Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals
· Capital One Arena, Washington · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Washington Capitals beat the Detroit Red Wings 6–2 on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Detroit Red Wings |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| Washington Capitals |
3 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Detroit Red Wings |
11 |
10 |
16 |
37 |
| Washington Capitals |
10 |
7 |
8 |
25 |
Three stars
- A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (3 goals)
- N. Backstrom, Washington Capitals (4 assists)
- B. Holtby, Washington Capitals (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 |
03:39 |
Washington Capitals |
Brett Connolly (6) |
John Carlson (26), Evgeny Kuznetsov (21) |
Power play |
DET 0, WSH 1 |
| 1st |
10:50 |
Washington Capitals |
Travis Boyd (2) |
Nic Dowd (5), Dmitrij Jaskin (6) |
Even strength |
DET 0, WSH 2 |
| 1st |
12:59 |
Washington Capitals |
Alex Ovechkin (23) |
Nicklas Backstrom (25), Michal Kempny (8) |
Even strength |
DET 0, WSH 3 |
| 2nd |
09:05 |
Washington Capitals |
Alex Ovechkin (24) |
John Carlson (27), Nicklas Backstrom (26) |
Even strength |
DET 0, WSH 4 |
| 2nd |
10:06 |
Washington Capitals |
T.J. Oshie (10) |
Nicklas Backstrom (27), Evgeny Kuznetsov (22) |
Power play |
DET 0, WSH 5 |
| 3rd |
01:03 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Dylan Larkin (13) |
Gustav Nyquist (21), Nick Jensen (5) |
Even strength |
DET 1, WSH 5 |
| 3rd |
09:33 |
Washington Capitals |
Alex Ovechkin (25) |
Christian Djoos (4), Nicklas Backstrom (28) |
Even strength |
DET 1, WSH 6 |
| 3rd |
16:42 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Gustav Nyquist (8) |
Justin Abdelkader (6) |
Even strength |
DET 2, WSH 6 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals
| Stat |
Detroit Red Wings |
Washington Capitals |
| Shots on goal |
37 |
25 |
| Power play |
0 of 1 |
2 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
4 |
2 |
| Hits |
18 |
12 |
| Blocked shots |
13 |
11 |
| Giveaways |
6 |
13 |
| Takeaways |
11 |
9 |
| Faceoffs won |
35/67 (52.2%) |
32/67 (47.8%) |
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 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:15 |
| Number 14 G. Nyquist |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:01 |
| Number 26 T. Vanek |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:33 |
| Number 27 M. Rasmussen |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
15:16 |
| Number 28 L. Witkowski |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
11:56 |
| Number 41 L. Glendening |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
66.7% |
16:13 |
| Number 42 M. Frk |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:14 |
| Number 51 F. Nielsen |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
46.2% |
15:13 |
| Number 59 T. Bertuzzi |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:44 |
| Number 61 J. de la Rose |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
25% |
11:38 |
| Number 71 D. Larkin |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
60.9% |
21:10 |
| Number 72 A. Athanasiou |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:38 |
| Number 3 N. Jensen |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:29 |
| Number 21 D. Cholowski |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
16:05 |
| Number 25 M. Green |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:46 |
| Number 52 J. Ericsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:18 |
| Number 55 N. Kronwall |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:09 |
| Number 83 T. Daley |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:17 |
Detroit Red Wings goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 35 J. Howard |
10 |
9 |
1 |
.900 |
29:54 |
|
| Number 45 J. Bernier |
15 |
10 |
5 |
.667 |
30:06 |
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 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
+3 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:38 |
| Number 10 B. Connolly |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
14:27 |
| Number 13 J. Vrana |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:49 |
| Number 18 C. Stephenson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:14 |
| Number 19 N. Backstrom |
C |
0 |
4 |
4 |
+3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
45.5% |
18:39 |
| Number 20 L. Eller |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
15:24 |
| Number 23 D. Jaskin |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:44 |
| Number 25 D. Smith-Pelly |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:58 |
| Number 26 N. Dowd |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
88.9% |
11:20 |
| Number 72 T. Boyd |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
25% |
12:01 |
| Number 77 T. Oshie |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
16:56 |
| Number 92 E. Kuznetsov |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
37.5% |
15:50 |
| Number 2 M. Niskanen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:16 |
| Number 6 M. Kempny |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
19:56 |
| Number 9 D. Orlov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:11 |
| Number 22 M. Bowey |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:49 |
| Number 29 C. Djoos |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:23 |
| Number 74 J. Carlson |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
22:25 |
Washington Capitals goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 70 B. Holtby |
37 |
35 |
2 |
.946 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
02:10 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Frans Nielsen |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
09:30 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Frans Nielsen |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 2nd |
16:18 |
Washington Capitals |
Dmitry Orlov |
Hooking |
2 |
Game information
- Detroit Red Wings head coach
- Jeff Blashill
- Washington Capitals head coach
- Todd Reirden
- Referees
- Justin St. Pierre, Thomas John Luxmore
- Linesmen
- Andrew Smith, Tim Nowak
- Detroit Red Wings scratches
- Brian Lashoff, Wade Megan, Christoffer Ehn
- Washington Capitals scratches
- Tom Wilson, Andre Burakovsky, Jonas Siegenthaler
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Status |
Details |
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3
 at Boston Bruins
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Boston Bruins, Tue, Dec 11, 2018
|
 Los Angeles Kings
3
 at Buffalo Sabres
4
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Dec 11, 2018
|
 Toronto Maple Leafs
4
 at Carolina Hurricanes
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Dec 11, 2018
|
 Vancouver Canucks
3
 at Columbus Blue Jackets
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Dec 11, 2018
|
 Florida Panthers
3
 at St. Louis Blues
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Florida Panthers at St. Louis Blues, Tue, Dec 11, 2018
|
 Ottawa Senators
1
 at Nashville Predators
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Ottawa Senators at Nashville Predators, Tue, Dec 11, 2018
|
 Montreal Canadiens
1
 at Minnesota Wild
7
|
Final
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Dec 11, 2018
|
 Chicago Blackhawks
3
 at Winnipeg Jets
6
|
Final
|
Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Winnipeg Jets, Tue, Dec 11, 2018
|
 Edmonton Oilers
6
 at Colorado Avalanche
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Colorado Avalanche, Tue, Dec 11, 2018
|
Sources and further reading
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