Detroit Red Wings vs Washington Capitals — Head-to-Head

Team pages: Detroit Red Wings · Washington Capitals

Regular-Season Record

103 meetings since Nov 1979
🐙 Red Wings 🦅 Capitals
Record (W-L-OTL) 45-44-14 58-34-11
Points % 0.5 0.62
Goals for 300 332
Goals per game 2.91 3.22
At home 23-21-9 28-17-5
On the road 22-23-5 30-17-6
Shutouts 5 5
Biggest win 7–0 Jan 28, 1986 7–1 Oct 22, 2011
Current streak
Capitals, 1 straight
Last meeting
Jan 29, 2026 · WSH 4–3 DET
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Red Wings — Top Producers

Player GP G A P
Steve Yzerman C 41 17 29 46
Sergei Fedorov C 21 11 11 22
John Ogrodnick L 24 11 9 20
Dylan Larkin C 28 8 12 20
Pavel Datsyuk C 18 5 15 20
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Capitals — Top Producers

Player GP G A P
Alex Ovechkin L 41 25 17 42
Mike Gartner R 30 15 14 29
Nicklas Backstrom C 25 4 21 25
Mike Ridley C 22 9 15 24
John Carlson D 35 4 20 24

Playoff Matchups

Detroit Red Wings vs Washington Capitals
Stanley Cup Finals • 1997-98
4

Season by Season

2026-27

DET 0-0-0 · WSH 0-0-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Mar 24 🦅 Capitals @ 🐙 Red Wings 6:30 p.m. —
Mar 23 🐙 Red Wings @ 🦅 Capitals 6:00 p.m. —
Dec 17 🐙 Red Wings @ 🦅 Capitals 6:00 p.m. —

2025-26

DET 2-0-1 · WSH 1-1-1
Date Matchup Score Won
Jan 29 🦅 Capitals @ 🐙 Red Wings 4–3 SO WSH
Dec 21 🦅 Capitals @ 🐙 Red Wings 2–3 OT DET
Dec 20 🐙 Red Wings @ 🦅 Capitals 5–2 DET

2024-25

DET 1-2-0 · WSH 2-1-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Mar 18 🐙 Red Wings @ 🦅 Capitals 1–4 WSH
Mar 7 🐙 Red Wings @ 🦅 Capitals 2–5 WSH
Dec 29 🦅 Capitals @ 🐙 Red Wings 2–4 DET

2023-24

DET 1-1-1 · WSH 2-1-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Apr 9 🦅 Capitals @ 🐙 Red Wings 2–1 WSH
Mar 26 🐙 Red Wings @ 🦅 Capitals 3–4 OT WSH
Feb 27 🦅 Capitals @ 🐙 Red Wings 3–8 DET

2022-23

DET 2-0-1 · WSH 1-2-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Feb 21 🐙 Red Wings @ 🦅 Capitals 3–1 DET
Dec 19 🐙 Red Wings @ 🦅 Capitals 3–4 OT WSH
Nov 3 🦅 Capitals @ 🐙 Red Wings 1–3 DET

2021-22

DET 1-2-0 · WSH 2-0-1
Date Matchup Score Won
Dec 31 🦅 Capitals @ 🐙 Red Wings 3–1 WSH
Nov 11 🦅 Capitals @ 🐙 Red Wings 2–0 WSH
Oct 27 🐙 Red Wings @ 🦅 Capitals 3–2 OT DET

2019-20

DET 0-1-0 · WSH 1-0-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Nov 30 🦅 Capitals @ 🐙 Red Wings 5–2 WSH

2018-19

DET 0-3-0 · WSH 3-0-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Jan 6 🦅 Capitals @ 🐙 Red Wings 3–2 WSH
Dec 11 🐙 Red Wings @ 🦅 Capitals 2–6 WSH
Nov 23 🐙 Red Wings @ 🦅 Capitals 1–3 WSH

2017-18

DET 1-1-1 · WSH 2-0-1
Date Matchup Score Won
Mar 22 🦅 Capitals @ 🐙 Red Wings 1–0 WSH
Feb 11 🐙 Red Wings @ 🦅 Capitals 5–4 OT DET
Oct 20 🦅 Capitals @ 🐙 Red Wings 4–3 OT WSH

2016-17

DET 1-2-0 · WSH 2-0-1
Date Matchup Score Won
Feb 18 🦅 Capitals @ 🐙 Red Wings 2–3 SO DET
Feb 9 🐙 Red Wings @ 🦅 Capitals 3–6 WSH
Nov 18 🐙 Red Wings @ 🦅 Capitals 0–1 WSH

2015-16

DET 1-0-2 · WSH 2-1-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Dec 8 🐙 Red Wings @ 🦅 Capitals 2–3 SO WSH
Nov 18 🦅 Capitals @ 🐙 Red Wings 2–1 OT WSH
Nov 10 🦅 Capitals @ 🐙 Red Wings 0–1 DET

2014-15

DET 1-2-0 · WSH 2-1-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Apr 5 🦅 Capitals @ 🐙 Red Wings 2–1 WSH
Jan 10 🐙 Red Wings @ 🦅 Capitals 1–3 WSH
Oct 29 🐙 Red Wings @ 🦅 Capitals 4–2 DET

2013-14

DET 1-0-2 · WSH 2-0-1
Date Matchup Score Won
Feb 2 🐙 Red Wings @ 🦅 Capitals 5–6 OT WSH
Jan 31 🦅 Capitals @ 🐙 Red Wings 3–4 SO DET
Nov 15 🦅 Capitals @ 🐙 Red Wings 4–3 SO WSH

2011-12

DET 0-2-0 · WSH 2-0-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Mar 19 🦅 Capitals @ 🐙 Red Wings 5–3 WSH
Oct 22 🐙 Red Wings @ 🦅 Capitals 1–7 WSH

2010-11

DET 1-0-0 · WSH 0-1-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Mar 16 🦅 Capitals @ 🐙 Red Wings 2–3 DET

2009-10

DET 1-1-0 · WSH 1-1-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Jan 19 🐙 Red Wings @ 🦅 Capitals 2–3 WSH
Oct 10 🦅 Capitals @ 🐙 Red Wings 2–3 DET

2008-09

DET 0-1-0 · WSH 1-0-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Jan 31 🐙 Red Wings @ 🦅 Capitals 2–4 WSH

2007-08

DET 1-0-0 · WSH 0-0-1
Date Matchup Score Won
Dec 17 🦅 Capitals @ 🐙 Red Wings 3–4 SO DET

2005-06

DET 1-0-0 · WSH 0-1-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Dec 9 🐙 Red Wings @ 🦅 Capitals 4–3 DET

2003-04

DET 1-1-0 · WSH 1-1-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Dec 13 🐙 Red Wings @ 🦅 Capitals 5–1 DET
Nov 24 🦅 Capitals @ 🐙 Red Wings 4–1 WSH

2002-03

DET 1-0-0 · WSH 0-1-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Feb 22 🐙 Red Wings @ 🦅 Capitals 5–1 DET

2001-02

DET 1-0-0 · WSH 0-1-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Jan 18 🦅 Capitals @ 🐙 Red Wings 1–3 DET

2000-01

DET 1-1-0 · WSH 1-0-1
Date Matchup Score Won
Apr 1 🦅 Capitals @ 🐙 Red Wings 1–2 OT DET
Oct 31 🐙 Red Wings @ 🦅 Capitals 2–6 WSH

1999-00

DET 1-1-0 · WSH 1-0-1
Date Matchup Score Won
Apr 7 🦅 Capitals @ 🐙 Red Wings 4–2 WSH
Mar 3 🐙 Red Wings @ 🦅 Capitals 2–2 OT DET

1998-99

DET 1-0-0 · WSH 0-1-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Oct 13 🐙 Red Wings @ 🦅 Capitals 3–2 DET

1997-98

DET 2-0-0 · WSH 0-2-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Feb 1 🐙 Red Wings @ 🦅 Capitals 4–2 DET
Jan 11 🦅 Capitals @ 🐙 Red Wings 0–2 DET

1996-97

DET 2-0-0 · WSH 0-1-1
Date Matchup Score Won
Dec 26 🦅 Capitals @ 🐙 Red Wings 4–5 OT DET
Dec 4 🐙 Red Wings @ 🦅 Capitals 2–0 DET

1995-96

DET 2-0-0 · WSH 0-2-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Feb 15 🦅 Capitals @ 🐙 Red Wings 3–4 DET
Jan 13 🐙 Red Wings @ 🦅 Capitals 4–2 DET

1993-94

DET 0-1-1 · WSH 2-0-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Mar 25 🦅 Capitals @ 🐙 Red Wings 2–2 OT WSH
Jan 30 🐙 Red Wings @ 🦅 Capitals 3–6 WSH

1992-93

DET 1-2-0 · WSH 2-1-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Mar 16 🦅 Capitals @ 🐙 Red Wings 4–2 WSH
Nov 30 🦅 Capitals @ 🐙 Red Wings 4–1 WSH
Nov 20 🐙 Red Wings @ 🦅 Capitals 7–5 DET

1991-92

DET 3-0-0 · WSH 0-3-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Feb 5 🦅 Capitals @ 🐙 Red Wings 1–4 DET
Nov 25 🦅 Capitals @ 🐙 Red Wings 4–5 DET
Nov 8 🐙 Red Wings @ 🦅 Capitals 5–4 DET

1990-91

DET 0-1-2 · WSH 3-0-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Jan 22 🦅 Capitals @ 🐙 Red Wings 2–1 OT WSH
Nov 19 🦅 Capitals @ 🐙 Red Wings 3–2 OT WSH
Oct 6 🐙 Red Wings @ 🦅 Capitals 4–6 WSH

1989-90

DET 0-3-0 · WSH 3-0-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Feb 25 🐙 Red Wings @ 🦅 Capitals 4–9 WSH
Dec 29 🐙 Red Wings @ 🦅 Capitals 1–2 WSH
Nov 29 🦅 Capitals @ 🐙 Red Wings 5–3 WSH

1988-89

DET 1-1-1 · WSH 2-1-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Jan 22 🐙 Red Wings @ 🦅 Capitals 4–3 DET
Nov 27 🦅 Capitals @ 🐙 Red Wings 4–3 WSH
Nov 1 🦅 Capitals @ 🐙 Red Wings 3–3 OT WSH

1987-88

DET 3-0-0 · WSH 0-2-1
Date Matchup Score Won
Mar 29 🐙 Red Wings @ 🦅 Capitals 2–2 OT DET
Dec 16 🦅 Capitals @ 🐙 Red Wings 1–6 DET
Nov 17 🐙 Red Wings @ 🦅 Capitals 1–0 DET

1986-87

DET 0-2-1 · WSH 3-0-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Feb 24 🐙 Red Wings @ 🦅 Capitals 2–8 WSH
Jan 28 🦅 Capitals @ 🐙 Red Wings 2–1 WSH
Nov 21 🦅 Capitals @ 🐙 Red Wings 3–3 OT WSH

1985-86

DET 1-1-1 · WSH 2-1-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Feb 25 🐙 Red Wings @ 🦅 Capitals 3–4 OT WSH
Jan 28 🦅 Capitals @ 🐙 Red Wings 0–7 DET
Jan 7 🐙 Red Wings @ 🦅 Capitals 3–4 WSH

1984-85

DET 1-2-0 · WSH 2-1-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Jan 29 🦅 Capitals @ 🐙 Red Wings 3–4 DET
Jan 8 🦅 Capitals @ 🐙 Red Wings 4–2 WSH
Dec 9 🐙 Red Wings @ 🦅 Capitals 0–4 WSH

1983-84

DET 2-1-0 · WSH 1-1-1
Date Matchup Score Won
Feb 25 🦅 Capitals @ 🐙 Red Wings 1–4 DET
Dec 28 🐙 Red Wings @ 🦅 Capitals 3–2 OT DET
Nov 6 🐙 Red Wings @ 🦅 Capitals 2–3 WSH

1982-83

DET 1-2-0 · WSH 2-1-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Apr 1 🦅 Capitals @ 🐙 Red Wings 7–8 DET
Feb 1 🐙 Red Wings @ 🦅 Capitals 2–5 WSH
Jan 5 🦅 Capitals @ 🐙 Red Wings 5–2 WSH

1981-82

DET 1-2-0 · WSH 2-1-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Jan 16 🦅 Capitals @ 🐙 Red Wings 5–5 WSH
Nov 13 🐙 Red Wings @ 🦅 Capitals 3–3 DET
Oct 10 🐙 Red Wings @ 🦅 Capitals 3–6 WSH

1980-81

DET 1-3-0 · WSH 3-1-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Apr 5 🐙 Red Wings @ 🦅 Capitals 2–7 WSH
Mar 26 🦅 Capitals @ 🐙 Red Wings 2–0 WSH
Dec 14 🐙 Red Wings @ 🦅 Capitals 5–4 DET
Nov 26 🦅 Capitals @ 🐙 Red Wings 7–7 WSH

1979-80

DET 2-2-0 · WSH 2-2-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Mar 15 🐙 Red Wings @ 🦅 Capitals 2–5 WSH
Feb 28 🦅 Capitals @ 🐙 Red Wings 1–4 DET
Feb 6 🦅 Capitals @ 🐙 Red Wings 2–2 WSH
Nov 16 🐙 Red Wings @ 🦅 Capitals 4–2 DET