Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings

Friday, September 30, 2022, 7:30 PM ET Little Caesars Arena, Detroit Preseason Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Detroit Red Wings 2–0 on Friday, September 30, 2022 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings
Team	Goals	2022-2023 record
Washington Capitals	2	35-37-10
at Detroit Red Wings	0	35-37-10

Goals by period

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

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	9	10	12	31
Detroit Red Wings	4	9	6	19

Three stars

J. Carlson, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
L. Eller, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
D. Kuemper, Washington Capitals (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	13:35	Washington Capitals	John Carlson (1)	Lucas Johansen (1), Evgeny Kuznetsov (1)	Even strength	WSH 1, DET 0
3rd	18:54	Washington Capitals	Lars Eller (1)	Martin Fehérváry (1), John Carlson (1)	Even strength, Empty net	WSH 2, DET 0

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	31	19
Power play	0 of 2	0 of 2
Penalty minutes	6	6
Hits	31	25
Blocked shots	11	13
Giveaways	5	3
Takeaways	2	4
Faceoffs won	25/45 (55.6%)	20/45 (44.4%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	0	0	0	+1	0	4	0	0		18:10
Number 13 H. Borgstrom	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	60%	09:44
Number 17 D. Strome	C	0	0	0	+1	0	5	0	0	50%	18:38
Number 20 L. Eller	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	2	1	38.5%	17:15
Number 29 H. Lapierre	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	75%	13:37
Number 45 A. Jonsson-Fjallby	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	100%	09:47
Number 47 B. Malenstyn	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	100%	10:11
Number 49 B. Leason	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		12:02
Number 59 A. Protas	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0		19:53
Number 77 T. Oshie	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	100%	17:12
Number 91 J. Snively	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		13:34
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	54.5%	17:53
Number 3 N. Jensen	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	1		19:43
Number 38 V. Iorio	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2		19:43
Number 42 M. Fehérváry	D	0	1	1	+1	2	0	7	3		19:11
Number 46 L. Johansen	D	0	1	1	+1	2	1	3	0		17:34
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	1	1	2	+2	0	2	3	2		19:51
Number 88 B. Nardella	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		20:02

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 D. Kuemper	9	9	0	1.000	31:30
Number 79 C. Lindgren	10	10	0	1.000	28:30	Win

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 F. Zadina	R	-1	0	2	2	1		18:27
Number 21 A. Czarnik	C	-1	0	0	0	1	44.4%	15:41
Number 24 P. Suter	C	-1	0	1	1	0	69.2%	18:31
Number 25 T. Hirose	L	0	0	1	2	2		12:07
Number 26 P. Andreasson	C	-1	0	0	0	0		10:55
Number 27 M. Rasmussen	C	-1	0	3	2	0	31.3%	16:40
Number 50 D. Shine	R	0	2	2	2	0		11:21
Number 52 J. Berggren	R	0	0	0	0	1		15:38
Number 73 A. Erne	L	-1	0	2	2	1		14:54
Number 76 T. Spezia	L	0	0	1	0	0	50%	11:19
Number 81 D. Kubalik	L	-1	2	0	1	0		17:43
Number 85 E. Soderblom	L	-1	0	0	2	0		14:35
Number 3 S. Edvinsson	D	0	2	3	5	2		20:26
Number 8 B. Chiarot	D	0	0	2	2	4		25:07
Number 17 F. Hronek	D	-2	0	1	1	0		27:43
Number 28 G. Lindstrom	D	-1	0	0	1	1		16:38
Number 44 D. Sebrango	D	0	0	0	2	0		12:47
Number 54 S. Kampfer	D	0	0	1	0	0		14:34

Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 V. Brattstrom	17	16	1	.941	27:24	Loss
Number 35 V. Husso	13	13	0	1.000	31:30

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	12:02	Washington Capitals	Martin Fehérváry	Boarding	2
2nd	15:31	Detroit Red Wings	Dominik Kubalik	Slashing	2
2nd	17:58	Washington Capitals	Joe Snively	High sticking	2
3rd	04:45	Detroit Red Wings	Simon Edvinsson	Interference	2
3rd	14:41	Washington Capitals	Lucas Johansen	Cross checking	2
3rd	14:41	Detroit Red Wings	Dominik Shine	Cross checking	2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach: Peter Laviolette
Detroit Red Wings head coach: Derek Lalonde
Referees: Garrett Rank, Mitch Dunning
Linesmen: Andrew Smith, Tyson Baker
Washington Capitals scratches: Igor Ignatushkin, Michail Yunkov, Peter Guggisberg, Nicklas Backstrom, Carl Hagelin, Marcus Johansson, Dmitry Orlov, Nic Dowd, Matt Irwin, Dylan McIlrath, Michael Sgarbossa, Garrett Haar, Tom Wilson, Erik Gustafsson, Connor Brown, Sergey Kostenko, Zach Fucale, Anthony Mantha, Conor Sheary, Trevor van Riemsdyk, Garnet Hathaway, Gabriel Carlsson, Garrett Pilon, Mike Vecchione, Benton Maass, Riley Sutter, Kody Clark, Alexander Alexeyev, Mitchell Gibson, Connor McMichael, Henrik Rybinski, Martin Has, Bogdan Trineyev, Garin Bjorklund, Hunter Shepard, Bear Hughes, Oskar Magnusson, David Gucciardi, Brent Johnson, Haakon Hanelt, Dru Krebs, Joaquim Lemay, Chase Clark, Ryan Hofer, Simon Motew, Ryan Chesley, Jake Karabela, Ivan Miroshnichenko, Alexander Suzdalev, Clay Stevenson, Ethen Frank, Julian Napravnik, Ludwig Persson, Peter Laviolette
Detroit Red Wings scratches: David Perron, Mark Pysyk, Olli Maatta, Oskar Sundqvist, Jussi Olkinuora, Andrew Copp, Robert Hagg, Tyler Bertuzzi, Jordan Oesterle, Jakub Vrana, Dylan Larkin, Robby Fabbri, Alex Nedeljkovic, Jake Walman, Alexander Kadeykin, Chase Pearson, Joren Van Pottelberghe, Kyle Criscuolo, Givani Smith, Matt Luff, John Adams, Joseph Veleno, Jared McIsaac, Seth Barton, Ryan O'Reilly, Moritz Seider, Robert Mastrosimone, Antti Tuomisto, Albin Grewe, Albert Johansson, Ethan Phillips, Gustav Berglund, Kirill Tyutyayev, Cooper Moore, Carter Gylander, Lucas Raymond, Cross Hanas, Sam Stange, Jan Bednar, Theodor Niederbach, Eemil Viro, William Wallinder, Wyatt Newpower, Kyle Aucoin, Chase Bradley, Kienan Draper, Sebastian Cossa, Redmond Savage, Oscar Plandowski, Liam Dower Nilsson, Shai Buium, Carter Mazur, Pasquale Zito, Jeremie Biakabutuka, Brennan Ali, Dylan James, Marco Kasper, Drew Worrad, Dmitri Buchelnikov, Anton Johansson, Amadeus Lombardi, Owen Mehlenbacher, Maximilian Kilpinen, Tnias Mathurin, Owen Flores

2022-2023 season series

Every Washington Capitals and Detroit Red Wings game in the 2022-2023 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 2 at Detroit Red Wings 0	Final Preseason	Game page: Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings, Fri, Sep 30, 2022
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Washington Capitals 4	Final Preseason	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals, Wed, Oct 5, 2022

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