Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals, 2026-12-17

Where to watch Red Wings at Capitals

Lineups

The league posts the dressed rosters about an hour before puck drop. They appear here as soon as they are out.

Season series

First meeting of the season

• Dec 17, 2026Tonight
• Mar 23, 2027DET at WSH
• Mar 24, 2027WSH at DET

By the numbers

Red Wings3-3-3		Capitals5-4-0
2.4426th	GF / game	10th3.33
2.8911th	GA / game	19th3.22
21.9%12th	Power play	19th20.0%
68.8%28th	Penalty kill	14th80.0%
48.7%22nd	Faceoffs	16th50.9%

2026-27 regular season, with league rank.

Leaders

Points

Alex DeBrincat

#93 · R

6

Ryan Leonard

#9 · R

5

Goals

Alex DeBrincat

#93 · R

4

Boone Jenner

#22 · C

3

Assists

Emmitt Finnie

#58 · C

3

Ryan Leonard

#9 · R

3

2026-27 regular season.

In goal

Red Wings

Daniil Tarasov#80

1-0-2 · 1.40 GAA · .940 SV% · 1 SO

John Gibson#36

2-3-1 · 3.58 GAA · .873 SV%

Capitals

Logan Thompson#48

4-3-0 · 2.90 GAA · .901 SV%

Charlie Lindgren#79

1-1-0 · 3.06 GAA · .897 SV%

2026-27 regular season. The starter is confirmed at puck drop.