Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings
· Little Caesars Arena, Detroit · Regular Season · Final/OT
Final score
The Detroit Red Wings beat the Washington Capitals 3–2 in overtime on Sunday, December 21, 2025 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Washington Capitals |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Detroit Red Wings |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Washington Capitals |
14 |
8 |
10 |
1 |
33 |
| Detroit Red Wings |
5 |
12 |
4 |
6 |
27 |
Three stars
- M. Seider, Detroit Red Wings (1 goal)
- E. Frank, Washington Capitals (2 goals)
- J. Leonard, Detroit Red Wings (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
14:17 |
Washington Capitals |
Ethen Frank (5) |
Dylan Strome (19) |
Even strength |
WSH 1, DET 0 |
| 2nd |
08:37 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Lucas Raymond (11) |
Axel Sandin-Pellikka (10), Emmitt Finnie (9) |
Power play |
WSH 1, DET 1 |
| 2nd |
13:44 |
Detroit Red Wings |
John Leonard (2) |
Alex DeBrincat (20), Andrew Copp (16) |
Even strength |
WSH 1, DET 2 |
| 3rd |
10:22 |
Washington Capitals |
Ethen Frank (6) |
John Carlson (21), Dylan Strome (20) |
Even strength |
WSH 2, DET 2 |
| OT |
04:36 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Moritz Seider (6) |
Andrew Copp (17), Emmitt Finnie (10) |
Even strength |
WSH 2, DET 3 |
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 |
33 |
27 |
| Power play |
0 of 1 |
1 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
4 |
2 |
| Hits |
11 |
16 |
| Blocked shots |
13 |
18 |
| Giveaways |
12 |
18 |
| Takeaways |
3 |
8 |
| Faceoffs won |
28/57 (49.1%) |
29/57 (50.9%) |
Box score
Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 8 A. Ovechkin |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:28 |
| Number 17 D. Strome |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
58.3% |
20:36 |
| Number 21 A. Protas |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:14 |
| Number 22 B. Duhaime |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
06:36 |
| Number 24 C. McMichael |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:19 |
| Number 26 N. Dowd |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
28.6% |
16:53 |
| Number 29 H. Lapierre |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
07:23 |
| Number 34 J. Sourdif |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
19:45 |
| Number 43 T. Wilson |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:00 |
| Number 53 E. Frank |
R |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:44 |
| Number 63 I. Miroshnichenko |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
08:27 |
| Number 72 A. Beauvillier |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
15:41 |
| Number 3 M. Roy |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
21:10 |
| Number 6 J. Chychrun |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
24:08 |
| Number 38 R. Sandin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:52 |
| Number 42 M. Fehérváry |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
19:07 |
| Number 57 T. van Riemsdyk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:52 |
| Number 74 J. Carlson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
24:40 |
Washington Capitals goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 79 C. Lindgren |
27 |
24 |
3 |
.889 |
64:21 |
OT loss |
Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 18 A. Copp |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
46.2% |
15:19 |
| Number 21 J. van Riemsdyk |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:55 |
| Number 22 M. Appleton |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:08 |
| Number 23 L. Raymond |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
21:13 |
| Number 27 M. Rasmussen |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
12:23 |
| Number 29 N. Danielson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
28.6% |
13:07 |
| Number 37 J. Compher |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
71.4% |
14:26 |
| Number 43 J. Leonard |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:00 |
| Number 58 E. Finnie |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:14 |
| Number 71 D. Larkin |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
47.8% |
22:51 |
| Number 85 E. Soderblom |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:34 |
| Number 93 A. DeBrincat |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:39 |
| Number 8 B. Chiarot |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
23:23 |
| Number 20 A. Johansson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:02 |
| Number 44 A. Sandin-Pellikka |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:50 |
| Number 52 T. Hamonic |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:13 |
| Number 53 M. Seider |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
26:44 |
| Number 77 S. Edvinsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
25:54 |
Detroit Red Wings goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 39 C. Talbot |
33 |
31 |
2 |
.939 |
64:36 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
03:23 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Elmer Soderblom |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
07:22 |
Washington Capitals |
Brandon Duhaime |
Tripping |
2 |
| OT |
00:35 |
Washington Capitals |
Dylan Strome |
Hooking |
2 |
Game information
- Washington Capitals head coach
- Spencer Carbery
- Detroit Red Wings head coach
- Todd McLellan
- Referees
- Kyle Rehman, Chris Lee
- Linesmen
- Steve Barton, Jeremy Faucher
- Washington Capitals scratches
- Dylan McIlrath, Sonny Milano, Declan Chisholm
- Detroit Red Wings scratches
- Patrick Kane, Jacob Bernard-Docker, Marco Kasper
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 at Nashville Predators
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 at Dallas Stars
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 at Utah Mammoth
4
|
Final/OT
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|
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 at Edmonton Oilers
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Final
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Sources and further reading
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