Red Wings vs. Capitals — December 17, 2026: preview

DETDET
7-10-3
L5 · L10: 3-7-0
L
L
L
L
L
W
L
W
W
L
Fri, Dec 18
@
Capital One Arena
WSHWSH
10-7-0
L1 · L10: 6-4-0
L
W
W
L
L
W
W
W
L
W
PUCKLAB EDGEWSH 61%

Matchup: Detroit Red Wings (7-10-3) at Washington Capitals (10-7-0). PuckLab Edge: Capitals, 61% (better 5v5 expected goals, better special teams, hotter recent form).

Head to Head

SEASON AVG
DETWSH
Scoring & Defense
2.75GF/GP3.41
3.20GA/GP3.41
−9Goal Diff0
Analytics
50.55v5 CF%49.3
51.65v5 xGF%53.1
.884SV%.887
49.5FO %48.1
Special Teams & Discipline
20.6PP%19.6
70.5PK%77.2
8.8PIM / GP9.6
Record Splits
3-5-2Road / Home7-4-0

Season Series

First meeting of the season
No previous matchups this year
DET

DET Top Skaters

5v5Regular Season
PlayerGPGAPixG/60CF%
Lucas RaymondL20712190.7454.2Alex DeBrincatR2079160.9753.1Viktor ArvidssonL2087150.9251.6Moritz SeiderD20112130.0651.0Emmitt FinnieC2074110.8751.4
WSH

WSH Top Skaters

5v5Regular Season
PlayerGPGAPixG/60CF%
Dylan StromeC17312150.8050.7Jordan KyrouR1759140.4451.7Alex TuchR17112131.2252.0Ryan LeonardR1766120.8052.1Cole HutsonD1757120.6154.9

Team Profile

DET
Avg Age
27.1
Avg Height
6'1"
Avg Weight
200 lbs
WSH
Avg Age
28.4
Avg Height
6'3"
Avg Weight
213 lbs
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