Washington Capitals 4, Detroit Red Wings 3: final score and stats
Washington Capitals beat Detroit Red Wings, Washington Capitals 4 to Detroit Red Wings 3, on Thursday, January 29, 2026 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.
NHLThursday, January 29, 2026
DateJan 29, 2026
Start time7:30 PM ET
VenueLittle Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI
TVESPN+/Hulu
Attendance19,515
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT1 | OT2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Capitals | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Washington CapitalsDetroit Red Wings
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
26-22-7Record32-17-6
4th in Metropolitan DivisionStanding8th in Atlantic Division
3-2Road record / home record4-6
WWLLWLast 5LLLLW
W2StreakL4
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 ReservePatrick Thomas C · Upper Body
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Beauvillier | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17:21 | 0:00 | 1:53 | 15:28 | 19 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nic Dowd | 2 | 6 | 0 | -1 | 17:49 | 0:00 | 3:16 | 14:33 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 35.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Duhaime | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:13 | 0:00 | 0:38 | 8:35 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethen Frank | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8:48 | 1:33 | 0:00 | 7:15 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hendrix Lapierre | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6:48 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:48 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Leonard | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15:05 | 2:26 | 0:00 | 12:39 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor McMichael | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:17 | 1:33 | 2:12 | 12:32 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Ovechkin | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16:00 | 3:51 | 0:00 | 12:09 | 17 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aliaksei Protas | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 21:09 | 0:00 | 3:39 | 17:30 | 27 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Sourdif | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:10 | 2:05 | 0:00 | 15:05 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 58.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Strome | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:31 | 2:28 | 0:06 | 15:57 | 20 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 71.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Wilson | 2 | 4 | 0 | -2 | 21:13 | 1:55 | 4:15 | 15:03 | 24 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 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 | 5 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 27:25 | 0:55 | 2:53 | 23:37 | 27 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Declan Chisholm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:22 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:22 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jakob Chychrun | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 26:58 | 3:05 | 1:31 | 22:22 | 27 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Fehervary | 4 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 21:39 | 0:09 | 4:33 | 16:57 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus Sandin | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 20:04 | 0:00 | 4:54 | 15:10 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:18 | 0:00 | 2:10 | 14:08 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Washington Capitals Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Lindgren | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .857 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 65:00 | 0 | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Appleton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 13:56 | 0:21 | 0:54 | 12:41 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J.T. Compher | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:07 | 2:25 | 1:41 | 11:01 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Copp | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18:17 | 2:17 | 1:37 | 14:23 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 54.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex DeBrincat | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21:28 | 5:29 | 0:00 | 15:59 | 20 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmitt Finnie | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 10:13 | 0:02 | 0:00 | 10:11 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Kane | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:08 | 4:52 | 0:00 | 14:16 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Marco Kasper | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15:56 | 2:21 | 1:01 | 12:34 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Larkin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24:38 | 5:23 | 1:22 | 17:53 | 22 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Rasmussen | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12:52 | 0:11 | 1:24 | 11:17 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 25.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucas Raymond | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:41 | 5:23 | 0:00 | 15:18 | 20 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elmer Soderblom | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 11:29 | 0:10 | 0:00 | 11:19 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James van Riemsdyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 13:10 | 2:39 | 0:00 | 10:31 | 18 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:44 | 0:00 | 1:06 | 17:38 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Chiarot | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 20:40 | 0:27 | 1:02 | 19:11 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Travis Hamonic | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:56 | 0:00 | 2:19 | 11:37 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Albert Johansson | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 19:16 | 0:00 | 2:29 | 16:47 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Axel Sandin-Pellikka | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 11:20 | 3:19 | 0:00 | 8:01 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Moritz Seider | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 31:57 | 4:41 | 1:05 | 26:11 | 29 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Gibson | 3 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .870 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 63:12 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Washington Capitals vs Detroit Red Wings?
Washington Capitals won, 4-3, on Thursday, January 29, 2026.
What was the final score of Washington Capitals vs Detroit Red Wings?
Washington Capitals 4, Detroit Red Wings 3.
Who were the top performers?
Washington Capitals: Dylan Strome (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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