Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings
· Joe Louis Arena, Detroit · Regular Season · Final/OT
Final score
The Washington Capitals beat the Detroit Red Wings 2–1 in overtime on Wednesday, November 18, 2015 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Washington Capitals |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Detroit Red Wings |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Washington Capitals |
10 |
8 |
8 |
1 |
27 |
| Detroit Red Wings |
7 |
13 |
6 |
0 |
26 |
Three stars
- E. Kuznetsov, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
- B. Holtby, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
- P. Mrazek, Detroit Red Wings (goaltender)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
02:48 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Dylan Larkin (6) |
Pavel Datsyuk (1) |
Even strength |
WSH 0, DET 1 |
| 1st |
10:54 |
Washington Capitals |
Justin Williams (4) |
Matt Niskanen (6), Nicklas Backstrom (7) |
Power play |
WSH 1, DET 1 |
| OT |
00:45 |
Washington Capitals |
Evgeny Kuznetsov (6) |
Matt Niskanen (7), Karl Alzner (5) |
Even strength |
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 |
27 |
26 |
| Power play |
1 of 6 |
0 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
4 |
12 |
| Hits |
19 |
20 |
| Blocked shots |
9 |
9 |
| Giveaways |
4 |
8 |
| Takeaways |
4 |
7 |
| Faceoffs won |
27/56 (48.2%) |
29/56 (51.8%) |
Box score
Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 8 A. Ovechkin |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:59 |
| Number 14 J. Williams |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
100% |
18:35 |
| Number 19 N. Backstrom |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
62.5% |
18:24 |
| Number 21 B. Laich |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
13:10 |
| Number 25 J. Chimera |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:36 |
| Number 43 T. Wilson |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:22 |
| Number 46 M. Latta |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
63.6% |
11:18 |
| Number 65 A. Burakovsky |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:40 |
| Number 77 T. Oshie |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
40% |
17:17 |
| Number 83 J. Beagle |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
40% |
12:46 |
| Number 90 M. Johansson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:54 |
| Number 92 E. Kuznetsov |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
16.7% |
16:42 |
| Number 2 M. Niskanen |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
23:51 |
| Number 4 T. Chorney |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
12:09 |
| Number 9 D. Orlov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:51 |
| Number 27 K. Alzner |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:17 |
| Number 74 J. Carlson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
25:45 |
| Number 88 N. Schmidt |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:39 |
Washington Capitals goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 70 B. Holtby |
26 |
25 |
1 |
.962 |
60:45 |
Win |
Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 8 J. Abdelkader |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:08 |
| Number 13 P. Datsyuk |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
64.7% |
17:45 |
| Number 14 G. Nyquist |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:33 |
| Number 15 R. Sheahan |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
37.5% |
15:11 |
| Number 20 D. Miller |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:22 |
| Number 21 T. Tatar |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:56 |
| Number 40 H. Zetterberg |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
61.5% |
19:18 |
| Number 41 L. Glendening |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
46.7% |
15:27 |
| Number 43 D. Helm |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:45 |
| Number 56 T. Pulkkinen |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:59 |
| Number 71 D. Larkin |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:44 |
| Number 72 A. Athanasiou |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
05:50 |
| Number 4 J. Kindl |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:18 |
| Number 25 M. Green |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:47 |
| Number 47 A. Marchenko |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
19:07 |
| Number 52 J. Ericsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:52 |
| Number 55 N. Kronwall |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:17 |
| Number 65 D. DeKeyser |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:22 |
Detroit Red Wings goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 34 P. Mrazek |
27 |
25 |
2 |
.926 |
60:45 |
OT loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
03:29 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Luke Glendening |
Hooking |
2 |
| 1st |
07:20 |
Washington Capitals |
Nate Schmidt |
Hooking |
2 |
| 1st |
09:20 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Dylan Larkin |
Hooking |
2 |
| 1st |
11:40 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Tomas Tatar |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
16:15 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Danny DeKeyser |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
01:33 |
Washington Capitals |
Karl Alzner |
Holding |
2 |
| 3rd |
06:39 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Danny DeKeyser |
Delaying game puck over glass |
2 |
| 3rd |
17:08 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Bench |
Too many men on the ice (bench minor) |
2 |
Game information
- Washington Capitals head coach
- Barry Trotz
- Detroit Red Wings head coach
- Jeff Blashill
- Referees
- Greg Kimmerly, Steve Kozari
- Linesmen
- Steve Barton, Bryan Pancich
- Washington Capitals scratches
- Brooks Orpik, Chris Brown, Stanislav Galiev
- Detroit Red Wings scratches
- Brendan Smith, Joakim Andersson, Tomas Jurco
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