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DET
5 – 2
FINAL
WSH

Detroit Red Wings 5, Washington Capitals 2 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Detroit Red Wings 5, Washington Capitals 2. Shots on goal: DET 41, WSH 26. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 DET 1-0 WSH; P2 DET 3-1 WSH; P3 DET 1-1 WSH.

Scoring plays: P1 01:05 John Leonard (assists: Simon Edvinsson, Andrew Copp) to make it DET 1-0 WSH; P2 01:37 James van Riemsdyk (assists: Moritz Seider, Andrew Copp) to make it DET 2-0 WSH; P2 05:55 Elmer Soderblom (assists: Marco Kasper, Albert Johansson) to make it DET 3-0 WSH; P2 10:05 Moritz Seider to make it DET 4-0 WSH; P2 10:36 Aliaksei Protas (assists: Tom Wilson, Rasmus Sandin) to make it DET 4-1 WSH; P3 08:30 Martin Fehérváry (assists: Declan Chisholm, Dylan Strome) to make it DET 4-2 WSH; P3 17:10 Dylan Larkin (assists: Simon Edvinsson) to make it DET 5-2 WSH. Top skaters: Moritz Seider (DET) 1 G, 1 A; Andrew Copp (DET) 0 G, 2 A; Simon Edvinsson (DET) 0 G, 2 A; James van Riemsdyk (DET) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): John Gibson (DET) 24 saves on 26, decision W; Logan Thompson (WSH) 36 saves on 40, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DET
Moritz Seider
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 23:31 TOI
Goals · WSH
Aliaksei Protas
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 2 SOG · 18:26 TOI
Goaltending · DET
John Gibson
24 saves on 26 shots (.923) · W
Season highs
Alex DeBrincat · Season-high 8 shots on goal

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

DET 4 largest lead P2 10:05 (DET 4, WSH 0) · 4-0 run, P1 1:05–P2 10:05
WSH 0 largest lead Never led · 2-0 run, P2 10:36–P3 8:30
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 1:05 John Leonard (Simon Edvinsson, Andrew Copp) DET · snap shot · DET 1, WSH 0
  • P2 1:37 James van Riemsdyk (Moritz Seider, Andrew Copp) DET · snap shot · DET 2, WSH 0
  • P2 5:55 Elmer Soderblom (Marco Kasper, Albert Johansson) DET · backhand shot · DET 3, WSH 0
  • P2 10:05 Moritz Seider DET · snap shot · DET 4, WSH 0
  • P2 10:36 Aliaksei Protas (Tom Wilson, Rasmus Sandin) WSH · snap shot · DET 4, WSH 1
  • P3 8:30 Martin Fehérváry (Declan Chisholm, Dylan Strome) WSH · snap shot · DET 4, WSH 2
  • P3 17:10 Dylan Larkin (Simon Edvinsson) DET · Empty net · snap shot · DET 5, WSH 2

Linescore

123 T
DET 131 5
WSH 011 2

Shots on goal: DET 41, WSH 26

Biggest Period

The Detroit Red Wings scored 3 goals in P2 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

DETWSH
41Shots on goal26
72Shot attempts60
22Faceoff wins29
10Hits32
19Blocked shots18
0Power-play goals0
6Takeaways2
18Giveaways18
4Penalty minutes4
92.3%Save %90.0%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
DET17141041
WSH691126

🎯 Shot Map

Detroit Red Wings5 G · 52 attempts
Emmitt Finnie: missed the netSimon Edvinsson: saved (snap)John Leonard: goal (snap)Albert Johansson: saved (wrist)Alex DeBrincat: saved (snap)Nate Danielson: saved (snap)Moritz Seider: missed the netMoritz Seider: missed the netEmmitt Finnie: saved (snap)Ben Chiarot: missed the netMarco Kasper: saved (wrist)Marco Kasper: saved (wrist)Simon Edvinsson: saved (snap)Ben Chiarot: saved (snap)Axel Sandin-Pellikka: saved (slap)Michael Rasmussen: saved (snap)James van Riemsdyk: saved (tip-in)Moritz Seider: saved (slap)Alex DeBrincat: saved (snap)James van Riemsdyk: saved (backhand)Dylan Larkin: saved (wrist)Michael Rasmussen: missed the netAlex DeBrincat: missed the netJames van Riemsdyk: goal (snap)Jacob Bernard-Docker: saved (slap)J.T. Compher: saved (snap)Andrew Copp: saved (snap)Alex DeBrincat: saved (slap)Marco Kasper: saved (snap)Elmer Soderblom: missed the netAlbert Johansson: saved (backhand)Elmer Soderblom: goal (backhand)Andrew Copp: missed the netMoritz Seider: goal (snap)Moritz Seider: saved (snap)John Leonard: missed the netJames van Riemsdyk: saved (wrist)Lucas Raymond: saved (snap)James van Riemsdyk: saved (snap)James van Riemsdyk: missed the netAlex DeBrincat: saved (snap)Alex DeBrincat: saved (wrist)Elmer Soderblom: missed the netDylan Larkin: saved (snap)Alex DeBrincat: saved (backhand)Axel Sandin-Pellikka: saved (snap)Marco Kasper: saved (snap)Alex DeBrincat: saved (snap)Nate Danielson: saved (slap)James van Riemsdyk: saved (wrist)Alex DeBrincat: saved (snap)Dylan Larkin: goal (snap)
  • 5Goals10% of attempts
  • 36Saved69% of attempts
  • 11Missed the net21% of attempts
Washington Capitals2 G · 42 attempts
Tom Wilson: saved (slap)Dylan Strome: missed the netAlex Ovechkin: saved (slap)Ethen Frank: saved (snap)John Carlson: missed the netTom Wilson: saved (tip-in)Tom Wilson: saved (tip-in)Aliaksei Protas: saved (snap)Dylan Strome: saved (wrist)Jakob Chychrun: missed the netAlex Ovechkin: missed the netJohn Carlson: saved (snap)Ethen Frank: saved (wrist)Aliaksei Protas: goal (snap)Jakob Chychrun: saved (snap)Ethen Frank: saved (snap)Anthony Beauvillier: missed the netJakob Chychrun: saved (snap)Jakob Chychrun: saved (snap)Jakob Chychrun: saved (snap)Aliaksei Protas: missed the netTom Wilson: missed the netJakob Chychrun: missed the netAlex Ovechkin: missed the netIvan Miroshnichenko: saved (tip-in)Dylan Strome: saved (snap)Martin Fehérváry: missed the netAliaksei Protas: missed the netJakob Chychrun: saved (snap)Ivan Miroshnichenko: saved (snap)Jakob Chychrun: saved (slap)Martin Fehérváry: goal (snap)Tom Wilson: saved (snap)Justin Sourdif: missed the netTom Wilson: missed the netTom Wilson: missed the netMatt Roy: saved (slap)Jakob Chychrun: saved (snap)Alex Ovechkin: missed the netJohn Carlson: missed the netJakob Chychrun: saved (snap)Alex Ovechkin: saved (slap)
  • 2Goals5% of attempts
  • 24Saved57% of attempts
  • 16Missed the net38% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

DET skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Moritz Seider D 112+331323:31
Simon Edvinsson D 022+320122:16
Andrew Copp C 022+211015:23
Dylan Larkin C 101031019:48
John Leonard L 101+110112:57
James van Riemsdyk L 101+160112:24
Elmer Soderblom L 101+112210:26
Marco Kasper C 011+141013:38
Albert Johansson D 011+120113:31
Emmitt Finnie C 000010322:33
Ben Chiarot D 000-110222:02
Lucas Raymond L 000+110022:01
Jacob Bernard-Docker D 000+111417:56
Axel Sandin-Pellikka D 000-121115:04
Alex DeBrincat R 000+281014:21
J.T. Compher L 000011013:26
Nate Danielson C 000020012:28
Michael Rasmussen C 000010012:15
DET goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
John Gibson W 242692.3260:00
WSH skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Martin Fehérváry D 101+111319:47
Aliaksei Protas C 101-221018:26
Tom Wilson R 011-146022:58
Rasmus Sandin D 011-100419:21
Dylan Strome C 011-320117:32
Declan Chisholm D 011001114:37
Jakob Chychrun D 000-381321:31
John Carlson D 000-111121:14
Matt Roy D 000-213319:37
Alex Ovechkin L 000-323018:06
Justin Sourdif R 000+101016:44
Connor McMichael C 000001016:07
Anthony Beauvillier L 000-200113:52
Ethen Frank C 000+132112:51
Nic Dowd C 000-102012:00
Ivan Miroshnichenko L 000023010:50
Brandon Duhaime R 000006010:18
Sonny Milano L 000000009:21
WSH goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Logan Thompson L 364090.0458:48

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