Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals

Tuesday, March 18, 2025, 7:00 PM ET Capital One Arena, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Detroit Red Wings 4–1 on Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at home.

Final score, Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2024-2025 record
Detroit Red Wings	1	39-35-8
at Washington Capitals	4	51-22-9

Goals by period

Goals by period, Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Detroit Red Wings	1	0	0	1
Washington Capitals	1	0	3	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	7	11	6	24
Washington Capitals	14	5	7	26

Three stars

T. Wilson, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
D. Strome, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
P. Dubois, 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
1st	06:36	Washington Capitals	Dylan Strome (22)	John Carlson (41), Rasmus Sandin (22)	Even strength	DET 0, WSH 1
1st	12:28	Detroit Red Wings	Dylan Larkin (28)	Ben Chiarot (8)	Even strength	DET 1, WSH 1
3rd	08:16	Washington Capitals	Pierre-Luc Dubois (18)	Aliaksei Protas (31), Jakob Chychrun (25)	Even strength	DET 1, WSH 2
3rd	14:21	Washington Capitals	Tom Wilson (30)	Aliaksei Protas (32), Martin Fehérváry (16)	Even strength	DET 1, WSH 3
3rd	15:27	Washington Capitals	Connor McMichael (24)	Alex Ovechkin (22), Dylan Strome (45)	Even strength	DET 1, 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	24	26
Hits	21	20
Blocked shots	18	11
Giveaways	13	18
Takeaways	5	4
Faceoffs won	23/40 (57.5%)	17/40 (42.5%)

Box score

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 V. Tarasenko	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2		15:26
Number 14 T. Motte	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	100%	12:55
Number 15 C. Smith	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		11:51
Number 23 L. Raymond	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0		17:26
Number 27 M. Rasmussen	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	50%	10:33
Number 37 J. Compher	L	0	0	0	-1	3	0	2	38.5%	18:28
Number 48 J. Berggren	R	0	0	0	-1	1	2	1		16:44
Number 71 D. Larkin	C	1	0	1	-1	3	1	0	90.9%	16:45
Number 85 E. Soderblom	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		13:57
Number 88 P. Kane	R	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0		15:01
Number 92 M. Kasper	C	0	0	0	-1	1	5	1	28.6%	14:45
Number 93 A. DeBrincat	R	0	0	0	-1	4	1	1		16:00
Number 3 J. Holl	D	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0		14:12
Number 8 B. Chiarot	D	0	1	1	0	1	1	3		23:41
Number 20 A. Johansson	D	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0		21:31
Number 53 M. Seider	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2		26:06
Number 56 E. Gustafsson	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0		13:34
Number 77 S. Edvinsson	D	0	0	0	-2	1	1	3		21:05

Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 P. Mrazek	26	22	4	.846	60:00	Loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	0	1	1	+1	1	3	0		15:20
Number 16 T. Raddysh	R	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		15:31
Number 17 D. Strome	C	1	1	2	+1	2	1	1	41.7%	15:52
Number 20 L. Eller	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	63.6%	14:09
Number 21 A. Protas	L	0	2	2	+1	2	0	0		16:33
Number 22 B. Duhaime	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		14:13
Number 24 C. McMichael	L	1	0	1	+2	2	0	0		16:07
Number 26 N. Dowd	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	60%	14:43
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	1	0	1	+2	2	1	1		16:52
Number 72 A. Beauvillier	R	0	0	0	0	3	2	0		12:21
Number 80 P. Dubois	C	1	0	1	+2	2	2	0	20%	15:17
Number 88 A. Mangiapane	L	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		12:58
Number 3 M. Roy	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	1		19:24
Number 6 J. Chychrun	D	0	1	1	0	3	0	2		23:15
Number 38 R. Sandin	D	0	1	1	+2	1	2	1		19:43
Number 42 M. Fehérváry	D	0	1	1	+1	1	1	2		16:59
Number 57 T. van Riemsdyk	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		20:40
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	1	1	+2	3	1	0		20:03

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 48 L. Thompson	24	23	1	.958	60:00	Win

Game information

Detroit Red Wings head coach: Todd McLellan
Washington Capitals head coach: Spencer Carbery
Referees: Garrett Rank, Cody Beach
Linesmen: Bevan Mills, Kiel Murchison
Detroit Red Wings scratches: William Lagesson, Alex Lyon, Dominik Shine
Washington Capitals scratches: Dylan McIlrath, Alexander Alexeyev, Ethen Frank

2024-2025 season series

Every Detroit Red Wings and Washington Capitals game in the 2024-2025 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 2 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings, Sun, Dec 29, 2024
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Washington Capitals 5	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals, Fri, Mar 7, 2025
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals, Tue, Mar 18, 2025

Other NHL games on Mar 18

Other NHL games on Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 3 at Montreal Canadiens 6	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Mar 18, 2025
Calgary Flames 2 at New York Rangers 1	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at New York Rangers, Tue, Mar 18, 2025
New York Islanders 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Mar 18, 2025
St. Louis Blues 4 at Nashville Predators 1	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Nashville Predators, Tue, Mar 18, 2025
Anaheim Ducks 3 at Dallas Stars 4	Final/OT	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Dallas Stars, Tue, Mar 18, 2025
Seattle Kraken 6 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final	Game page: Seattle Kraken at Chicago Blackhawks, Tue, Mar 18, 2025
Utah Hockey Club 1 at Edmonton Oilers 7	Final	Game page: Utah Hockey Club at Edmonton Oilers, Tue, Mar 18, 2025
Winnipeg Jets 2 at Vancouver Canucks 6	Final	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Vancouver Canucks, Tue, Mar 18, 2025

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