Washington Capitals vs Detroit Red Wings

Regular season · Thursday, January 29, 2026 · Little Caesars Arena

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4–3

Final/SO

SOG 23–21

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Game summary

The Washington Capitals beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 in a shootout on Thursday, January 29, 2026 at Little Caesars Arena. The Capitals outshot the Red Wings 23-21.

Alex DeBrincat scored twice. Nic Dowd, Ben Chiarot, Dylan Strome and Declan Chisholm also scored.

Charlie Lindgren made 18 saves on 21 shots for the win; John Gibson stopped 20 of 23.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	SO	T	SOG
WSH	1	0	2	0	1	4	23
DET	0	1	2	0	0	3	21

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Nic Dowd (3)Connor McMichael (23), Jakob Chychrun (21)1–006:27 WSH

2nd period

Ben Chiarot (5)Alex DeBrincat (27), Patrick Kane (24)1–109:52 DET

3rd period

Dylan Strome (15)Alex Ovechkin (24), Jakob Chychrun (22)DeBrincat 1:05 into shift2–109:36 WSH
Declan Chisholm (1)Jakob Chychrun (23), Dylan Strome (29)3–114:44 WSH
Alex DeBrincat (29)Dylan Larkin (23), Andrew Copp (25)Carlson 1:56 into shift3–218:20 DET
Alex DeBrincat (30)Moritz Seider (30)Carlson 2:43 into shift3–319:07 DET

SO period

Nic DowdUnassisted4–300:00 WSH

Tired legs

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

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

2:43

3–3 · 3rd 19:07 · DeBrincat. Carlson was 2:43 into his shift when it went in.

GoalWSH on iceDET on iceDefenders’ longest

1–0 WSH

1st 6:27 · Dowd

van Riemsdyk 0:52

Normalvan Riemsdyk 0:52

1–1 DET

2nd 9:52 · Chiarot

Dowd 0:15

Fresh legsDowd 0:15

2–1 WSH

3rd 9:36 · Strome

Long shift: DeBrincat 1:05

Long shiftDeBrincat 1:05

3–1 WSH

3rd 14:44 · Chisholm

Chiarot 0:59

NormalChiarot 0:59

3–2 DET

3rd 18:20 · DeBrincat

Stuck out there: Carlson 1:56

Stuck out thereCarlson 1:56

3–3 DET

3rd 19:07 · DeBrincat

Stuck out there: Carlson 2:43

Stuck out thereCarlson 2:43

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

23Shots on goal21

54%Faceoff %46%

0/2Power play0/4

8Penalty minutes4

26Hits13

22Blocked shots17

6Giveaways14

4Takeaways3

Penalties

1st 01:06John Carlson · delaying game puck over glass2 min
1st 17:58Trevor van Riemsdyk · tripping2 min
2nd 04:45Charlie Lindgren · tripping2 min
3rd 06:12Ben Chiarot · delaying game puck over glass2 min
3rd 09:36Bench · delaying game unsuccessful challenge2 min
3rd 11:52Bench · too many men on the ice2 min

Season series

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters

6Jakob ChychrunD	0	3	3	+3	1	0	0	0	–	26:58
17Dylan StromeC	1	1	2	+2	2	0	1	0	71	18:31
8Alex OvechkinL	0	1	1	+1	4	3	0	0	–	16:00
24Connor McMichaelC	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	–	16:17
26Nic DowdC	1	0	1	-1	1	6	2	0	35	17:49
47Declan ChisholmD	1	0	1	+1	2	0	0	0	–	09:22
9Ryan LeonardR	0	0	0	0	3	4	2	0	–	15:05
21Aliaksei ProtasC	0	0	0	-2	2	0	1	0	100	21:09
22Brandon DuhaimeR	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	–	09:13
29Hendrix LapierreC	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	60	06:48
34Justin SourdifR	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	58	17:10
43Tom WilsonR	0	0	0	-2	0	4	3	0	–	21:13
53Ethen FrankC	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	–	08:48
72Anthony BeauvillierL	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	–	17:21
38Rasmus SandinD	0	0	0	-1	2	1	2	0	–	20:04
42Martin FehérváryD	0	0	0	-3	1	2	4	0	–	21:39
57Trevor van RiemsdykD	0	0	0	+1	1	0	0	2	–	16:18
74John CarlsonD	0	0	0	-1	3	0	5	2	–	27:25

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
33Clay StevensonG		0	0	0	–	00:00
79Charlie LindgrenG	W	21	18	3	.857	65:00

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings skaters

93Alex DeBrincatR	2	1	3	+2	5	0	1	0	–	21:28
18Andrew CoppC	0	1	1	+3	0	1	0	0	55	18:17
71Dylan LarkinC	0	1	1	+1	1	0	0	0	50	24:38
88Patrick KaneR	0	1	1	+2	2	0	1	0	–	19:08
8Ben ChiarotD	1	0	1	-2	2	2	1	2	–	20:40
53Moritz SeiderD	0	1	1	+2	3	0	1	0	–	31:57
21James van RiemsdykL	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	–	13:10
22Mason AppletonC	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	–	13:56
23Lucas RaymondL	0	0	0	+2	2	0	0	0	–	20:41
27Michael RasmussenC	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	25	12:52
37J.T. CompherL	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	50	15:07
58Emmitt FinnieC	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	–	10:13
85Elmer SoderblomL	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	–	11:29
92Marco KasperC	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	–	15:56
20Albert JohanssonD	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	–	19:16
25Jacob Bernard-DockerD	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	–	18:44
44Axel Sandin-PellikkaD	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	–	11:20
52Travis HamonicD	0	0	0	+1	0	0	4	0	–	13:56

Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
36John GibsonG	O	23	20	3	.870	63:12
39Cam TalbotG		0	0	0	–	00:00