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Detroit Red Wings vs Washington Capitals

Regular season · Tuesday, March 23, 2027 · Capital One Arena

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Game preview

The Detroit Red Wings visit the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena on Tuesday, March 23, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on ESPN+, HULU, Disney+ and SN+.

This is the second of 3 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Red Wings

First game of a road trip.

  1. 132027-03-13: no game
  2. 142027-03-14: at PIT
  3. 152027-03-15: no game
  4. 162027-03-16: at PHI
  5. 172027-03-17: no game
  6. 182027-03-18: vs CBJ
  7. 192027-03-19: no game
  8. 202027-03-20: vs MTL
  9. 212027-03-21: no game
  10. 222027-03-22: no game
  11. 232027-03-23: at WSH
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~396 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~396 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Capitals

First home game after a 2-game road trip (Buffalo and NY Rangers).

  1. 132027-03-13: at PIT
  2. 142027-03-14: no game
  3. 152027-03-15: vs TBL
  4. 162027-03-16: no game
  5. 172027-03-17: vs NYI
  6. 182027-03-18: at BUF, second of a back-to-backB2B
  7. 192027-03-19: no game
  8. 202027-03-20: no game
  9. 212027-03-21: at NYR
  10. 222027-03-22: no game
  11. 232027-03-23: vs DET
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~205 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~789 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

DETWSH

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

DET 66% (14th most shuffled)WSH 65% (13th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

DET 1:50 left (16th earliest · 10 pulls)WSH 1:54 left (13th earliest · 13 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

DET 47.4s (10th shortest)WSH 49.8s (7th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

DET 28% (13th least often)WSH 37% (4th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series