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Washington Capitals vs Detroit Red Wings

Regular season · Sunday, December 21, 2025 · Little Caesars Arena

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2–3

Final/OT

SOG 33–27

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Game summary

The Detroit Red Wings beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 in overtime on Sunday, December 21, 2025 at Little Caesars Arena. The Capitals outshot the Red Wings 33-27.

Ethen Frank scored twice. Lucas Raymond, John Leonard and Moritz Seider also scored.

Cam Talbot made 31 saves on 33 shots for the win; Charlie Lindgren stopped 24 of 27.

Goals1st2nd3rdOTTSOG
Washington CapitalsWSH1010233
Detroit Red WingsDET0201327

Three stars

  1. ★1st starMoritz SeiderDET · 1G 0A
  2. ★2nd starEthen FrankWSH · 2G 0A
  3. ★3rd starJohn LeonardDET · 1G 0A

Scoring

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

OT period

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+
GoalWSH on iceDET on ice

1–0 WSH

1st 14:17 · Frank

Copp 0:40

1–1 DET

2nd 8:37 · PP · Raymond

Roy 0:27

1–2 DET

2nd 13:44 · Leonard

Strome 0:16

2–2 WSH

3rd 10:22 · Frank

Chiarot 0:12

2–3 DET

OT 4:36 · Seider

Sandin 0:54

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2025–26).
3.9%
5.8%
6.5%
7.1%
7.3%
0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).

30%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

WSHDET
33Shots on goal27
49%Faceoff %51%
0/1Power play1/2
4Penalty minutes2
11Hits16
13Blocked shots18
12Giveaways18
3Takeaways8

Penalties

  • 1st 03:23Elmer Soderblom · tripping2 min
  • 2nd 07:22Brandon Duhaime · tripping2 min
  • OT 00:35Dylan Strome · hooking2 min

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