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Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals

Capital One Arena, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Detroit Red Wings beat the Washington Capitals 5–2 on Saturday, December 20, 2025 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Detroit Red Wings 5 41-31-10
at Washington Capitals 2 43-30-9

Goals by period

Team Total
Detroit Red Wings 1 3 1 5
Washington Capitals 0 1 1 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Detroit Red Wings 17 14 10 41
Washington Capitals 6 9 11 26

Three stars

  1. M. Seider, Detroit Red Wings (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. J. Gibson, Detroit Red Wings (goaltender)
  3. A. Protas, Washington Capitals (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 01:05 Detroit Red Wings John Leonard (1) Simon Edvinsson (7), Andrew Copp (14) Even strength DET 1, WSH 0
2nd 01:37 Detroit Red Wings James van Riemsdyk (8) Moritz Seider (21), Andrew Copp (15) Even strength DET 2, WSH 0
2nd 05:55 Detroit Red Wings Elmer Soderblom (2) Marco Kasper (2), Albert Johansson (4) Even strength DET 3, WSH 0
2nd 10:05 Detroit Red Wings Moritz Seider (5) Unassisted Even strength DET 4, WSH 0
2nd 10:36 Washington Capitals Aliaksei Protas (12) Tom Wilson (17), Rasmus Sandin (8) Even strength DET 4, WSH 1
3rd 08:30 Washington Capitals Martin Fehérváry (3) Declan Chisholm (3), Dylan Strome (18) Even strength DET 4, WSH 2
3rd 17:10 Detroit Red Wings Dylan Larkin (18) Simon Edvinsson (8) Even strength, Empty net DET 5, WSH 2

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

Team stats

Stat Detroit Red Wings Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 41 26
Power play 0 of 3 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 4 6
Hits 10 32
Blocked shots 19 18
Giveaways 18 18
Takeaways 6 2
Faceoffs won 22/51 (43.1%) 29/51 (56.9%)

Box score

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings skaters
Player
18 A. Copp C 0 2 2 +2 0 1 1 0 50% 15:23
21 J. van Riemsdyk L 1 0 1 +1 0 6 0 1 12:24
23 L. Raymond L 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 22:01
27 M. Rasmussen C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 100% 12:15
29 N. Danielson C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 16.7% 12:28
37 J. Compher L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 42.9% 13:26
43 J. Leonard L 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 1 12:57
58 E. Finnie C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 100% 22:33
71 D. Larkin C 1 0 1 0 2 3 1 0 43.8% 19:48
85 E. Soderblom L 1 0 1 +1 0 1 2 2 10:26
92 M. Kasper C 0 1 1 +1 0 4 2 0 33.3% 13:38
93 A. DeBrincat R 0 0 0 +2 0 8 1 0 14:21
8 B. Chiarot D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 2 22:02
20 A. Johansson D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 1 13:31
25 J. Bernard-Docker D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 4 17:56
44 A. Sandin-Pellikka D 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 1 15:04
53 M. Seider D 1 1 2 +3 0 3 1 3 23:31
77 S. Edvinsson D 0 2 2 +3 0 2 0 1 22:16
Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie
36 J. Gibson 26 24 2 .923 60:00 Win

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 0 0 -3 0 2 3 0 18:06
15 S. Milano L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:21
17 D. Strome C 0 1 1 -3 0 2 0 1 84.6% 17:32
21 A. Protas L 1 0 1 -2 2 2 1 0 18:26
22 B. Duhaime L 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 10:18
24 C. McMichael L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 33.3% 16:07
26 N. Dowd C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 50% 12:00
34 J. Sourdif C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 0 58.3% 16:44
43 T. Wilson R 0 1 1 -1 0 4 6 0 22:58
53 E. Frank R 0 0 0 +1 0 3 2 1 12:51
63 I. Miroshnichenko L 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 10:50
72 A. Beauvillier R 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 1 100% 13:52
3 M. Roy D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 3 19:37
6 J. Chychrun D 0 0 0 -3 0 8 1 3 21:31
38 R. Sandin D 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 4 19:21
42 M. Fehérváry D 1 0 1 +1 0 1 1 3 19:47
47 D. Chisholm D 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 14:37
74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 1 21:14
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
48 L. Thompson 40 36 4 .900 58:48 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 03:04 Detroit Red Wings Dylan Larkin Holding 2
1st 16:15 Washington Capitals John Carlson Hooking 2
2nd 06:42 Detroit Red Wings Axel Sandin-Pellikka Cross checking 2
2nd 13:08 Washington Capitals Aliaksei Protas Hooking 2
3rd 09:41 Washington Capitals Bench Delaying game unsuccessful challenge (bench minor) 2

Game information

Detroit Red Wings head coach
Todd McLellan
Washington Capitals head coach
Spencer Carbery
Referees
Francis Charron, Brandon Blandina
Linesmen
James Tobias, Ryan Jackson
Detroit Red Wings scratches
Patrick Kane, Travis Hamonic
Washington Capitals scratches
Dylan McIlrath, Trevor van Riemsdyk, Hendrix Lapierre

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 Dec 20

Matchup Status Details
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at New York Rangers 5 Final/SO Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 4 at Ottawa Senators 6 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Minnesota Wild 5 Final Game page
New York Islanders 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final/SO Game page
St. Louis Blues 6 at Florida Panthers 2 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 5 at Boston Bruins 4 Final/SO Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 at Montreal Canadiens 4 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 6 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Nashville Predators 5 Final Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 3 at Calgary Flames 6 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Anaheim Ducks 4 Final Game page
Seattle Kraken 4 at San Jose Sharks 2 Final Game page

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