Capitals 3–4 Red Wings — Final Score & Stats (Dec 17, 2007)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star 🐙 DET

Pavel Datsyuk

3 A

23:14 TOI

2nd star 🐙 DET

Tomas Holmstrom

2 G

3 shots · 16:50 TOI

3rd star 🐙 DET

Henrik Zetterberg

1 G, 1 A

9 shots · 24:36 TOI

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🐙 Tomas Holmstrom PP Go-ahead 1st · 03:57

Assists: Nicklas Lidstrom, Pavel Datsyuk · beat Olie Kolzig

0–1

🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP Tying 1st · 09:58

Assists: Michael Nylander · beat Dominik Hasek

1–1

🦅 Jeff Schultz Go-ahead 1st · 19:34

Assists: Matt Bradley, Quintin Laing · beat Dominik Hasek

2–1

2nd period

🐙 Henrik Zetterberg PP Tying 2nd · 10:26

Assists: Pavel Datsyuk, Nicklas Lidstrom · beat Olie Kolzig

2–2

3rd period

🐙 Tomas Holmstrom Go-ahead 3rd · 15:17

Assists: Pavel Datsyuk, Henrik Zetterberg · beat Olie Kolzig

2–3

🦅 Alexander Semin PP Tying 3rd · 18:26

Assists: Tom Poti · beat Dominik Hasek

3–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Semin 23:10

L2 Pettinger · Fleischmann · Nylander 16:43

L3 Laich · Steckel · Kozlov 14:19

L4 Laing · Brashear · Bradley 7:19

D1 Green · Poti 25:34

D2 Morrisonn · Pothier 21:04

D3 Schultz · Jurcina 14:33

🐙Red Wings

L1 Zetterberg · Datsyuk · Cleary 23:14

L2 Holmstrom · Filppula · Franzen 17:06

L3 Samuelsson · Hudler · Drake 13:13

L4 Ellis · Kopecky · Downey 5:10

D1 Lidstrom · Rafalski 25:18

D2 Kronwall · Chelios 20:38

D3 Lilja · Lebda 17:54

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH DET🐙

30 Shots on goal 30

2/7 Power play (goals / chances) 2/4

17 Hits 27

6 Blocked shots 4

0 Takeaways 4

4 Giveaways 8

8 Penalty minutes 14

WSH shooting 10.0% (3/30) DET shooting 13.3% (4/30)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

27/30

.900 SV% · 3 GA · 65:00 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Dominik Hasek

27/30

.900 SV% · 3 GA · 64:50 TOI

Where the goals came from

1 of 6 goals located

WSH DET

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 3-3 (50% win rate, 6 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-1-1 (50% win rate, 4 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 3-2-1 (50% win rate, 6 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 2nd: 4-3-1 (50% win rate, 8 games)

Last meetings

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Red Wings lead the season series 1–0

Dec 92005 🐙DET @ 🦅WSH 4–3 Dec 132003 🐙DET @ 🦅WSH 5–1 Nov 242003 🦅WSH @ 🐙DET 4–1 Feb 222003 🐙DET @ 🦅WSH 5–1 Jan 182002 🦅WSH @ 🐙DET 1–3

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Who won Capitals vs Red Wings on December 17, 2007?

Red Wings won 4–3 in a shootout. The final score was Capitals 3, Red Wings 4.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Alexander Semin, Jeff Schultz.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Tomas Holmstrom (2), Henrik Zetterberg.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 27 saves on 30 shots (.900 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 27 saves on 30 shots (.900 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Red Wings played?

At Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, the Red Wings home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Red Wings season series?

Red Wings lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeDec 15 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 3–2 AfterDec 20 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 5–2

🐙 Red Wings

BeforeDec 15 🐆FLA @ 🐙DET 2–5 AfterDec 19 👑LAK @ 🐙DET 2–6

Also on December 17

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