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Washington Capitals 4, Detroit Red Wings 3 (SO) — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Washington Capitals 4, Detroit Red Wings 3 (shootout). Shots on goal: WSH 23, DET 21. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 WSH 1-0 DET; P2 WSH 0-1 DET; P3 WSH 2-2 DET; OT WSH 0-0 DET; shootout won by WSH.

Scoring plays: P1 06:27 Nic Dowd (assists: Connor McMichael, Jakob Chychrun) to make it WSH 1-0 DET; P2 09:52 Ben Chiarot (assists: Alex DeBrincat, Patrick Kane) to make it WSH 1-1 DET; P3 09:36 Dylan Strome (assists: Alex Ovechkin, Jakob Chychrun) to make it WSH 2-1 DET; P3 14:44 Declan Chisholm (assists: Jakob Chychrun, Dylan Strome) to make it WSH 3-1 DET; P3 18:20 Alex DeBrincat (assists: Dylan Larkin, Andrew Copp) to make it WSH 3-2 DET; P3 19:07 Alex DeBrincat (assists: Moritz Seider) to make it WSH 3-3 DET. Top skaters: Alex DeBrincat (DET) 2 G, 1 A; Jakob Chychrun (WSH) 0 G, 3 A; Dylan Strome (WSH) 1 G, 1 A; Ben Chiarot (DET) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): John Gibson (DET) 20 saves on 23, decision O; Charlie Lindgren (WSH) 18 saves on 21, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DET
Alex DeBrincat
2 G, 1 A, 3 PTS, 5 SOG · 21:28 TOI
Goals · WSH
Dylan Strome
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 2 SOG · 18:31 TOI
Goaltending · WSH
Charlie Lindgren
18 saves on 21 shots (.857) · W

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

📊 Game Flow

WSH 2 largest lead P3 14:44 (WSH 3, DET 1) · 2-0 run, P3 9:36–P3 14:44
DET 0 largest lead Never led · 2-0 run, P3 18:20–P3 19:07
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 2 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 6:27 Nic Dowd (Connor McMichael, Jakob Chychrun) WSH · snap shot · WSH 1, DET 0
  • P2 9:52 Ben Chiarot (Alex DeBrincat, Patrick Kane) DET · slap shot · WSH 1, DET 1
  • P3 9:36 Dylan Strome (Alex Ovechkin, Jakob Chychrun) WSH · wrap-around shot · WSH 2, DET 1
  • P3 14:44 Declan Chisholm (Jakob Chychrun, Dylan Strome) WSH · deflected shot · WSH 3, DET 1
  • P3 18:20 Alex DeBrincat (Dylan Larkin, Andrew Copp) DET · Power play · wrist shot · WSH 3, DET 2
  • P3 19:07 Alex DeBrincat (Moritz Seider) DET · Power play · wrist shot · WSH 3, DET 3

Linescore

123OT SO T
WSH 1020 3 4
DET 0120 2 3

Shots on goal: WSH 23, DET 21 · The shootout winner is credited with one goal in the final score.

📋 Team Stats

WSHDET
23Shots on goal21
57Shot attempts61
27Faceoff wins23
26Hits13
21Blocked shots15
0Power-play goals0
4Takeaways3
6Giveaways13
4Penalty minutes2
85.7%Save %87.0%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
WSH785323
DET389121

🎯 Shot Map

Washington Capitals3 G · 31 attempts
Ryan Leonard: saved (snap)Nic Dowd: goal (snap)Declan Chisholm: saved (wrist)Dylan Strome: saved (wrist)Alex Ovechkin: missed the netMartin Fehérváry: saved (wrist)Alex Ovechkin: saved (slap)Rasmus Sandin: missed the netRyan Leonard: saved (wrist)Justin Sourdif: missed the netTrevor van Riemsdyk: saved (wrist)Justin Sourdif: saved (wrist)Rasmus Sandin: saved (wrist)Aliaksei Protas: saved (wrist)Alex Ovechkin: saved (wrist)John Carlson: saved (snap)Alex Ovechkin: saved (slap)Nic Dowd: missed the netJohn Carlson: saved (backhand)Aliaksei Protas: missed the netAliaksei Protas: saved (wrist)Rasmus Sandin: saved (snap)Hendrix Lapierre: missed the netRyan Leonard: missed the netDylan Strome: goal (wrap-around)Alex Ovechkin: saved (slap)Tom Wilson: missed the netDeclan Chisholm: goal (deflected)John Carlson: saved (snap)Ryan Leonard: saved (wrist)Jakob Chychrun: saved (backhand)
  • 3Goals10% of attempts
  • 20Saved65% of attempts
  • 8Missed the net26% of attempts
Detroit Red Wings3 G · 40 attempts
Patrick Kane: missed the netLucas Raymond: missed the netMoritz Seider: saved (wrist)Patrick Kane: missed the netMason Appleton: saved (snap)Marco Kasper: saved (wrist)Andrew Copp: missed the netMarco Kasper: missed the netMarco Kasper: missed the netAlex DeBrincat: saved (snap)Mason Appleton: saved (wrist)J.T. Compher: saved (snap)Alex DeBrincat: saved (slap)Michael Rasmussen: missed the netAndrew Copp: missed the netBen Chiarot: goal (slap)Lucas Raymond: saved (snap)Ben Chiarot: missed the netPatrick Kane: saved (wrist)Albert Johansson: missed the netMoritz Seider: saved (wrist)J.T. Compher: saved (tip-in)Ben Chiarot: missed the netMoritz Seider: missed the netPatrick Kane: saved (backhand)Alex DeBrincat: saved (wrist)Dylan Larkin: missed the netAxel Sandin-Pellikka: missed the netMarco Kasper: saved (deflected)Alex DeBrincat: missed the netAlex DeBrincat: missed the netBen Chiarot: saved (slap)Lucas Raymond: saved (wrist)Moritz Seider: saved (snap)Andrew Copp: missed the netAlex DeBrincat: goal (wrist)Lucas Raymond: missed the netAlex DeBrincat: goal (wrist)Dylan Larkin: saved (wrist)Dylan Larkin: missed the net
  • 3Goals8% of attempts
  • 18Saved45% of attempts
  • 19Missed the net48% 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
Jakob Chychrun D 033+310026:58
Dylan Strome C 112+220118:31
Nic Dowd C 101-116217:49
Declan Chisholm D 101+120009:22
Connor McMichael C 011002016:17
Alex Ovechkin L 011+143016:00
John Carlson D 000-130527:25
Martin Fehérváry D 000-312421:39
Tom Wilson R 000-204221:13
Aliaksei Protas C 000-220121:09
Rasmus Sandin D 000-121220:04
Anthony Beauvillier L 000+101017:21
Justin Sourdif R 000010117:10
Trevor van Riemsdyk D 000+110016:18
Ryan Leonard R 000034215:05
Brandon Duhaime R 000001009:13
Ethen Frank C 000+101008:48
Hendrix Lapierre C 000001106:48
WSH goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Charlie Lindgren W 182185.7365:00
DET skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Alex DeBrincat R 213+250121:28
Ben Chiarot D 101-222120:40
Moritz Seider D 011+230131:57
Dylan Larkin C 011+110024:38
Patrick Kane R 011+220119:08
Andrew Copp C 011+301018:17
Lucas Raymond L 000+220020:41
Albert Johansson D 000-100219:16
Jacob Bernard-Docker D 000001118:44
Marco Kasper C 000023015:56
J.T. Compher L 000-120115:07
Travis Hamonic D 000+100413:56
Mason Appleton C 000-120013:56
James van Riemsdyk L 000-100013:10
Michael Rasmussen C 000-100212:52
Elmer Soderblom L 000-103011:29
Axel Sandin-Pellikka D 000-201111:20
Emmitt Finnie C 000-102010:13
DET goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
John Gibson O 202387.0363:12

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