Washington Capitals vs Detroit Red Wings

NHL

Capitals

19-12-5, 43 PTS

2-3

Final/OT

Red Wings

21-13-3, 45 PTS

Little Caesars Arena

TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

WSH shoots leftDET shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	T
WSH	14	8	10	1	33
DET	5	12	4	6	27

In net

Charlie Lindgren24/27 SV, .889

Cam Talbot31/33 SV, .939

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

Who won: Red Wings 3-2

The Detroit Red Wings beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 in overtime on Sunday, December 21, 2025 at Little Caesars Arena. The Red Wings lead the series 2-0. The Red Wings outscored the Capitals 2-0 in the 2nd period. Moritz Seider led the Red Wings in goals (1). Ethen Frank led the Capitals in goals (2).

WSH

DET

Forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Mason AppletonC	0	2	0	0	13:08	0:00	0:22	12:46	18	0	3	0	1	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
J.T. CompherLW	2	0	0	0	14:26	0:00	0:44	13:42	20	0	4	0	1	0	10	4	71.4	1	0	0
Andrew CoppC	0	1	1	0	15:19	0:26	0:50	14:03	25	0	3	2	2	1	6	7	46.2	0	0	0
Nate DanielsonC	0	1	1	0	13:07	0:22	0:00	12:45	18	0	2	0	2	0	2	5	28.6	0	0	0
Alex DeBrincatRW	0	0	1	-1	20:39	2:37	0:00	18:02	25	0	20	1	3	2	0	0	0.0	5	0	0
Emmitt FinnieC	0	1	1	1	19:14	0:40	0:41	17:53	27	0	8	2	1	0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0
Dylan LarkinC	0	3	0	0	22:51	2:49	0:54	19:08	27	0	18	0	3	2	11	12	47.8	0	0	0
John LeonardLW	1	1	0	-1	14:00	0:00	0:00	14:00	21	1	2	0	2	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Michael RasmussenC	2	1	0	0	12:23	0:00	0:28	11:55	18	0	4	0	2	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Lucas RaymondLW	2	0	1	0	21:13	2:59	0:00	18:14	26	1	11	0	5	0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0
Elmer SoderblomLW	0	1	0	0	8:34	0:00	0:00	8:34	13	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	1	1	2
James van RiemsdykLW	1	0	0	0	14:55	0:54	0:00	14:01	20	0	8	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0

Defenses	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	GV
Ben ChiarotD	1	3	1	-1	23:23	0:13	1:22	21:48	29	0	4	0	0	2	1
Simon EdvinssonD	1	1	0	0	25:54	0:00	0:46	25:08	30	0	4	0	1	1	3
Travis HamonicD	1	0	1	1	16:13	0:00	0:54	15:19	23	0	0	0	0	0	1
Albert JohanssonD	2	1	0	0	16:02	0:00	0:21	15:41	23	0	0	0	1	0	0
Axel Sandin-PellikkaD	1	0	1	-2	15:50	0:34	0:00	15:16	20	0	4	1	0	0	1
Moritz SeiderD	4	0	0	1	26:44	2:41	0:38	23:25	32	1	6	0	2	1	0