Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings
· Little Caesars Arena, Detroit · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Washington Capitals beat the Detroit Red Wings 3–2 on Sunday, January 6, 2019 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Washington Capitals |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
| Detroit Red Wings |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Washington Capitals |
13 |
6 |
15 |
34 |
| Detroit Red Wings |
9 |
10 |
6 |
25 |
Three stars
- M. Kempny, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
- A. Mantha, Detroit Red Wings (1 goal)
- N. Jensen, Detroit Red Wings
Scoring summary
Every goal, Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
06:57 |
Washington Capitals |
Tom Wilson (12) |
Evgeny Kuznetsov (28) |
Even strength |
WSH 1, DET 0 |
| 1st |
14:08 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Anthony Mantha (10) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
WSH 1, DET 1 |
| 2nd |
06:48 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Filip Hronek (3) |
Dylan Larkin (23), Gustav Nyquist (26) |
Even strength |
WSH 1, DET 2 |
| 3rd |
06:19 |
Washington Capitals |
Travis Boyd (4) |
Alex Ovechkin (17), Brett Connolly (15) |
Even strength |
WSH 2, DET 2 |
| 3rd |
16:08 |
Washington Capitals |
Michal Kempny (5) |
Matt Niskanen (11), Evgeny Kuznetsov (29) |
Even strength |
WSH 3, DET 2 |
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 |
34 |
25 |
| Power play |
0 of 4 |
0 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
10 |
8 |
| Hits |
20 |
9 |
| Blocked shots |
11 |
14 |
| Giveaways |
8 |
13 |
| Takeaways |
4 |
10 |
| Faceoffs won |
25/61 (41%) |
36/61 (59%) |
Box score
Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 8 A. Ovechkin |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:57 |
| Number 10 B. Connolly |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
14:23 |
| Number 13 J. Vrana |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
11:41 |
| Number 18 C. Stephenson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
09:03 |
| Number 19 N. Backstrom |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
52.6% |
20:49 |
| Number 20 L. Eller |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
47.1% |
16:52 |
| Number 25 D. Smith-Pelly |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
10:14 |
| Number 43 T. Wilson |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
100% |
17:55 |
| Number 65 A. Burakovsky |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:37 |
| Number 72 T. Boyd |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
37.5% |
09:15 |
| Number 77 T. Oshie |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
40% |
17:39 |
| Number 92 E. Kuznetsov |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
11.1% |
17:28 |
| Number 2 M. Niskanen |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
20:00 |
| Number 6 M. Kempny |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:04 |
| Number 9 D. Orlov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
|
18:42 |
| Number 34 J. Siegenthaler |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
13:56 |
| Number 44 B. Orpik |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
|
16:31 |
| Number 74 J. Carlson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
|
25:50 |
Washington Capitals goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 70 B. Holtby |
25 |
23 |
2 |
.920 |
60:00 |
Win |
Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 8 J. Abdelkader |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
50% |
14:26 |
| Number 14 G. Nyquist |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:52 |
| Number 26 T. Vanek |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:22 |
| Number 28 L. Witkowski |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:54 |
| Number 39 A. Mantha |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:13 |
| Number 41 L. Glendening |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
61.9% |
16:42 |
| Number 43 D. Helm |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:31 |
| Number 51 F. Nielsen |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
66.7% |
14:59 |
| Number 59 T. Bertuzzi |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
14:36 |
| Number 61 J. de la Rose |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
50% |
10:23 |
| Number 70 C. Ehn |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
07:14 |
| Number 71 D. Larkin |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
57.1% |
22:00 |
| Number 72 A. Athanasiou |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
15:13 |
| Number 3 N. Jensen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|
22:57 |
| Number 17 F. Hronek |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:49 |
| Number 21 D. Cholowski |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:07 |
| Number 52 J. Ericsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:34 |
| Number 55 N. Kronwall |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
|
21:57 |
Detroit Red Wings goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 35 J. Howard |
34 |
31 |
3 |
.912 |
58:41 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
18:37 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Dylan Larkin |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
10:33 |
Washington Capitals |
Alex Ovechkin |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
14:11 |
Washington Capitals |
Jonas Siegenthaler |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
19:55 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Jonathan Ericsson |
Holding |
2 |
| 3rd |
07:01 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Niklas Kronwall |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
17:13 |
Washington Capitals |
T.J. Oshie |
Slashing |
2 |
| 3rd |
19:30 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Andreas Athanasiou |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
19:56 |
Washington Capitals |
T.J. Oshie |
High sticking double minor |
4 |
Game information
- Washington Capitals head coach
- Todd Reirden
- Detroit Red Wings head coach
- Jeff Blashill
- Referees
- Frederick L'Ecuyer, Kevin Pollock
- Linesmen
- Brad Kovachik, Ryan Galloway
- Washington Capitals scratches
- Nic Dowd, Dmitrij Jaskin, Madison Bowey
- Detroit Red Wings scratches
- Brian Lashoff, Martin Frk, Michael Rasmussen
Other NHL games on Jan 6
Other NHL games on Sunday, January 6, 2019
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Carolina Hurricanes
5
 at Ottawa Senators
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Ottawa Senators, Sun, Jan 6, 2019
|
 New York Rangers
0
 at Arizona Coyotes
5
|
Final
|
Game page: New York Rangers at Arizona Coyotes, Sun, Jan 6, 2019
|
 New Jersey Devils
2
 at Vegas Golden Knights
3
|
Final
|
Game page: New Jersey Devils at Vegas Golden Knights, Sun, Jan 6, 2019
|
 Dallas Stars
1
 at Winnipeg Jets
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Dallas Stars at Winnipeg Jets, Sun, Jan 6, 2019
|
 Chicago Blackhawks
5
 at Pittsburgh Penguins
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, Jan 6, 2019
|
 Edmonton Oilers
4
 at Anaheim Ducks
0
|
Final
|
Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Jan 6, 2019
|
Sources and further reading
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