Detroit Red Wings 5, Washington Capitals 2: final score and stats
Detroit Red Wings beat Washington Capitals, Detroit Red Wings 5 to Washington Capitals 2, on Saturday, December 20, 2025 at Capital One Arena, Washington, DC. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Washington Capitals vs Detroit Red Wings.
NHLSaturday, December 20, 2025
DateDec 20, 2025
Start time12:30 PM ET
VenueCapital One Arena, Washington, DC
TVNHL Net
Attendance18,347
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Red Wings | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Washington Capitals | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Detroit Red WingsWashington Capitals
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
20-13-3Record19-12-4
8th in Atlantic DivisionStanding4th in Metropolitan Division
3-6Road record / home record7-4
LLLLWLast 5WWLLW
L4StreakW2
Team stats
Detroit Red WingsWashington Capitals
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Detroit Red Wings
Albert Johansson D · Undisclosed - Not Specified
Injured ReserveDylan Larkin C · Suspension
Injured ReserveSimon Edvinsson D · Contract Dispute
Injured ReserveWashington Capitals
Rasmus Sandin D · Knee - Surgery
Injured ReserveVincent Desharnais D · Abdomen - Surgery
Injured ReservePatrick Thomas C · Upper Body
Injured ReserveBox score
Detroit Red Wings Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.T. Compher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:26 | 0:06 | 1:41 | 11:39 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 42.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Copp | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15:23 | 2:26 | 1:27 | 11:30 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 50.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Danielson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:28 | 2:36 | 0:00 | 9:52 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex DeBrincat | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14:21 | 3:20 | 0:00 | 11:01 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmitt Finnie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:33 | 2:48 | 1:40 | 18:05 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marco Kasper | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13:38 | 0:02 | 0:50 | 12:46 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Larkin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:48 | 3:27 | 0:23 | 15:58 | 21 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 43.8 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| John Leonard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12:57 | 2:21 | 0:00 | 10:36 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Rasmussen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:15 | 0:00 | 1:43 | 10:32 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucas Raymond | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:01 | 3:25 | 0:18 | 18:18 | 23 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Elmer Soderblom | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10:26 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:26 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James van Riemsdyk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:24 | 3:13 | 0:00 | 9:11 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Red Wings Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Bernard-Docker | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17:56 | 0:00 | 0:56 | 17:00 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Chiarot | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 22:02 | 0:07 | 2:12 | 19:43 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Edvinsson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22:16 | 0:09 | 2:31 | 19:36 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Albert Johansson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:31 | 0:00 | 0:32 | 12:59 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Axel Sandin-Pellikka | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 15:04 | 2:38 | 0:00 | 12:26 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Moritz Seider | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 23:31 | 3:22 | 1:47 | 18:22 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Red Wings Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Gibson | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 24 | .923 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Capitals Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Beauvillier | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 13:52 | 0:00 | 1:59 | 11:53 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nic Dowd | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 12:00 | 0:00 | 3:48 | 8:12 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 50.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Duhaime | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10:18 | 0:00 | 1:40 | 8:38 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethen Frank | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12:51 | 1:32 | 0:00 | 11:19 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor McMichael | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:07 | 2:28 | 1:46 | 11:53 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 33.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sonny Milano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:21 | 1:35 | 0:00 | 7:46 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Miroshnichenko | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10:50 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:50 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Ovechkin | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3 | 18:06 | 4:00 | 0:00 | 14:06 | 18 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aliaksei Protas | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 18:26 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 18:26 | 21 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Justin Sourdif | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:44 | 1:31 | 0:00 | 15:13 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 58.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Strome | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 17:32 | 2:25 | 0:00 | 15:07 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 84.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Wilson | 0 | 6 | 0 | -1 | 22:58 | 2:29 | 2:43 | 17:46 | 20 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Capitals Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Carlson | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 21:14 | 1:15 | 1:56 | 18:03 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Declan Chisholm | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:37 | 0:00 | 0:04 | 14:33 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jakob Chychrun | 3 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 21:31 | 2:45 | 1:03 | 17:43 | 20 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Fehervary | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19:47 | 0:00 | 2:57 | 16:50 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Roy | 3 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 19:37 | 0:00 | 3:22 | 16:15 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus Sandin | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 19:21 | 0:00 | 2:42 | 16:39 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Capitals Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Thompson | 4 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 36 | .900 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 58:48 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Detroit Red Wings vs Washington Capitals?
Detroit Red Wings won, 5-2, on Saturday, December 20, 2025.
What was the final score of Detroit Red Wings vs Washington Capitals?
Detroit Red Wings 5, Washington Capitals 2.
Who were the top performers?
Detroit Red Wings: Moritz Seider (1 goals). Washington Capitals: Martin Fehervary (1 goals).
Where is Detroit Red Wings vs Washington Capitals played?
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC.
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