Washington Capitals vs Detroit Red Wings

NHL

Capitals

26-22-7, 59 PTS

4-3

Final/SO

Red Wings

32-17-6, 70 PTS

Little Caesars Arena

TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

WSH shoots leftDET shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	SO	T
WSH	7	8	5	3	3	26
DET	3	8	9	1	2	23

In net

Charlie Lindgren18/21 SV, .857

John Gibson20/23 SV, .870

Team	1	2	3	OT	SO	T
WSH	1	0	2	0	1	4
DET	0	1	2	0	0	3

Who won: Capitals 4-3

The Washington Capitals beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 in a shootout on Thursday, January 29, 2026 at Little Caesars Arena. Dylan Strome led the Capitals in goals (1). Alex DeBrincat led the Red Wings in goals (2).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

WSHDET

21Blocked Shots17

26Hits13

4Takeaways3

23Shots21

0Power Play Goals0

2Power Play Opportunities4

0.0Power Play Percentage0.0

0Short Handed Goals0

0Shootout Goals0

27Faceoffs Won23

54.0Faceoff Win Percent46.0

6Giveaways14

4Total Penalties2

8Penalty Minutes4

Player of the game

Alex DeBrincat

DET · 2 G, 1 A, 5 SOG

8.8

Deserved to win

30%

WSH · 1.71 xG

70%

DET · 2.76 xG

Red Wings deserved better: 70% on chances, lost 3-4

Play by play

End of the shootout
GOALSO 0:00
Goal! Backhand
N. Dowd · 1 G
Nic Dowd Goal Backhand
WSH 3 - 2 DET
SO 0:00
Backhand off crossbar
Dylan Larkin Backhand Off Crossbar
D. Larkin · 1 A
GOALSO 0:00
Goal! Wrist shot
R. Leonard
Ryan Leonard Goal Wrist Shot
WSH 3 - 2 DET
GOALSO 0:00
Goal! Snap shot
P. Kane · 1 A
Patrick Kane Goal Snap Shot
WSH 3 - 2 DET
GOALSO 0:00
Goal! Backhand
D. Strome · 1 G, 1 A
Dylan Strome Goal Backhand
WSH 3 - 2 DET
GOALSO 0:00
Goal! Snap shot
L. Raymond
Lucas Raymond Goal Snap Shot
WSH 3 - 2 DET
Start of the shootout
End of the overtime
OT 4:50
Backhand shot on goal
Jakob Chychrun Backhand saved by John Gibson
J. Chychrun · 3 A
OT 2:49
Faceoff win vs D. Larkin
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Dylan Larkin
D. Strome · 1 G, 1 A
OT 2:47
Wrist shot on goal
Ryan Leonard Wrist Shot saved by John Gibson
R. Leonard
OT 2:06
TO
Takeaway
Takeaway by Alex DeBrincat
A. DeBrincat · 2 G, 1 A
OT 1:16
Faceoff win vs A. Copp
Justin Sourdif faceoff won against Andrew Copp
J. Sourdif
OT 1:10
Snap shot on goal
John Carlson Snap Shot saved by John Gibson
J. Carlson
OT 0:49
Snap shot wide right
Dylan Larkin Snap Shot Wide Right
D. Larkin · 1 A
OT 0:34
Wrist shot on goal
Dylan Larkin Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
D. Larkin · 1 A
OT 0:00
Faceoff win vs D. Strome
Dylan Larkin faceoff won against Dylan Strome
D. Larkin · 1 A
Start of the overtime
End of the 3rd period
P3 0:53
Faceoff win vs J.T. Compher
Nic Dowd faceoff won against J.T. Compher
N. Dowd · 1 G
GOALP3 0:53
Goal! Wrist shot
A. DeBrincat · 2 G, 1 A
Alex DeBrincat Goal (30) Wrist Shot, assists: Moritz Seider (30)
WSH 3 - 3 DET
P3 1:16
Slap shot wide right
Lucas Raymond Slap Shot Wide Right
L. Raymond
P3 1:20
TO
Takeaway
Takeaway by John Carlson
J. Carlson
P3 1:25
Big hit on L. Raymond
Nic Dowd hit Lucas Raymond
N. Dowd · 1 G