Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings
· National Hockey LeagueRed Wings outlast Capitals 3-2 in OT to sweep home-and-home series
Detroit won 5-2 in Washington on Saturday. The Red Wings have won seven of their last nine.
After the Capitals killed a penalty early in overtime, Seider ripped a slap shot past Charlie Lindgren late in the extra session.
John Leonard and Lucas Raymond also scored for the Red Wings, and Cam Talbot made 31 saves.
Ethen Frank scored twice for Washington, and Charlie Lindgren stopped 24 shots. The Capitals lost for the fifth time in six games.
Frank opened the scoring with 5:43 left in the first, beating defenseman Albert Johansson down the right wing, then cutting inside to slide the puck through Talbot's legs.
Detroit tied it at 8:37 of the second on Raymond's power-play goal. The Red Wings took a 2-1 lead with 6:14 left in the period when Alex DeBrincat flipped the puck at the net, and it deflected off Leonard's leg and past Lindgren. DeBrincat had an assist for his 550th NHL point.
Frank tied it at 9:38 of the third, scoring his 10th NHL goal with a shot through traffic.
Detroit's Elmer Soderblom left late in the first period after being hit in the face by Washington defenseman Jakob Chychrun's pass. Soderblom was bleeding heavily when assisted off the ice by Detroit trainers, but returned midway through the second period with a full shield.
Red Wings: Host Dallas on Tuesday night.
Regular Season SeriesDET leads series 2-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 14:17 | Ethen Frank Goal (5) Backhand, assists: Dylan Strome (19) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 8:37 | Lucas Raymond Goal (11) Snap Shot, assists: Axel Sandin-Pellikka (10), Emmitt Finnie (9) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 13:44 | John Leonard Goal (2) Deflected, assists: Alex DeBrincat (20), Andrew Copp (16) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 10:22 | Ethen Frank Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: John Carlson (21), Dylan Strome (20) |
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Goal | 4th Period 4:36 | Moritz Seider Goal (6) Slap Shot, assists: Andrew Copp (17), Emmitt Finnie (10) |
Statistics
WSH |
DET |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Blocked Shots | 18 |
| 11 | Hits | 16 |
| 3 | Takeaways | 8 |
| 33 | Shots | 27 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 1 | Power Play Opportunities | 2 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 50.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 28 | Faceoffs Won | 29 |
| 49.1 | Faceoff Win Percent | 50.9 |
| 12 | Giveaways | 18 |
| 2 | Total Penalties | 1 |
| 4 | Penalty Minutes | 2 |
Detroit Red Wings Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Simon Edvinsson, D | Day-To-Day | Jan 23 |
Washington Capitals Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Eriks Mateiko, LW | Out | Jan 13 |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois, LW | Injured Reserve | Jan 3 |
Game Information
Little Caesars Arena
Location: Detroit, MI
Attendance: 19,515 | Capacity:
Location: Detroit, MI
Attendance: 19,515 | Capacity:
2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Carolina |
5 | 15 | 67 | 31 |
Pittsburgh |
11 | 14 | 61 | 25 |
NY Islanders |
5 | 18 | 59 | 27 |
Philadelphia |
9 | 17 | 55 | 23 |
New Jersey |
2 | 22 | 54 | 26 |
Washington |
6 | 21 | 54 | 24 |
Columbus |
7 | 20 | 53 | 23 |
NY Rangers |
6 | 24 | 48 | 21 |




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