Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals
· Verizon Center, Washington · Regular Season · Final/SO
Final score
The Washington Capitals beat the Detroit Red Wings 3–2 in a shootout on Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
SOShootout |
Total |
| Detroit Red Wings |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Washington Capitals |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
SOShootout |
Total |
| Detroit Red Wings |
8 |
7 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
23 |
| Washington Capitals |
11 |
17 |
11 |
1 |
0 |
40 |
Three stars
- A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
- B. Holtby, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
- J. Howard, Detroit Red Wings (goaltender)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
00:43 |
Washington Capitals |
Justin Williams (8) |
Evgeny Kuznetsov (19), Marcus Johansson (9) |
Even strength |
DET 0, WSH 1 |
| 1st |
15:40 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Henrik Zetterberg (5) |
Dylan Larkin (11) |
Even strength |
DET 1, WSH 1 |
| 2nd |
03:16 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Tomas Jurco (1) |
Joakim Andersson (1), Luke Glendening (4) |
Even strength |
DET 2, WSH 1 |
| 3rd |
10:51 |
Washington Capitals |
Alex Ovechkin (13) |
Marcus Johansson (10), Nicklas Backstrom (14) |
Power play |
DET 2, WSH 2 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Shootout
Shootout attempts in order
| Round |
Team |
Shooter |
Result |
| 1 |
Washington Capitals |
T.J. Oshie |
Goal (winner) |
| 1 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Gustav Nyquist |
Saved |
| 2 |
Washington Capitals |
Evgeny Kuznetsov |
Goal |
| 2 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Pavel Datsyuk |
Saved |
Team stats
Team stats, Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals
| Stat |
Detroit Red Wings |
Washington Capitals |
| Shots on goal |
23 |
40 |
| Power play |
0 of 1 |
1 of 5 |
| Penalty minutes |
10 |
2 |
| Hits |
20 |
28 |
| Blocked shots |
15 |
19 |
| Giveaways |
8 |
12 |
| Takeaways |
3 |
11 |
| Faceoffs won |
26/58 (44.8%) |
32/58 (55.2%) |
Box score
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 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:34 |
| Number 13 P. Datsyuk |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
60% |
19:11 |
| Number 14 G. Nyquist |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:16 |
| Number 15 R. Sheahan |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
25% |
15:21 |
| Number 17 B. Richards |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:30 |
| Number 18 J. Andersson |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
11:24 |
| Number 21 T. Tatar |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:17 |
| Number 26 T. Jurco |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:18 |
| Number 40 H. Zetterberg |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
55.6% |
20:57 |
| Number 41 L. Glendening |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
26.7% |
11:17 |
| Number 43 D. Helm |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:26 |
| Number 71 D. Larkin |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:29 |
| Number 2 B. Smith |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:36 |
| Number 25 M. Green |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
23:38 |
| Number 47 A. Marchenko |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
19:18 |
| Number 52 J. Ericsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:02 |
| Number 55 N. Kronwall |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
24:29 |
| Number 65 D. DeKeyser |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
21:44 |
Detroit Red Wings goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 35 J. Howard |
40 |
38 |
2 |
.950 |
64:51 |
OT loss |
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 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
|
25:43 |
| Number 14 J. Williams |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
18:36 |
| Number 19 N. Backstrom |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
54.2% |
21:30 |
| Number 21 B. Laich |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:00 |
| Number 25 J. Chimera |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:52 |
| Number 43 T. Wilson |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:14 |
| Number 46 M. Latta |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
57.1% |
06:33 |
| Number 65 A. Burakovsky |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
06:45 |
| Number 77 T. Oshie |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
21:56 |
| Number 83 J. Beagle |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
15:00 |
| Number 90 M. Johansson |
L |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:40 |
| Number 92 E. Kuznetsov |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
30.8% |
20:46 |
| Number 2 M. Niskanen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
25:51 |
| Number 4 T. Chorney |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:16 |
| Number 9 D. Orlov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:06 |
| Number 27 K. Alzner |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
|
23:09 |
| Number 74 J. Carlson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
|
27:45 |
| Number 88 N. Schmidt |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:48 |
Washington Capitals goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 70 B. Holtby |
23 |
21 |
2 |
.913 |
64:55 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
09:30 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Niklas Kronwall |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
14:46 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Jonathan Ericsson |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
06:29 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Mike Green |
Holding |
2 |
| 3rd |
10:23 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Brendan Smith |
Hooking |
2 |
| OT |
02:35 |
Washington Capitals |
Alex Ovechkin |
Hooking |
2 |
| OT |
04:41 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Gustav Nyquist |
Slashing |
2 |
Game information
- Detroit Red Wings head coach
- Jeff Blashill
- Washington Capitals head coach
- Barry Trotz
- Referees
- Dan O'Rourke, Justin St. Pierre
- Linesmen
- Pierre Racicot, Mark Shewchyk
- Detroit Red Wings scratches
- Drew Miller, Jakub Kindl, Teemu Pulkkinen
- Washington Capitals scratches
- Aaron Ness, Chris Brown, Stanislav Galiev
Other NHL games on Dec 8
Other NHL games on Tuesday, December 8, 2015
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 New York Islanders
4
 at Philadelphia Flyers
3
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: New York Islanders at Philadelphia Flyers, Tue, Dec 8, 2015
|
 Los Angeles Kings
3
 at Columbus Blue Jackets
2
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Dec 8, 2015
|
 New Jersey Devils
2
 at Toronto Maple Leafs
3
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: New Jersey Devils at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Dec 8, 2015
|
 Ottawa Senators
4
 at Florida Panthers
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Ottawa Senators at Florida Panthers, Tue, Dec 8, 2015
|
 Arizona Coyotes
1
 at St. Louis Blues
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Arizona Coyotes at St. Louis Blues, Tue, Dec 8, 2015
|
 Nashville Predators
1
 at Chicago Blackhawks
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Nashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks, Tue, Dec 8, 2015
|
 Carolina Hurricanes
5
 at Dallas Stars
6
|
Final
|
Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Dallas Stars, Tue, Dec 8, 2015
|
 San Jose Sharks
2
 at Calgary Flames
4
|
Final
|
Game page: San Jose Sharks at Calgary Flames, Tue, Dec 8, 2015
|
Sources and further reading
Detroit Red Wings 
at Washington Capitals