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Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings

Little Caesars Arena, Detroit Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Detroit Red Wings 4–3 in a shootout on Thursday, January 29, 2026 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Washington Capitals 4 43-30-9
at Detroit Red Wings 3 41-31-10

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 1 0 2 0 1 4
Detroit Red Wings 0 1 2 0 0 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 7 8 5 3 0 23
Detroit Red Wings 3 8 9 1 0 21

Three stars

  1. P. Kane, Detroit Red Wings (1 assist)
  2. A. DeBrincat, Detroit Red Wings (2 goals, 1 assist)
  3. D. Strome, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 06:27 Washington Capitals Nic Dowd (3) Connor McMichael (23), Jakob Chychrun (21) Even strength WSH 1, DET 0
2nd 09:52 Detroit Red Wings Ben Chiarot (5) Alex DeBrincat (27), Patrick Kane (24) Even strength WSH 1, DET 1
3rd 09:36 Washington Capitals Dylan Strome (15) Alex Ovechkin (24), Jakob Chychrun (22) Even strength WSH 2, DET 1
3rd 14:44 Washington Capitals Declan Chisholm (1) Jakob Chychrun (23), Dylan Strome (29) Even strength WSH 3, DET 1
3rd 18:20 Detroit Red Wings Alex DeBrincat (29) Dylan Larkin (23), Andrew Copp (25) Even strength WSH 3, DET 2
3rd 19:07 Detroit Red Wings Alex DeBrincat (30) Moritz Seider (30) Even strength WSH 3, DET 3

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Shootout

Round Team Shooter Result
1 Detroit Red Wings Lucas Raymond Goal
1 Washington Capitals Dylan Strome Goal
2 Detroit Red Wings Patrick Kane Goal
2 Washington Capitals Ryan Leonard Goal
3 Detroit Red Wings Dylan Larkin Saved
3 Washington Capitals Nic Dowd Goal (winner)

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Detroit Red Wings
Shots on goal 23 21
Power play 0 of 2 0 of 4
Penalty minutes 8 4
Hits 26 13
Blocked shots 22 17
Giveaways 6 14
Takeaways 4 3
Faceoffs won 27/50 (54%) 23/50 (46%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 1 1 +1 0 4 3 0 16:00
9 R. Leonard R 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 2 15:05
17 D. Strome C 1 1 2 +2 0 2 0 1 71.4% 18:31
21 A. Protas L 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 1 100% 21:09
22 B. Duhaime L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 09:13
24 C. McMichael L 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 16:17
26 N. Dowd C 1 0 1 -1 0 1 6 2 35.3% 17:49
29 H. Lapierre C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 60% 06:48
34 J. Sourdif C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 58.3% 17:10
43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 -2 0 0 4 3 21:13
53 E. Frank R 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 0 08:48
72 A. Beauvillier R 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 0 17:21
6 J. Chychrun D 0 3 3 +3 0 1 0 0 26:58
38 R. Sandin D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 2 20:04
42 M. Fehérváry D 0 0 0 -3 0 1 2 4 21:39
47 D. Chisholm D 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 0 09:22
57 T. van Riemsdyk D 0 0 0 +1 2 1 0 0 16:18
74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 5 27:25
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
79 C. Lindgren 21 18 3 .857 65:00 Win

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings skaters
Player
18 A. Copp C 0 1 1 +3 0 0 1 0 54.5% 18:17
21 J. van Riemsdyk L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 13:10
22 M. Appleton C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 13:56
23 L. Raymond L 0 0 0 +2 0 2 0 0 20:41
27 M. Rasmussen C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 2 25% 12:52
37 J. Compher L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 50% 15:07
58 E. Finnie C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 10:13
71 D. Larkin C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 50% 24:38
85 E. Soderblom L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 0 11:29
88 P. Kane R 0 1 1 +2 0 2 0 1 19:08
92 M. Kasper C 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 15:56
93 A. DeBrincat R 2 1 3 +2 0 5 0 1 21:28
8 B. Chiarot D 1 0 1 -2 2 2 2 1 20:40
20 A. Johansson D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 2 19:16
25 J. Bernard-Docker D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 18:44
44 A. Sandin-Pellikka D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 1 11:20
52 T. Hamonic D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 4 13:56
53 M. Seider D 0 1 1 +2 0 3 0 1 31:57
Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie
36 J. Gibson 23 20 3 .870 63:12 OT loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 01:06 Washington Capitals John Carlson Delaying game puck over glass 2
1st 17:58 Washington Capitals Trevor van Riemsdyk Tripping 2
2nd 04:45 Washington Capitals Charlie Lindgren Tripping 2
3rd 06:12 Detroit Red Wings Ben Chiarot Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 09:36 Detroit Red Wings Bench Delaying game unsuccessful challenge (bench minor) 2
3rd 11:52 Washington Capitals Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Spencer Carbery
Detroit Red Wings head coach
Todd McLellan
Referees
Wes McCauley, Brandon Schrader
Linesmen
Shandor Alphonso, Dan Kelly
Washington Capitals scratches
Dylan McIlrath, Sonny Milano, Matt Roy, Logan Thompson
Detroit Red Wings scratches
Justin Holl, Erik Gustafsson, Sheldon Dries

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Detroit Red Wings 5 at Washington Capitals 2 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 2 at Detroit Red Wings 3 Final/OT Game page
Washington Capitals 4 at Detroit Red Wings 3 Final/SO Game page

Other NHL games on Jan 29

Matchup Status Details
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Boston Bruins 6 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Montreal Canadiens 7 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 2 at New Jersey Devils 3 Final/OT Game page
New York Islanders 2 at New York Rangers 1 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6 Final Game page
Utah Mammoth 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 5 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 4 at St. Louis Blues 5 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 1 at Minnesota Wild 4 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 3 at Edmonton Oilers 4 Final/OT Game page
Anaheim Ducks 0 at Vancouver Canucks 2 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 5 at Vegas Golden Knights 4 Final/SO Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Seattle Kraken 5 Final Game page

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