Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals

Thursday, September 28, 2023, 7:00 PM ET Capital One Arena, Washington Preseason Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Detroit Red Wings 4–3 on Thursday, September 28, 2023 at home.

Final score, Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2023-2024 record
Detroit Red Wings	3	41-32-9
at Washington Capitals	4	40-31-11

Goals by period

Goals by period, Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Detroit Red Wings	0	1	2	3
Washington Capitals	0	2	2	4

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Detroit Red Wings	10	9	11	30
Washington Capitals	5	10	14	29

Three stars

T. Wilson, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
I. Miroshnichenko, Washington Capitals (2 assists)
J. Carlson, Washington Capitals (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	03:35	Detroit Red Wings	Daniel Sprong (1)	Simon Edvinsson (2)	Even strength	DET 1, WSH 0
2nd	07:38	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom (1)	Alex Ovechkin (1), Ivan Miroshnichenko (1)	Even strength	DET 1, WSH 1
2nd	12:26	Washington Capitals	Tom Wilson (1)	Evgeny Kuznetsov (1)	Even strength	DET 1, WSH 2
3rd	07:10	Washington Capitals	Rasmus Sandin (1)	Andrew Cristall (1), Tom Wilson (1)	Power play	DET 1, WSH 3
3rd	16:11	Washington Capitals	John Carlson (1)	Michael Sgarbossa (1), Ivan Miroshnichenko (2)	Even strength	DET 1, WSH 4
3rd	16:56	Detroit Red Wings	Robby Fabbri (1)	Daniel Sprong (1), Olli Maatta (1)	Even strength	DET 2, WSH 4
3rd	18:47	Detroit Red Wings	Robby Fabbri (2)	Unassisted	Even strength	DET 3, WSH 4

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	30	29
Power play	0 of 2	1 of 3
Penalty minutes	6	4
Hits	15	14
Blocked shots	10	7
Giveaways	10	20
Takeaways	5	9
Faceoffs won	21/46 (45.7%)	25/46 (54.3%)

Box score

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 14 R. Fabbri	C	2	0	2	+2	0	4	0	0		18:51
Number 24 K. Kostin	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	0		17:04
Number 36 C. Fischer	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		15:22
Number 37 J. Compher	L	0	0	0	+2	0	3	0	0	36.8%	18:25
Number 42 N. Stevens	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	66.7%	09:05
Number 44 A. Anisimov	C	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0		13:27
Number 50 D. Shine	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	100%	09:16
Number 67 J. L'Esperance	R	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	100%	14:14
Number 74 C. Hanas	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		11:15
Number 88 D. Sprong	R	1	1	2	+2	0	6	0	0		18:58
Number 90 J. Veleno	C	0	0	0	+2	0	3	1	0	55.6%	19:55
Number 92 M. Kasper	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	1	45.5%	16:42
Number 2 O. Maatta	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1		20:52
Number 3 J. Holl	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2		18:35
Number 20 A. Johansson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0		16:44
Number 52 B. Rafferty	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		19:02
Number 77 S. Edvinsson	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	1	1		23:53
Number 84 J. Didier	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	2		16:02

Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 S. Cossa	14	12	2	.857	16:30	Loss
Number 34 A. Lyon	15	13	2	.867	40:00

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0		19:00
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	88.9%	18:50
Number 23 M. Sgarbossa	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	37.5%	10:08
Number 24 C. McMichael	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0		14:54
Number 26 N. Dowd	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	25%	15:36
Number 28 A. Cristall	L	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	1	0		12:15
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	1	1	2	0	0	3	2	0	0		16:17
Number 63 I. Miroshnichenko	L	0	2	2	+1	0	3	3	0	0		16:23
Number 72 P. Dube	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		09:32
Number 77 T. Oshie	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	100%	15:41
Number 91 J. Snively	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		13:08
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	56.3%	18:14
Number 2 V. Iorio	D	0	0	0	-3	0	0	1	0	0		15:53
Number 4 H. Haman Aktell	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	2	1	0		18:14
Number 27 A. Alexeyev	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2	0		20:53
Number 38 R. Sandin	D	1	0	1	+2	0	1	1	0	1		21:57
Number 46 L. Johansen	D	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	1	0		17:16
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	1	0	1	+2	0	2	0	2	0		21:49

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 79 C. Lindgren	30	27	3	.900	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	13:54	Washington Capitals	Nic Dowd	Slashing	2
1st	15:47	Detroit Red Wings	Joel L'Esperance	Interference	2
2nd	16:36	Detroit Red Wings	Nolan Stevens	High sticking	2
2nd	16:58	Washington Capitals	T.J. Oshie	Tripping	2
3rd	05:22	Detroit Red Wings	Artem Anisimov	Holding the stick	2

Game information

Detroit Red Wings head coach: Derek Lalonde
Washington Capitals head coach: Spencer Carbery
Referees: Chris Rooney, Mike Sullivan
Linesmen: Michel Cormier, Jesse Marquis
Detroit Red Wings scratches: James Reimer, Jeff Petry, David Perron, Ben Chiarot, Shayne Gostisbehere, Andrew Copp, Dylan Larkin, Jake Walman, Ville Husso, Alexander Kadeykin, Austin Czarnik, Joren Van Pottelberghe, Alex DeBrincat, Tim Gettinger, Matt Luff, Michael Rasmussen, Jared McIsaac, Jonatan Berggren, Ryan O'Reilly, Taro Hirose, Moritz Seider, Antti Tuomisto, Elmer Soderblom, Cooper Moore, Carter Gylander, Lucas Raymond, Sam Stange, Jan Bednar, Theodor Niederbach, Eemil Viro, William Wallinder, Wyatt Newpower, Kyle Aucoin, Chase Bradley, Kienan Draper, John Lethemon, Redmond Savage, Liam Dower Nilsson, Shai Buium, Carter Mazur, Brennan Ali, Dylan James, Dmitri Buchelnikov, Anton Johansson, Amadeus Lombardi, Owen Mehlenbacher, Maximilian Kilpinen, Tnias Mathurin, Alexandre Doucet, Trey Augustine, Brady Cleveland, Nate Danielson, Noah Dower Nilsson, Andrew Gibson, Larry Keenan, Axel Sandin-Pellikka, Jack Phelan, Kevin Bicker, Rudy Guimond, Emmitt Finnie
Washington Capitals scratches: Igor Ignatushkin, Michail Yunkov, Peter Guggisberg, Max Pacioretty, Darcy Kuemper, Nick Jensen, Dylan McIlrath, Garrett Haar, Joel Edmundson, Sergey Kostenko, Anthony Mantha, Trevor van Riemsdyk, Sonny Milano, Nicolas Aube-Kubel, Dylan Strome, Beck Malenstyn, Matthew Phillips, Chase Priskie, Nick Leivermann, Riley Sutter, Martin Fehérváry, Mitchell Gibson, Aliaksei Protas, Henrik Rybinski, Hendrix Lapierre, Bogdan Trineyev, Garin Bjorklund, Oskar Magnusson, Alex Limoges, David Gucciardi, Brent Johnson, Haakon Hanelt, Joaquim Lemay, Chase Clark, Ryan Hofer, Brett Hyland, Ryan Chesley, Jake Karabela, Alexander Suzdalev, Clay Stevenson, Ethen Frank, Ludwig Persson, Cam Allen, Ryan Leonard, Patrick Thomas, Antoine Keller

2023-2024 season series

Every Detroit Red Wings and Washington Capitals game in the 2023-2024 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Washington Capitals 4	Final Preseason	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals, Thu, Sep 28, 2023
Washington Capitals 2 at Detroit Red Wings 5	Final Preseason	Game page: Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Sep 30, 2023

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