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Detroit Red Wings vs Washington Capitals

NHL
Red Wings
14-14-4, 32 PTS
2-6
Final
Capitals
18-9-3, 39 PTS
Capital One Arena
TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

DET shoots leftWSH shoots right

Shots on goal

1st2nd3rdT
DET11101637
WSH107825

In net

Jimmy Howard9/10 SV, .900
Braden Holtby35/37 SV, .946
Team123T
DET0022
WSH3216

Who won: Capitals 6-2

The Washington Capitals beat the Detroit Red Wings 6-2 on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at Capital One Arena. The Capitals lead the series 2-0. The Capitals outscored the Red Wings 3-0 in the 1st period. Alex Ovechkin led the Capitals in goals (3). Dylan Larkin led the Red Wings in goals (1).

Player of the game

Alex Ovechkin

WSH · 3 G, 4 SOG

9.2

Deserved to win

57%
DET · 3.39 xG
43%
WSH · 2.95 xG

Red Wings deserved better: 57% on chances, lost 2-6

Play by play

  1. End of the 3rd period
  2. P3 0:34Lars Eller

    Shot on goal

    Shot

    L. Eller

  3. P3 0:47Thomas Vanek
    TO

    Giveaway

    T. Vanek

  4. P3 1:04Devante Smith-Pelly

    Shot blocked by D. Cholowski

    Blocked

    D. Smith-Pelly

  5. P3 1:08Lars Eller

    Faceoff win

    Face Off

    L. Eller

  6. P3 2:53Justin Abdelkader
    TO

    Takeaway

    J. Abdelkader · 1 A

  7. GOALP3 3:18
    Gustav Nyquist

    Goal!

    G. Nyquist · 1 G, 1 A

    Goal

    DET 2 - 6 WSH
  8. P3 4:10Andreas Athanasiou
    TO

    Takeaway

    A. Athanasiou

  9. P3 4:42Luke Witkowski

    Big hit on D. Smith-Pelly

    Hit

    L. Witkowski

  10. P3 5:11Tyler Bertuzzi

    Shot blocked by D. Orlov

    Blocked

    T. Bertuzzi

  11. P3 5:45Dylan Larkin

    Shot on goal

    Shot

    D. Larkin · 1 G

  12. P3 6:45Dylan Larkin

    Faceoff win

    Face Off

    D. Larkin · 1 G

  13. P3 8:11Evgeny Kuznetsov
    TO

    Giveaway

  14. P3 9:04Justin Abdelkader

    Missed the net

    Missed

    J. Abdelkader · 1 A

  15. GOALP3 10:27
    Alex Ovechkin

    Goal!

    A. Ovechkin · 3 G

    Goal

    DET 1 - 6 WSH
  16. P3 10:33Nicklas Backstrom

    Face off

    Face Off

  17. P3 10:46Dmitrij Jaskin
    TO

    Giveaway

    D. Jaskin · 1 A

  18. P3 10:49Matt Niskanen

    Big hit on A. Athanasiou

    Hit

    M. Niskanen

  19. P3 11:18Frans Nielsen

    Shot on goal

    Shot

    F. Nielsen

  20. P3 13:55Gustav Nyquist
    TO

    Takeaway

    G. Nyquist · 1 G, 1 A

  21. P3 14:49Mike Green

    Missed the net

    Missed

    M. Green

  22. GOALP3 18:57
    Dylan Larkin

    Goal!

    D. Larkin · 1 G

    Goal

    DET 1 - 5 WSH
  23. P3 18:59Nick Jensen

    Shot on goal

    Shot

    N. Jensen · 1 A

  24. P3 20:00Luke Glendening

    Faceoff win

    Face Off

    L. Glendening

  25. Start of the 3rd period

Leaders

DETWSH
Goals
Dylan Larkin
1
Alex Ovechkin
3
Assists
Justin Abdelkader
1
Nicklas Backstrom
4
Points
Dylan Larkin
1
Nicklas Backstrom
4

Season seriesWSH leads series 2-0

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