourdif shot blocked by Moritz Seider
Elmer Soderblom Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Dylan Larkin faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Andrew Copp faceoff won against Justin Sourdif
John Leonard hit Justin Sourdif
Trevor van Riemsdyk shot blocked by Michael Rasmussen
Hendrix Lapierre shot blocked by Michael Rasmussen
Takeaway by Axel Sandin-Pellikka
Martin Fehervary shot blocked by J.T. Compher
Giveaway by Lucas Raymond
Andrew Copp Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Lucas Raymond Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Takeaway by Alex DeBrincat
Alex DeBrincat Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Ben Chiarot Wrist Shot Wide Left
J.T. Compher Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Albert Johansson hit Justin Sourdif
Giveaway by Alex DeBrincat
Andrew Copp faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Giveaway by Simon Edvinsson
J.T. Compher faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Ethen Frank shot blocked by J.T. Compher
Anthony Beauvillier shot blocked by James van Riemsdyk
Michael Rasmussen Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Nate Danielson faceoff won against Justin Sourdif
Mason Appleton Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Alex DeBrincat Backhand Wide Left
Dylan Larkin faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Andrew Copp faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
Takeaway by Travis Hamonic
Dylan Larkin faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Moritz Seider Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
Lucas Raymond Goal (11) Snap Shot, assists: Axel Sandin-Pellikka (10), Emmitt Finnie (9)
John Leonard Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Giveaway by Emmitt Finnie
Giveaway by Simon Edvinsson
Aliaksei Protas shot blocked by Moritz Seider
Ethen Frank shot blocked by Axel Sandin-Pellikka
Simon Edvinsson Wrist Shot Wide Left
Mason Appleton Wrist Shot Wide Left
Elmer Soderblom hit John Carlson
Giveaway by Ben Chiarot
Dylan Larkin Snap Shot Wide Right
Giveaway by Lucas Raymond
Takeaway by Emmitt Finnie
Dylan Larkin Deflected saved by Charlie Lindgren
Dylan Larkin hit Matt Roy
Giveaway by Alex DeBrincat
John Leonard Goal (2) Deflected, assists: Alex DeBrincat (20), Andrew Copp (16)
J.T. Compher faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Rasmus Sandin shot blocked by Moritz Seider
Nate Danielson Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Takeaway by Nate Danielson
Giveaway by Alex DeBrincat
Dylan Larkin faceoff won against Justin Sourdif
Andrew Copp faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Albert Johansson Tip-In saved by Charlie Lindgren
J.T. Compher faceoff won against Dylan Strome
J.T. Compher faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Simon Edvinsson Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Dylan Larkin Snap Shot Wide Left
Dylan Larkin hit Connor McMichael
Dylan Larkin faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Giveaway by Alex DeBrincat
Giveaway by Alex DeBrincat
Ethen Frank shot blocked by Albert Johansson
Emmitt Finnie hit Matt Roy
Lucas Raymond Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Andrew Copp Wrist Shot Wide Right
Giveaway by Travis Hamonic
John Leonard Snap Shot Wide Left
John Carlson shot blocked by John Leonard
Ben Chiarot hit Dylan Strome
Andrew Copp hit Martin Fehervary
J.T. Compher faceoff won against Justin Sourdif
Michael Rasmussen Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Ethen Frank shot blocked by Moritz Seider
Nate Danielson Backhand saved by Charlie Lindgren
John Carlson shot blocked by Lucas Raymond
John Leonard Wrist Shot Wide Right
Simon Edvinsson hit Tom Wilson
Anthony Beauvillier shot blocked by Ben Chiarot
Nate Danielson faceoff won against Connor McMichael
Giveaway by Elmer Soderblom
Emmitt Finnie Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Ben Chiarot Wrist Shot Wide Right
Andrew Copp faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Giveaway by Emmitt Finnie
James van Riemsdyk Slap Shot Short
J.T. Compher faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Aliaksei Protas shot blocked by Albert Johansson
Dylan Strome shot blocked by Lucas Raymond
Dylan Larkin Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Dylan Larkin faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Moritz Seider Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Dylan Larkin faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Alex DeBrincat Slap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Alex DeBrincat Slap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Alex DeBrincat shot blocked by Lucas Raymond
Lucas Raymond Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Takeaway by Lucas Raymond
Takeaway by Andrew Copp
Moritz Seider Goal (6) Slap Shot, assists: Andrew Copp (17), Emmitt Finnie (10)
Puck in Crowd
Alex DeBrincat shot blocked by Nic Dowd
Anthony Beauvillier hit Axel Sandin-Pellikka
Nic Dowd Tip-In Wide Left
Connor McMichael Wrist Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Trevor van Riemsdyk Wrist Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Goalie Stopped
Brandon Duhaime faceoff won against Nate Danielson
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Andrew Copp
Jakob Chychrun Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
Connor McMichael Tip-In Above Crossbar
Anthony Beauvillier Tip-In saved by Cam Talbot
Goalie Stopped
Ethen Frank Slap Shot Short
Albert Johansson shot blocked by John Carlson
Icing
Nic Dowd Tip-In High and Wide Left
Ivan Miroshnichenko hit Lucas Raymond
Icing
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Andrew Copp
John Leonard shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
Goalie Stopped
Matt Roy hit James van Riemsdyk
Nic Dowd hit Ben Chiarot
Ivan Miroshnichenko Wrist Shot Wide Right
Icing
Puck in Crowd
Tom Wilson hit Alex DeBrincat
Anthony Beauvillier Snap Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Anthony Beauvillier Backhand saved by Cam Talbot
Anthony Beauvillier Snap Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Martin Fehervary Wrap-around saved by Cam Talbot
Hendrix Lapierre Wrist Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Ivan Miroshnichenko Snap Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Brandon Duhaime
Matt Roy Wrist Shot Wide Left
Giveaway by Charlie Lindgren
Simon Edvinsson shot blocked by Justin Sourdif
Justin Sourdif hit Dylan Larkin
Ethen Frank Goal (5) Backhand, assists: Dylan Strome (19)
Icing
Justin Sourdif faceoff won against J.T. Compher
John Carlson Slap Shot Wide Right
Goalie Stopped
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Nate Danielson
Ethen Frank Wrist Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Rink Repair
On-Ice Official
Tom Wilson Tip-In saved by Cam Talbot
Goalie Stopped
Goalie Stopped
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Nate Danielson
Anthony Beauvillier Snap Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Matt Roy Wrist Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Takeaway by Jakob Chychrun
Aliaksei Protas hit Moritz Seider
Dylan Strome Snap Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Goalie Stopped
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Andrew Copp
Martin Fehérváry Slap Shot Short
Ivan Miroshnichenko Snap Shot Wide Left
Brandon Duhaime Snap Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Brandon Duhaime hit Ben Chiarot
Puck in Benches
Moritz Seider shot blocked by Aliaksei Protas
Dylan Strome Tip-In Wide Right
Aliaksei Protas Wrist Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Goalie Stopped
Takeaway by Ethen Frank
Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Goalie Stopped
Puck in Netting
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Dylan Larkin
Icing
Aliaksei Protas Snap Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Goalie Stopped
Brandon Duhaime Snap Shot Wide Left
Ivan Miroshnichenko Wrist Shot Wide Right
Brandon Duhaime Tripping against Alex DeBrincat
Alex DeBrincat shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
Goalie Stopped
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Dylan Larkin
Aliaksei Protas Tip-In Wide Right
Aliaksei Protas Backhand Wide Right
Icing
Hendrix Lapierre faceoff won against Nate Danielson
Axel Sandin-Pellikka shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
Giveaway by John Carlson
Puck in Crowd
Icing
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Dylan Larkin
Giveaway by Rasmus Sandin
Connor McMichael Snap Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Icing
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Justin Sourdif faceoff won against Andrew Copp
Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Hand Pass
Off-side
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Jakob Chychrun Snap Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Elmer Soderblom shot blocked by Matt Roy
Nic Dowd Tip-In Wide Right
Giveaway by Justin Sourdif
Giveaway by Connor McMichael
Icing
Dylan Strome Tip-In saved by Cam Talbot
Jakob Chychrun Backhand saved by Cam Talbot
Alex Ovechkin hit Axel Sandin-Pellikka
Giveaway by John Carlson
Off-side
Brandon Duhaime faceoff won against Dylan Larkin
Lucas Raymond shot blocked by Ivan Miroshnichenko
Justin Sourdif Wrist Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot High and Wide Left
Matt Roy hit Elmer Soderblom
Jakob Chychrun Snap Shot Above Crossbar
Giveaway by Tom Wilson
Martin Fehérváry Slap Shot Wide Left
John Carlson Wrist Shot Wide Right
Puck in Crowd
Giveaway by John Carlson
Off-side
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Nate Danielson
On-Ice Official
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Dylan Larkin
Ethen Frank Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: John Carlson (21), Dylan Strome (20)
Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Goalie Stopped
Justin Sourdif faceoff won against Dylan Larkin
John Carlson Slap Shot Above Crossbar
Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Hand Pass
Michael Rasmussen shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
Ethen Frank Backhand Wide Left
Anthony Beauvillier Snap Shot Wide Right
Nic Dowd Wrist Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Goalie Stopped
Connor McMichael hit Albert Johansson
Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Goalie Stopped
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Dylan Larkin
Aliaksei Protas Backhand saved by Cam Talbot
Goalie Stopped
Anthony Beauvillier faceoff won against Andrew Copp
Giveaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk
Off-side
Icing
Justin Sourdif faceoff won against J.T. Compher
Icing
Justin Sourdif faceoff won against Dylan Larkin
Giveaway by Jakob Chychrun
Dylan Larkin shot blocked by Matt Roy
Jakob Chychrun Wrist Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Goalie Stopped
Albert Johansson shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
Giveaway by John Carlson
Giveaway by Justin Sourdif
Dylan Strome Hooking against Dylan Larkin
Goalie Stopped
Takeaway by Martin Fehérváry
Goalie Stopped
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Andrew Copp
Ben Chiarot shot blocked by Matt Roy
Puck in Netting
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Dylan Larkin
Jakob Chychrun Snap Shot saved by Cam Talbot

CAPITALS

RED WINGS

Regular Season Series

DET leads 2-0

Red Wings
5
Capitals
2

Game 1

20/12

Capitals
2
Red Wings
3

Game 2

21/12

Capitals
4
Red Wings
3

Game 3

30/1

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	36	15	6	78
Pittsburgh	29	15	12	70
NY Islanders	32	21	5	69
Columbus	29	20	7	65
Washington	29	23	7	65
Philadelphia	25	20	11	61
New Jersey	28	27	2	58
NY Rangers	22	29	6	50

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	37	14	4	78
Montreal	32	17	8	72
Detroit	33	19	6	72
Buffalo	32	19	6	70
Boston	32	20	5	69
Ottawa	28	22	7	63
Toronto	27	21	9	63
Florida	29	25	3	61

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Washington Capitals @ Detroit Red Wings

Stars of the Game

Moritz SeiderD - DET

Ethen FrankC - WSH

John LeonardLW - DET

Game Information

Video Highlights

Red Wings outlast Capitals 3-2 in OT to sweep home-and-home series

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

DET leads 2-0

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