Capitals 2–4 Red Wings — Final Score & Stats (Dec 29, 2024)

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

Alex DeBrincat

2 G

3 shots · 17:49 TOI

2nd star 🐙 DET

Lucas Raymond

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 17:42 TOI

3rd star 🐙 DET

Patrick Kane

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 17:34 TOI

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🐙 Alex DeBrincat Go-ahead 1st · 03:19

Assists: Ben Chiarot, Moritz Seider · beat Charlie Lindgren

0–1

🐙 Patrick Kane PP 1st · 06:44

Assists: Erik Gustafsson, Lucas Raymond · beat Charlie Lindgren

0–2

🦅 Alex Ovechkin 1st · 12:04

Assists: Jakob Chychrun, Connor McMichael · beat Alex Lyon

1–2

🐙 Alex DeBrincat 1st · 12:35

Assists: Patrick Kane, Andrew Copp · beat Charlie Lindgren

1–3

🐙 Lucas Raymond 1st · 14:18

Assists: Dylan Larkin, Joe Veleno · beat Charlie Lindgren

1–4

3rd period

🦅 Nic Dowd 3rd · 10:27

Assists: Taylor Raddysh, Brandon Duhaime · beat Alex Lyon

2–4

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Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Strome · Wilson 20:23

L2 Dubois · Protas · McMichael 16:51

L3 Dowd · Raddysh · Duhaime 11:03

L4 Mangiapane · Vrana · Eller 8:11

D1 Carlson · Chychrun 24:13

D2 Sandin · Roy 19:56

D3 Fehervary · van Riemsdyk 15:56

🐙Red Wings

L1 Raymond · Larkin · DeBrincat 17:49

L2 Compher · Kane · Berggren 16:44

L3 Veleno · Copp · Tarasenko 13:09

L4 Motte · Rasmussen · Kasper 10:36

D1 Seider · Chiarot 24:04

D2 Petry · Edvinsson 20:58

D3 Gustafsson · Holl 11:50

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH DET🐙

27 Shots on goal 27

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

24 Hits 12

9 Blocked shots 18

0 Takeaways 2

11 Giveaways 12

10 Penalty minutes 8

WSH shooting 7.4% (2/27) DET shooting 14.8% (4/27)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Charlie Lindgren

23/27

.852 SV% · 4 GA · 58:10 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Alex Lyon

25/27

.926 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 6 goals located

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Last meetings

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Red Wings lead the season series 1–0

Apr 92024 🦅WSH @ 🐙DET 2–1 Mar 262024 🐙DET @ 🦅WSH 3–4 OT Feb 272024 🦅WSH @ 🐙DET 3–8 Feb 212023 🐙DET @ 🦅WSH 3–1 Dec 192022 🐙DET @ 🦅WSH 3–4 OT

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Who won Capitals vs Red Wings on December 29, 2024?

Red Wings won 4–2. The final score was Capitals 2, Red Wings 4.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Nic Dowd.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Alex DeBrincat (2), Lucas Raymond, Patrick Kane.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Charlie Lindgren made 23 saves on 27 shots (.852 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Alex Lyon made 25 saves on 27 shots (.926 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 28 🦅WSH @ 🍁TOR 5–2 AfterDec 31 🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH 1–3

🐙 Red Wings

BeforeDec 27 🍁TOR @ 🐙DET 5–2 AfterDec 31 🐧PIT @ 🐙DET 2–4

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