Washington Capitals 2, Detroit Red Wings 4: final score and stats
Detroit Red Wings beat Washington Capitals, Washington Capitals 2 to Detroit Red Wings 4, on Sunday, December 29, 2024 at Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Detroit Red Wings vs Washington Capitals.
NHLSunday, December 29, 2024
DateDec 29, 2024
Start time5:00 PM ET
VenueLittle Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI
TVESPN+
Attendance19,515
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Capitals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Washington CapitalsDetroit Red Wings
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
24-10-2Record14-18-4
4th in Metropolitan DivisionStanding7th in Atlantic Division
3-3Road record / home record4-6
LLWWLLast 5WLLLL
L2StreakW1
Team stats
Washington CapitalsDetroit Red Wings
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.
Washington Capitals
Rasmus Sandin D · Knee - Surgery
Injured ReserveVincent Desharnais D · Abdomen - Surgery
Injured ReserveDetroit Red Wings
Albert Johansson D · Undisclosed - Not Specified
Injured ReserveDylan Larkin C · Suspension
Injured ReserveSimon Edvinsson D · Contract Dispute
Injured ReserveBox score
Washington Capitals Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nic Dowd | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:54 | 0:00 | 4:04 | 8:50 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 46.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 16:51 | 1:52 | 0:35 | 14:24 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 44.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Duhaime | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:52 | 0:00 | 2:13 | 8:39 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Lars Eller | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 10:03 | 0:00 | 0:16 | 9:47 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 50.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Andrew Mangiapane | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 8:11 | 0:07 | 0:00 | 8:04 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor McMichael | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:13 | 0:18 | 1:20 | 13:35 | 21 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Ovechkin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20:22 | 5:03 | 0:00 | 15:19 | 22 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aliaksei Protas | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 18:38 | 0:00 | 3:29 | 15:09 | 19 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Taylor Raddysh | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11:03 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:03 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Strome | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20:23 | 4:46 | 0:00 | 15:37 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 45.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jakub Vrana | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7:16 | 0:17 | 0:00 | 6:59 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Wilson | 0 | 5 | 0 | -1 | 20:46 | 4:44 | 1:46 | 14:16 | 22 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 26:52 | 4:56 | 4:21 | 17:35 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jakob Chychrun | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21:34 | 4:51 | 0:07 | 16:36 | 23 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Fehervary | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:07 | 0:00 | 4:27 | 12:40 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Roy | 1 | 5 | 0 | -1 | 19:22 | 0:09 | 2:12 | 17:01 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus Sandin | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20:30 | 0:17 | 0:07 | 20:06 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:44 | 0:00 | 2:35 | 12:09 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Capitals Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Lindgren | 4 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .852 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 58:10 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonatan Berggren | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:30 | 1:06 | 0:00 | 14:24 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.T. Compher | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:44 | 1:11 | 1:43 | 13:50 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 20.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Copp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:11 | 0:00 | 1:43 | 10:28 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 60.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex DeBrincat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:49 | 5:39 | 0:00 | 12:10 | 18 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Kane | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:34 | 5:26 | 0:00 | 12:08 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Marco Kasper | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 10:35 | 0:01 | 0:46 | 9:48 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 63.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Larkin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21:42 | 5:41 | 2:41 | 13:20 | 21 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 69.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Motte | 1 | 4 | 0 | -2 | 11:08 | 0:00 | 1:33 | 9:35 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Rasmussen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 10:36 | 0:55 | 0:50 | 8:51 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucas Raymond | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17:42 | 5:39 | 0:13 | 11:50 | 19 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Vladimir Tarasenko | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:09 | 1:26 | 0:00 | 12:43 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Veleno | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:09 | 0:00 | 0:50 | 12:19 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Chiarot | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22:20 | 0:00 | 3:40 | 18:40 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Edvinsson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:48 | 0:25 | 0:55 | 19:28 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Erik Gustafsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12:21 | 1:45 | 0:00 | 10:36 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Holl | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 11:18 | 0:03 | 0:34 | 10:41 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jeff Petry | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:07 | 0:16 | 1:53 | 18:58 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moritz Seider | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 25:49 | 4:52 | 3:19 | 17:38 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Red Wings Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Lyon | 2 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 25 | .926 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Washington Capitals vs Detroit Red Wings?
Detroit Red Wings won, 4-2, on Sunday, December 29, 2024.
What was the final score of Washington Capitals vs Detroit Red Wings?
Washington Capitals 2, Detroit Red Wings 4.
Who were the top performers?
Washington Capitals: Alex Ovechkin (1 goals). Detroit Red Wings: Alex DeBrincat (2 goals).
Where is Washington Capitals vs Detroit Red Wings played?
Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI.
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