WSH
WSH
Washington Capitals
26-22-7 · W1 · L10: 3-6-1
L
OT
W
L
L
L
L
W
L
W
Final/SO
4—3
2026-01-29 · Little Caesars Arena
DET
DET
Detroit Red Wings
32-17-6 · OT1 · L10: 6-2-2
L
W
OT
W
W
W
L
W
W
W
DET controlled xG 2.9 to 1.5 but WSH won on execution · Decided in a shootout

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
01231ST2ND3RDOT
WSH xG
1.48
ACTUAL
4 — 3
DET xG
2.90

Scoring Timeline

0.05
MED xG
WSH1P 06:27Even Strength
Nic Dowd
26
Nic Dowd(3)
C · WSH · #26
Connor McMichael (23), Jakob Chychrun (21)
WSH 1 - 0 DET
0.03
LOW xG
DET2P 09:52Even Strength
Ben Chiarot
8
Ben Chiarot(5)
D · DET · #8
Alex DeBrincat (27), Patrick Kane (24)
WSH 1 - 1 DET
0.04
LOW xG
WSH3P 09:36Even Strength
Dylan Strome
17
Dylan Strome(15)
C · WSH · #17
Alex Ovechkin (24), Jakob Chychrun (22)
WSH 2 - 1 DET
0.05
MED xG
WSH3P 14:44Even Strength
Declan Chisholm
47
Declan Chisholm(1)
D · WSH · #47
Jakob Chychrun (23), Dylan Strome (29)
WSH 3 - 1 DET
0.25
HIGH xG
DET3P 18:20Power Play
Alex DeBrincat
93
Alex DeBrincat(29)
R · DET · #93
Dylan Larkin (23), Andrew Copp (25)
WSH 3 - 2 DET
0.00
LOW xG
DET3P 19:07Power Play
Alex DeBrincat
93
Alex DeBrincat(30)
R · DET · #93
Moritz Seider (30)
WSH 3 - 3 DET

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Alex DeBrincat
93
Alex DeBrincat
R · DET · #93
2G, 1A, 5 SOG
★2
Charlie Lindgren
79
Charlie Lindgren
G · WSH · #79
18/21 saves, .857 SV%, -0.9 GSAx
★3
John Gibson
36
John Gibson
G · DET · #36
20/23 saves, .869 SV%, -1.6 GSAx

Team Stats

WSHDET
23Shots21
1.48xGF2.90
50CF%50
54FO%46
0/2PP0/4
26Hits13
22Blocks17
6Giveaways14
4Takeaways3
8PIM4

Period Breakdown

PeriodWSH SOGDET SOGWSH xGDET xG
1st630.470.56
2nd870.420.74
3rd370.461.25
OT310.130.35
Total20181.482.90

Penalties

6 TOTAL
1P 01:06
WSH
John Carlsondelaying-game-puck-over-glass (2 min)
1P 17:58
WSH
Trevor van Riemsdyktripping (2 min)
Drawn by Lucas Raymond
2P 04:45
WSH
Charlie Lindgrentripping (2 min)
Drawn by J.T. Compher
3P 06:12
DET
Ben Chiarotdelaying-game-puck-over-glass (2 min)
3P 09:36
DET
Teamdelaying-game-unsuccessful-challenge (2 min)
3P 11:52
WSH
Teamtoo-many-men-on-the-ice (2 min)