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Washington Capitals 2, Detroit Red Wings 3 (OT) — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Washington Capitals 2, Detroit Red Wings 3 (overtime). Shots on goal: WSH 33, DET 27. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 WSH 1-0 DET; P2 WSH 0-2 DET; P3 WSH 1-0 DET; OT WSH 0-1 DET.

Scoring plays: P1 14:17 Ethen Frank (assists: Dylan Strome) to make it WSH 1-0 DET; P2 08:37 Lucas Raymond (assists: Axel Sandin-Pellikka, Emmitt Finnie) to make it WSH 1-1 DET; P2 13:44 John Leonard (assists: Alex DeBrincat, Andrew Copp) to make it WSH 1-2 DET; P3 10:22 Ethen Frank (assists: John Carlson, Dylan Strome) to make it WSH 2-2 DET; OT 04:36 Moritz Seider (assists: Andrew Copp, Emmitt Finnie) to make it WSH 2-3 DET. Top skaters: Ethen Frank (WSH) 2 G, 0 A; Andrew Copp (DET) 0 G, 2 A; Dylan Strome (WSH) 0 G, 2 A; Emmitt Finnie (DET) 0 G, 2 A. Goaltending (box score): Cam Talbot (DET) 31 saves on 33, decision W; Charlie Lindgren (WSH) 24 saves on 27, decision O.

Standouts

Top Scorer · WSH
Ethen Frank
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 15:44 TOI
Goals · DET
Lucas Raymond
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 5 SOG · 21:13 TOI
Goaltending · DET
Cam Talbot
31 saves on 33 shots (.939) · W

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

📊 Game Flow

WSH 1 largest lead P1 14:17 (WSH 1, DET 0)
DET 1 largest lead P2 13:44 (WSH 1, DET 2) · 2-0 run, P2 8:37–P2 13:44
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 2 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 14:17 Ethen Frank (Dylan Strome) WSH · backhand shot · WSH 1, DET 0
  • P2 8:37 Lucas Raymond (Axel Sandin-Pellikka, Emmitt Finnie) DET · Power play · snap shot · WSH 1, DET 1
  • P2 13:44 John Leonard (Alex DeBrincat, Andrew Copp) DET · deflected shot · WSH 1, DET 2
  • P3 10:22 Ethen Frank (John Carlson, Dylan Strome) WSH · wrist shot · WSH 2, DET 2
  • OT 4:36 Moritz Seider (Andrew Copp, Emmitt Finnie) DET · slap shot · WSH 2, DET 3

Linescore

123OT T
WSH 1010 2
DET 0201 3

Shots on goal: WSH 33, DET 27

Biggest Period

The Detroit Red Wings scored 2 goals in P2 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

WSHDET
33Shots on goal27
70Shot attempts60
28Faceoff wins29
11Hits16
13Blocked shots18
0Power-play goals1
3Takeaways8
11Giveaways17
4Penalty minutes2
88.9%Save %93.9%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
WSH14810133
DET5124627

🎯 Shot Map

Washington Capitals2 G · 56 attempts
Nic Dowd: missed the netConnor McMichael: saved (wrist)Trevor van Riemsdyk: saved (wrist)Jakob Chychrun: missed the netConnor McMichael: missed the netAnthony Beauvillier: saved (tip-in)Ethen Frank: missed the netNic Dowd: missed the netIvan Miroshnichenko: missed the netAnthony Beauvillier: saved (snap)Anthony Beauvillier: saved (backhand)Anthony Beauvillier: saved (snap)Martin Fehérváry: saved (wrap-around)Hendrix Lapierre: saved (wrist)Ivan Miroshnichenko: saved (snap)Matt Roy: missed the netEthen Frank: goal (backhand)John Carlson: missed the netEthen Frank: saved (wrist)Tom Wilson: saved (tip-in)Anthony Beauvillier: saved (snap)Matt Roy: saved (wrist)Dylan Strome: saved (snap)Martin Fehérváry: missed the netIvan Miroshnichenko: missed the netBrandon Duhaime: saved (snap)Dylan Strome: missed the netAliaksei Protas: saved (wrist)Alex Ovechkin: saved (slap)Aliaksei Protas: saved (snap)Brandon Duhaime: missed the netIvan Miroshnichenko: missed the netAliaksei Protas: missed the netAliaksei Protas: missed the netConnor McMichael: saved (snap)Alex Ovechkin: saved (wrist)Jakob Chychrun: saved (snap)Nic Dowd: missed the netDylan Strome: saved (tip-in)Jakob Chychrun: saved (backhand)Justin Sourdif: saved (wrist)Alex Ovechkin: missed the netJakob Chychrun: missed the netMartin Fehérváry: missed the netJohn Carlson: missed the netEthen Frank: goal (wrist)Alex Ovechkin: saved (wrist)John Carlson: missed the netAlex Ovechkin: saved (slap)Ethen Frank: missed the netAnthony Beauvillier: missed the netNic Dowd: saved (wrist)Alex Ovechkin: saved (wrist)Aliaksei Protas: saved (backhand)Jakob Chychrun: saved (wrist)Jakob Chychrun: saved (snap)
  • 2Goals4% of attempts
  • 31Saved55% of attempts
  • 23Missed the net41% of attempts
Detroit Red Wings3 G · 41 attempts
Andrew Copp: saved (wrist)Michael Rasmussen: missed the netAlex DeBrincat: missed the netDylan Larkin: saved (wrist)Lucas Raymond: saved (snap)Elmer Soderblom: saved (snap)Andrew Copp: saved (snap)Lucas Raymond: saved (wrist)Alex DeBrincat: saved (snap)Ben Chiarot: missed the netJ.T. Compher: saved (snap)Michael Rasmussen: saved (snap)Mason Appleton: saved (snap)Alex DeBrincat: missed the netMoritz Seider: missed the netLucas Raymond: goal (snap)John Leonard: saved (wrist)Simon Edvinsson: missed the netMason Appleton: missed the netDylan Larkin: missed the netDylan Larkin: saved (deflected)John Leonard: goal (deflected)Nate Danielson: saved (wrist)Albert Johansson: saved (tip-in)Simon Edvinsson: saved (wrist)Dylan Larkin: missed the netLucas Raymond: saved (wrist)Andrew Copp: missed the netJohn Leonard: missed the netMichael Rasmussen: saved (wrist)Nate Danielson: saved (backhand)John Leonard: missed the netEmmitt Finnie: saved (snap)Ben Chiarot: missed the netJames van Riemsdyk: missed the netDylan Larkin: saved (snap)Moritz Seider: saved (wrist)Alex DeBrincat: saved (slap)Alex DeBrincat: saved (slap)Lucas Raymond: saved (snap)Moritz Seider: goal (slap)
  • 3Goals7% of attempts
  • 24Saved59% of attempts
  • 14Missed the net34% of attempts

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

🏒 Box Score

WSH skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Ethen Frank C 202+230015:44
Dylan Strome C 022+120020:36
John Carlson D 011+200124:40
Jakob Chychrun D 000040124:08
Aliaksei Protas C 000-131121:14
Matt Roy D 000012321:10
Tom Wilson R 000-111021:00
Justin Sourdif R 000011119:45
Martin Fehérváry D 000+210319:07
Rasmus Sandin D 000-200118:52
Alex Ovechkin L 000-151017:28
Connor McMichael C 000021017:19
Nic Dowd C 000011116:53
Trevor van Riemsdyk D 000-110016:52
Anthony Beauvillier L 000+151015:41
Ivan Miroshnichenko L 000011108:27
Hendrix Lapierre C 000010007:23
Brandon Duhaime R 000011006:36
WSH goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Charlie Lindgren O 242788.9364:21
DET skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Emmitt Finnie C 022+111019:14
Andrew Copp C 022021015:19
Moritz Seider D 101+120426:44
Lucas Raymond L 101050221:13
John Leonard L 101-121114:00
Alex DeBrincat R 011-130020:39
Axel Sandin-Pellikka D 011-200115:50
Simon Edvinsson D 000011125:54
Ben Chiarot D 000-103123:23
Dylan Larkin C 000033022:51
Travis Hamonic D 000+100116:13
Albert Johansson D 000011216:02
James van Riemsdyk L 000000114:55
J.T. Compher L 000010214:26
Mason Appleton C 000012013:08
Nate Danielson C 000021013:07
Michael Rasmussen C 000021212:23
Elmer Soderblom L 000011008:34
DET goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Cam Talbot W 313393.9264:36

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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