WSH
Washington Capitals
42-30-9 · W3 · L10: 7-3-0
L
OT
W
L
L
L
L
W
L
W
Final/SO
4—3
2026-01-29 · Little Caesars Arena
DET
Detroit Red Wings
41-30-9 · L1 · L10: 3-6-1
L
W
OT
W
W
W
L
W
W
W
DET controlled xG 2.9 to 1.7 but WSH won on execution · Decided in a shootout
xG Flow
CUMULATIVEWSH xG
1.74
ACTUAL
4 — 3
DET xG
2.90
Scoring Timeline
0.03
LOW xG
1P 06:27Even Strength
26
Nic Dowd(3)
C · WSH · #26
Connor McMichael (23), Jakob Chychrun (21)WSH 1 - 0 DET
0.01
LOW xG
2P 09:52Even Strength
8
Ben Chiarot(5)
D · DET · #8
Alex DeBrincat (27), Patrick Kane (24)WSH 1 - 1 DET
0.32
HIGH xG
3P 09:36Even Strength
17
Dylan Strome(15)
C · WSH · #17
Alex Ovechkin (24), Jakob Chychrun (22)WSH 2 - 1 DET
0.19
HIGH xG
3P 14:44Even Strength
47
Declan Chisholm(1)
D · WSH · #47
Jakob Chychrun (23), Dylan Strome (29)WSH 3 - 1 DET
1.03
HIGH xG
3P 18:20Power Play
93
Alex DeBrincat(29)
R · DET · #93
Dylan Larkin (23), Andrew Copp (25)WSH 3 - 2 DET
0.03
LOW xG
3P 19:07Power Play93
Alex DeBrincat(30)
R · DET · #93
Moritz Seider (30)WSH 3 - 3 DET
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
79
Charlie Lindgren
G · WSH · #79
18/21 saves, .857 SV%, +0.0 GSAx
★2
93
Alex DeBrincat
R · DET · #93
2G, 1A, 5 SOG
★3
36
John Gibson
G · DET · #36
20/23 saves, .869 SV%, -1.2 GSAx
Team Stats
WSHDET
23Shots21
1.74xGF2.90
50CF%50
54FO%46
0/2PP0/4
26Hits13
22Blocks17
6Giveaways14
4Takeaways3
8PIM4
Period Breakdown
| Period | WSH SOG | DET SOG | WSH xG | DET xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | 3 | 0.37 | 0.41 |
| 2nd | 8 | 7 | 0.35 | 0.43 |
| 3rd | 3 | 7 | 0.87 | 1.80 |
| OT | 3 | 1 | 0.14 | 0.27 |
| Total | 20 | 18 | 1.73 | 2.91 |
Penalties
6 TOTAL1P 01:06
John Carlsondelaying-game-puck-over-glass (2 min)
1P 17:58
Trevor van Riemsdyktripping (2 min)
Drawn by Lucas Raymond2P 04:45
Charlie Lindgrentripping (2 min)
Drawn by J.T. Compher3P 06:12
Ben Chiarotdelaying-game-puck-over-glass (2 min)
3P 09:36
Teamdelaying-game-unsuccessful-challenge (2 min)
3P 11:52
Teamtoo-many-men-on-the-ice (2 min)