Washington Capitals vs Detroit Red Wings

NHL

Capitals

20-6-7, 47 PTS

3-1

Final

Red Wings

15-14-3, 33 PTS

Little Caesars Arena

TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

WSH shoots leftDET shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
WSH	5	9	13	27
DET	11	4	5	20

In net

Ilya Samsonov19/20 SV, .950

Thomas Greiss24/26 SV, .923

Team	1	2	3	T
WSH	0	1	2	3
DET	0	1	0	1

Who won: Capitals 3-1

The Washington Capitals beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-1 on Friday, December 31, 2021 at Little Caesars Arena. The Capitals win the series 2-1. The Capitals outscored the Red Wings 2-0 in the 3rd period. Alex Ovechkin led the Capitals in goals (2). Pius Suter led the Red Wings in goals (1).

What it means

Season series: WSH wins series 2-1.
Capitals 10-3-3 on the road; Red Wings 11-4-2 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Capitals8th in Eastern Conference

Pierre-Luc Dubois LW
Illness
Out
Justin Sourdif RW
Illness
Day-To-Day
Matt Roy D
Lower Body
Injured Reserve
Patrick Thomas C
Upper Body
Injured Reserve
Rasmus Sandin D
Knee, Surgery, right
Injured Reserve

Red Wings14th in Eastern Conference

J.T. Compher LW
Undisclosed
Injured Reserve
Marco Kasper C
Upper Body
Injured Reserve
Mason Appleton C
Undisclosed
Injured Reserve
Simon Edvinsson D
Contract Dispute
Injured Reserve

Starting goalies

Capitals8th in Eastern Conference

Ilya Samsonov G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Red Wings14th in Eastern Conference

Thomas Greiss G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Head to head

WSH wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Capitals 2, Red Wings 0 (Nov 11)

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Game info

Venue: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI · Attendance 17,721
Officials: Justin St. Pierre (Referee), Conor O'Donnell (Referee), Scott Cherrey (Linesman), Michel Cormier (Linesman)