Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings

Sunday, April 5, 2015, 5:00 PM ET Joe Louis Arena, Detroit Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Detroit Red Wings 2–1 on Sunday, April 5, 2015 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings
Team	Goals	2014-2015 record
Washington Capitals	2	45-26-11
at Detroit Red Wings	1	43-25-14

Goals by period

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	1	1	0	2
Detroit Red Wings	0	1	0	1

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	14	6	8	28
Detroit Red Wings	10	16	10	36

Three stars

B. Holtby, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
P. Datsyuk, Detroit Red Wings (1 assist)
M. Green, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:38	Washington Capitals	Evgeny Kuznetsov (11)	Matt Niskanen (27), Mike Green (35)	Power play	WSH 1, DET 0
2nd	04:42	Washington Capitals	Mike Green (10)	Tim Gleason (8), Alex Ovechkin (28)	Even strength	WSH 2, DET 0
2nd	12:59	Detroit Red Wings	Darren Helm (14)	Pavel Datsyuk (37), Teemu Pulkkinen (3)	Power play	WSH 2, DET 1

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings
Stat	Washington Capitals	Detroit Red Wings
Shots on goal	28	36
Power play	1 of 3	1 of 5
Penalty minutes	10	6
Hits	15	14
Blocked shots	23	6
Giveaways	4	7
Takeaways	2	2
Faceoffs won	31/57 (54.4%)	26/57 (45.6%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	0	1	1	+1	2	6	0	0	0		19:43
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	63.2%	21:12
Number 20 T. Brouwer	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	2	0	75%	21:39
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	13:26
Number 22 C. Glencross	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	0	100%	11:47
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		13:02
Number 42 J. Ward	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	100%	18:12
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	1	0		07:26
Number 46 M. Latta	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25%	04:54
Number 65 A. Burakovsky	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		06:06
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		19:23
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	1	1	46.2%	18:31
Number 2 M. Niskanen	D	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	2	0		22:42
Number 6 T. Gleason	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	2	0		12:11
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		18:07
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	5	4	0		22:46
Number 52 M. Green	D	1	1	2	+1	2	1	0	1	0		15:34
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	0		24:34

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 70 B. Holtby	36	35	1	.972	60:00	Win

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 D. Cleary	R	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	0	0		08:34
Number 13 P. Datsyuk	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	65%	20:53
Number 14 G. Nyquist	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0		15:57
Number 15 R. Sheahan	C	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0		16:12
Number 18 J. Andersson	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	33.3%	08:28
Number 20 D. Miller	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	4	0	0		13:28
Number 21 T. Tatar	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0		19:32
Number 40 H. Zetterberg	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	58.3%	18:47
Number 41 L. Glendening	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	25%	16:44
Number 43 D. Helm	C	1	0	1	0	0	4	2	0	1		20:43
Number 56 T. Pulkkinen	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0		10:42
Number 90 S. Weiss	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0		11:40
Number 2 B. Smith	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		15:19
Number 27 K. Quincey	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		17:37
Number 28 M. Zidlicky	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	2	0		20:33
Number 52 J. Ericsson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		16:43
Number 55 N. Kronwall	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0		24:20
Number 65 D. DeKeyser	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	0		20:17

Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 P. Mrazek	28	26	2	.929	57:44	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:51	Detroit Red Wings	Daniel Cleary	High sticking	2
1st	10:18	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin	Holding	2
2nd	01:56	Washington Capitals	Brooks Orpik	Tripping	2
2nd	05:38	Detroit Red Wings	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	10:28	Detroit Red Wings	Marek Zidlicky	Clipping	2
2nd	12:14	Washington Capitals	Joel Ward	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	15:45	Washington Capitals	Mike Green	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	16:14	Washington Capitals	Troy Brouwer	Closing hand on puck	2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach: Barry Trotz
Detroit Red Wings head coach: Mike Babcock
Referees: Wes McCauley, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Don Henderson
Washington Capitals scratches: Eric Fehr, Jay Beagle
Detroit Red Wings scratches: Erik Cole, Jakub Kindl, Justin Abdelkader, Jonas Gustavsson, Tomas Jurco

2014-2015 season series

Every Washington Capitals and Detroit Red Wings game in the 2014-2015 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals, Wed, Oct 29, 2014
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals, Sat, Jan 10, 2015
Washington Capitals 2 at Detroit Red Wings 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings, Sun, Apr 5, 2015

Other NHL games on Apr 5

Other NHL games on Sunday, April 5, 2015
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers, Sun, Apr 5, 2015
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Florida Panthers 1	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers, Sun, Apr 5, 2015
Ottawa Senators 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final/SO	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sun, Apr 5, 2015
St. Louis Blues 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 1	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Apr 5, 2015

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