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 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).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

WSHDET

13Blocked Shots18

11Hits16

3Takeaways8

33Shots27

0Power Play Goals1

1Power Play Opportunities2

0.0Power Play Percentage50.0

0Short Handed Goals0

0Shootout Goals0

28Faceoffs Won29

49.1Faceoff Win Percent50.9

12Giveaways18

2Total Penalties1

4Penalty Minutes2

Player of the game

Ethen Frank

WSH · 2 G, 3 SOG

8.3

Deserved to win

81%

WSH · 4.69 xG

19%

DET · 2.41 xG

Capitals deserved better: 81% on chances, lost 2-3

Play by play

End of the overtime
GOALOT 4:36
Goal! Slap shot
M. Seider · 1 G
Moritz Seider Goal (6) Slap Shot, assists: Andrew Copp (17), Emmitt Finnie (10)
WSH 2 - 3 DET
OT 4:23
TO
Takeaway
Takeaway by Andrew Copp
A. Copp · 2 A
OT 3:22
Snap shot on goal
Jakob Chychrun Snap Shot saved by Cam Talbot
J. Chychrun
OT 2:53
TO
Takeaway
Takeaway by Lucas Raymond
L. Raymond · 1 G
OT 2:42
Faceoff win vs D. Larkin
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Dylan Larkin
D. Strome · 2 A
OT 2:40
Shot blocked by M. Roy
Ben Chiarot shot blocked by Matt Roy
B. Chiarot
OT 2:19
Faceoff win vs A. Copp
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Andrew Copp
N. Dowd
OT 2:17
Snap shot on goal
Lucas Raymond Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
L. Raymond · 1 G
OT 1:44
Shot blocked by L. Raymond
Alex DeBrincat shot blocked by Lucas Raymond
A. DeBrincat · 1 A
OT 1:21
TO
Takeaway
Takeaway by Martin Fehérváry
M. Fehervary
OT 1:07
Shot
Alex DeBrincat Slap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
OT 0:40
Face off
Dylan Larkin faceoff won against Nic Dowd
OT 0:38
Wrist shot on goal
Moritz Seider Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
M. Seider · 1 G
OT 0:35
Penalty: penalty
Dylan Strome Hooking against Dylan Larkin
D. Strome · 2 A
OT 0:32
Snap shot on goal
Dylan Larkin Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
D. Larkin
OT 0:24
Shot blocked by L. Raymond
Dylan Strome shot blocked by Lucas Raymond
D. Strome · 2 A
OT 0:00
Faceoff win vs D. Strome
Dylan Larkin faceoff won against Dylan Strome
D. Larkin
Start of the overtime
End of the 3rd period
P3 0:22
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Justin Sourdif
J. Sourdif
P3 0:26
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by John Carlson
J. Carlson · 1 A
P3 0:38
Shot blocked by A. Johansson
Aliaksei Protas shot blocked by Albert Johansson
A. Protas
P3 1:35
Shot blocked by M. Fehervary
Albert Johansson shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
A. Johansson
P3 1:51
Face off
J.T. Compher faceoff won against Nic Dowd