Red Wings 2–3 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Dec 8, 2015)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	SO	F
🐙 DET	1	1	0	0	2
🦅 WSH	1	0	1	1	3

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Marcus Johansson

2 A

4 shots · 19:40 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Alex Ovechkin

1 G

8 shots · 25:43 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Justin Williams

1 G

2 shots · 18:36 TOI

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Justin Williams Go-ahead 1st · 00:43

Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov, Marcus Johansson · beat Jimmy Howard

0–1

🐙 Henrik Zetterberg Tying 1st · 15:40

Assists: Dylan Larkin · beat Braden Holtby

1–1

2nd period

🐙 Tomas Jurco Go-ahead 2nd · 03:16

Assists: Joakim Andersson, Luke Glendening · beat Braden Holtby

2–1

3rd period

🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP Tying 3rd · 10:51

Assists: Marcus Johansson, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Jimmy Howard

2–2

Shootout

🦅 T.J. Oshie Go-ahead SO · 00:00

Unassisted · beat Jimmy Howard

2–3

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐙Red Wings

L1 Abdelkader · Zetterberg · Datsyuk 19:11

L2 Larkin · Helm · Richards 17:26

L3 Tatar · Sheahan · Nyquist 14:17

L4 Andersson · Glendening · Jurco 11:17

D1 Kronwall · Green 24:04

D2 DeKeyser · Ericsson 20:53

D3 Marchenko · Smith 18:57

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Oshie 21:56

L2 Johansson · Kuznetsov · Williams 19:40

L3 Chimera · Beagle · Wilson 14:14

L4 Burakovsky · Laich · Latta 6:45

D1 Carlson · Niskanen 26:48

D2 Alzner · Schmidt 22:28

D3 Orlov · Chorney 11:41

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐙DET WSH🦅

23 Shots on goal 40

0/1 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

20 Hits 28

15 Blocked shots 19

3 Takeaways 11

8 Giveaways 12

10 Penalty minutes 2

DET shooting 8.7% (2/23) WSH shooting 7.5% (3/40)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐙Red Wings

Jimmy Howard

38/40

.950 SV% · 2 GA · 64:51 TOI

🦅Capitals

Braden Holtby

21/23

.913 SV% · 2 GA · 64:55 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

4 of 5 goals located

DET WSH

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

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 1st: 7-3-2 (58% win rate, 12 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 10-3-1 (71% win rate, 14 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Red Wings

Red Wings — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 6-0-3 (67% win rate, 9 games)

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-0-1 (67% win rate, 3 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Capitals lead the season series 2–1

Nov 182015 🦅WSH @ 🐙DET 2–1 OT Nov 102015 🦅WSH @ 🐙DET 0–1 Apr 52015 🦅WSH @ 🐙DET 2–1 Jan 102015 🐙DET @ 🦅WSH 1–3 Oct 292014 🐙DET @ 🦅WSH 4–2

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❓ DET vs WSH, answered

Who won Red Wings vs Capitals on December 8, 2015?

Capitals won 3–2 in a shootout. The final score was Red Wings 2, Capitals 3.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Henrik Zetterberg, Tomas Jurco.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Justin Williams.

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Jimmy Howard made 38 saves on 40 shots (.950 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 21 saves on 23 shots (.913 save percentage).

Where is Red Wings vs Capitals played?

At Capital One Arena in Washington, the Capitals home rink.

What is the Red Wings vs Capitals season series?

Capitals lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐙 Red Wings

BeforeDec 5 🐯NSH @ 🐙DET 4–5 AfterDec 10 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐙DET 2–3

🦅 Capitals

BeforeDec 5 🦅WSH @ ✈️WPG 1–2 AfterDec 10 🦅WSH @ 🐆FLA 1–4

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