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

Team pages: Detroit Red Wings · Washington Capitals

Regular-Season Record

42 meetings since Dec 2005
🐙 Red Wings 🦅 Capitals
Record (W-L-OTL) 16-18-8 26-10-6
Points % 0.48 0.69
Goals for 108 130
Goals per game 2.57 3.1
At home 10-8-4 14-4-2
On the road 6-10-4 12-6-4
Shutouts 1 3
Biggest win 8–3 Feb 27, 2024 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
Dylan Larkin C 28 8 12 20
Henrik Zetterberg C 22 7 10 17
Pavel Datsyuk C 14 2 11 13
Gustav Nyquist C 17 6 6 12
Lucas Raymond L 14 5 7 12
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Capitals — Top Producers

Player GP G A P
Alex Ovechkin L 41 25 17 42
Nicklas Backstrom C 25 4 21 25
John Carlson D 35 4 20 24
Evgeny Kuznetsov C 20 5 14 19
Dylan Strome C 12 5 6 11

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