Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings

Little Caesars Arena, Detroit Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Detroit Red Wings 5–2 on Saturday, November 30, 2019 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings
Team Goals 2019-2020 record
Washington Capitals 5 41-20-8
at Detroit Red Wings 2 17-49-5

Goals by period

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Washington Capitals 0 2 3 5
Detroit Red Wings 1 0 1 2

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 12 13 9 34
Detroit Red Wings 9 5 13 27

Three stars

  1. A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (3 goals, 1 assist)
  2. I. Samsonov, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
  3. D. Larkin, Detroit Red Wings (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 11:47 Detroit Red Wings Robby Fabbri (6) Dylan Larkin (11), Filip Zadina (1) Power play WSH 0, DET 1
2nd 02:19 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie (11) Jakub Vrana (11), Evgeny Kuznetsov (15) Power play WSH 1, DET 1
2nd 09:21 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (18) John Carlson (29), Evgeny Kuznetsov (16) Even strength WSH 2, DET 1
3rd 14:23 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson (10) Alex Ovechkin (11), Evgeny Kuznetsov (17) Even strength WSH 3, DET 1
3rd 14:32 Detroit Red Wings Luke Glendening (4) Tyler Bertuzzi (13), Mike Green (4) Even strength WSH 3, DET 2
3rd 18:25 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (19) T.J. Oshie (9), Radko Gudas (7) Even strength, Empty net WSH 4, DET 2
3rd 19:05 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (20) Unassisted Even strength, Empty net WSH 5, 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 27
Power play 1 of 3 1 of 4
Penalty minutes 8 6
Hits 22 26
Blocked shots 13 10
Giveaways 11 9
Takeaways 4 3
Faceoffs won 27/61 (44.3%) 34/61 (55.7%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin L 3 1 4 +4 0 4 4 1 0 20:33
Number 13 J. Vrana L 0 1 1 -1 0 5 0 0 0 14:05
Number 14 R. Panik R 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 10:32
Number 18 C. Stephenson C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 50% 11:21
Number 20 L. Eller C 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 55.6% 16:28
Number 21 G. Hathaway R 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 100% 16:00
Number 26 N. Dowd C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 46.2% 14:19
Number 28 B. Leipsic L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:21
Number 43 T. Wilson R 1 0 1 +2 2 2 0 0 0 18:17
Number 72 T. Boyd C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 33.3% 11:12
Number 77 T. Oshie R 1 1 2 +1 0 2 3 1 1 50% 14:48
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 3 3 +3 2 0 0 1 0 27.8% 18:35
Number 3 N. Jensen D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 2 0 15:30
Number 6 M. Kempny D 0 0 0 +3 0 4 0 0 0 19:58
Number 9 D. Orlov D 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 19:50
Number 33 R. Gudas D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 4 1 0 19:57
Number 34 J. Siegenthaler D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 17:25
Number 74 J. Carlson D 0 1 1 +3 0 2 1 4 0 22:48
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 I. Samsonov 27 25 2 .926 59:22 Win

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 11 F. Zadina R 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 13:26
Number 14 R. Fabbri C 1 0 1 -3 0 2 0 0 1 100% 17:36
Number 41 L. Glendening C 1 0 1 +1 0 4 4 2 0 63.6% 17:51
Number 43 D. Helm C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 14:57
Number 51 V. Filppula C 0 0 0 -3 0 1 2 0 0 46.7% 17:50
Number 59 T. Bertuzzi L 0 1 1 -2 0 1 0 0 0 22:42
Number 67 T. Hirose L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 07:17
Number 70 C. Ehn C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60% 06:02
Number 71 D. Larkin C 0 1 1 -2 2 5 1 0 0 61.1% 23:25
Number 72 A. Athanasiou C 0 0 0 -3 0 3 2 0 0 66.7% 16:01
Number 73 A. Erne L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 08:29
Number 81 F. Nielsen C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 42.9% 14:57
Number 3 A. Biega D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 3 0 16:18
Number 17 F. Hronek D 0 0 0 -3 2 2 2 0 0 22:38
Number 20 D. McIlrath D 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 0 0 11:55
Number 21 D. Cholowski D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 2 0 20:49
Number 22 P. Nemeth D 0 0 0 -2 0 4 1 0 0 21:44
Number 25 M. Green D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 2 1 0 21:41
Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 45 J. Bernier 32 29 3 .906 59:13 Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 08:28 Washington Capitals Evgeny Kuznetsov Tripping 2
1st 11:20 Washington Capitals Dmitry Orlov Tripping 2
1st 14:33 Detroit Red Wings Dylan McIlrath Holding 2
1st 19:49 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Kneeing 2
2nd 01:10 Detroit Red Wings Dylan Larkin Hooking 2
2nd 04:39 Detroit Red Wings Filip Hronek Interference 2
2nd 14:01 Washington Capitals Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Todd Reirden
Detroit Red Wings head coach
Jeff Blashill
Referees
Ghislain Hebert, Chris Lee
Linesmen
Brad Kovachik, Derek Amell
Washington Capitals scratches
Nicklas Backstrom, Christian Djoos, Beck Malenstyn
Detroit Red Wings scratches
Madison Bowey, Eric Comrie, Brendan Perlini

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