Washington Capitals vs. Detroit Red Wings - December 17, 2026

DET

Dec 17 @ 08:00pmon ESPN+

WSH

Preview

Standings

Capital One ArenaWashington, DC

Injuries

J. CompherLW

Undisclosed

OUT

M. AppletonC

Undisclosed

OUT

M. KasperC

Upper Body

OUT

Injuries

L. ThompsonG

Lower-body

DTD

J. SourdifRW

Illness

OUT

P. DuboisLW

Illness

OUT

P. ThomasC

Upper-body

OUT

R. SandinD

Knee

OUT

Team Comparison

DET

WSH

3-3-3

SEASON RECORD

5-4-0

L1

TEAM STREAK

L1

League Rankings

DET

WSH

26th(2.6)

GF/G

10th(3.3)

12th(2.8)

GA/G

15th(2.9)

23rd(-0.2)

DIFF

15th(+0.4)

12th(21.9%)

PP%

19th(20.0%)

28th(68.8%)

PK%

14th(80.0%)

20th(10.3)

PIM/G

22nd(10.6)

9th(.893)

SV%

14th(.889)

22nd(48.8%)

FO%

17th(50.7%)

Season Leaders

DET

WSH

A. DeBrincat7 G

GOALS

A. Tuch5 G

A. Johansson7 A

ASSISTS

D. Strome6 A

E. Finnie+8

+/-

V. Desharnais+9

A. Copp41.7%

FACEOFF WIN %

B. Jenner43%

K. Kolesar20 PIM

PENALTY MINUTES

T. Wilson14 PIM

M. Brandsegg-Nygård56 HITS

HITS

V. Desharnais28 HITS

D. Tarasov.936 SV%

SAVE %

C. Lindgren.922 SV%