Detroit Red Wings vs Washington Capitals – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

21/12/2025 at 13:00 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))

Little Caesars Arena (Detroit, MI).

NHL
Where to Watch on TV:


Bosnia-and-herzegovina	Arena Sport 3
Brazil	Disney+
Chile	Disney+
Croatia	Arena Sport 6
Czech-republic	Nova Sport 1, Oneplay
Denmark	TV3 Sport, Viaplay
Finland	MTV Katsomo+, MTV Sub, MTV Urheilu 2, MTV Urheilu 3, Veikkaus TV, Viaplay 1 Urheilu, Viaplay
Germany	NHL.tv, Sky Sport Mix
Iceland	Viaplay
Mexico	Sky Sport
Norway	Viaplay
Serbia	Arena Sport 3
Slovakia	Voyo
Spain	DAZN Espana
Sweden	Viaplay
United-kingdom	DAZN
Uruguay	Disney+
Usa	ESPN+
Venezuela	Disney+
World	NHL.tv

Match Stats


Shots on Goal
27	33
Shots off target
15	23
Shooting PCT
11.11% (3/27)	6.06% (2/33)
Blocked Shots
13	18
Goalkeeper Saves
31	24
Saves PCT
93.94% (31/33)	88.89% (24/27)
Penalties
1	2
PIM
2	4
Power-play Goals
1	0
Shorthanded Goals
0	0
Power-play PCT
50% (1/2)	0% (0/1)
Pen. Killing PCT
100% (1/1)	50% (1/2)
Hits
16	11
Faceoffs Won
29	28
Faceoffs %
50.88	49.12
Giveaways
18	10
Takeaways
6	2
Empty Net Goals
0	0

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Period (0 - 1)
03:23, Soderblom E. (2 min),
14:17, 0 - 1, Frank E. (G), Strome D. (A),
2nd Period (2 - 0)
07:22, Duhaime B. (2 min),
08:37, 1 - 1, Raymond L. (G), Sandin-Pellikka A. (A), Finnie E. (A2)
13:44, 2 - 1, Leonard J. (G), DeBrincat A. (A), Copp A. (A2)
3rd Period (0 - 1)
10:22, 2 - 2, Frank E. (G), Carlson J. (A), Strome D. (A2)
Overtime (1 - 0)
00:35, Strome D. (2 min),
04:35, 3 - 2, Seider M. (G), Copp A. (A), Finnie E. (A2)

Highlights

Chances of winning

Detroit Red Wings
40.1%

Draw
22.2%

Washington Capitals
37.6%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

39%

21.7%

39.3%

Our Initial ML Estimation

38.2%

22.2%

40.1%

Detroit Red Wings - Washington Capitals Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.37 ↓ (2.49)	4.33 ↓ (4.47)	2.52 ↑ (2.47)	5% (3%)

The most likely Over/Under: 5.75

What is the prediction for Detroit Red Wings - Washington Capitals?

Users Predictions: 9 users predict this event. Detroit will win (votes: 3 - 33.3%). Washington will win (votes: 3 - 33.3%). It will Tie (votes: 3 - 33.3%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Detroit: 2.5% – 64.1%.

High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): 1 high ROI users predict this event. Washington (votes: 1 - 100%).

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 4:3.

Preview Facts

The most interesting match of the day — two teams from the very top of the table will face off (ranked 2 in the zone Promotion ~ NHL (Play Offs: ) and 3 in the zone Promotion ~ NHL (Play Offs: )).
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Detroit won 2.
Recent performances by Detroit have been up and down (last 5 games: 3 wins).
Washington is currently in poor form (in the last 5 games, wins – 1).
Detroit may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.
In this match, both teams are almost equally likely to win.
There will not play in Detroit: Appleton M. (Lower-Body Injury) Kane P. (Upper-Body Injury)
There will not play in Washington: Dubois P. (Abdominal strain) Leonard R. (Upper-Body Injury)
There are questionable in Washington: Lapierre H. (Illness)
We predict that Detroit will win today's game, with odds of 2.46.
In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Detroit won 7 matches, drew 1 match, lost 12 matches, and goals 51:55. (average 2.6:2.8).
Including home matches between the teams, Detroit won 4 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 6 matches, and goals 26:25. (average 2.6:2.5).

How many head-to-head matches has Detroit Red Wings won against Washington Capitals?

Detroit Red Wings has won 6 of their last 14 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Washington Capitals won against Detroit Red Wings?

Washington Capitals has won 8 of their last 14 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between Detroit Red Wings - Washington Capitals were as follows:

20.12.2025 Washington Capitals - Detroit Red Wings 2:5

18.03.2025 Washington Capitals - Detroit Red Wings 4:1

07.03.2025 Washington Capitals - Detroit Red Wings 5:2

29.12.2024 Detroit Red Wings - Washington Capitals 4:2

09.04.2024 Detroit Red Wings - Washington Capitals 1:2

Latest results of Detroit Red Wings

20.12.2025 Washington Capitals - Detroit Red Wings 2:5 ✺

17.12.2025 Detroit Red Wings - Utah Mammoth 1:4 ✺

16.12.2025 Detroit Red Wings - New York Islanders 3:2 ✺

13.12.2025 Chicago Blackhawks - Detroit Red Wings 0:4 ✺

11.12.2025 Edmonton Oilers - Detroit Red Wings 4:1 ✺

Latest results of Washington Capitals

20.12.2025 Washington Capitals - Detroit Red Wings 2:5 ✺

18.12.2025 Washington Capitals - Toronto Maple Leafs 4:0 ✺

16.12.2025 Minnesota Wild - Washington Capitals 5:0 ✺

13.12.2025 Winnipeg Jets - Washington Capitals 5:1 ✺

11.12.2025 Washington Capitals - Carolina Hurricanes 2:3 ✺

NHL Table

Main

Western Conference

		Pl	W	WO	LO	L		Pts
1	Colorado Avalanche	44	30	3	7	4	179:99	73
2	Dallas Stars	45	22	4	9	10	157:129	61
3	Minnesota Wild	46	18	8	9	11	146:125	61
4	Vegas Golden Knights	44	16	5	12	11	144:136	54
5	Edmonton Oilers	45	17	5	7	16	152:152	51
6	San Jose Sharks	45	12	11	3	19	143:162	49
7	Seattle Kraken	43	14	6	8	15	119:126	48
8	Los Angeles Kings	44	12	7	10	15	119:125	48
9	Utah Mammoth	46	16	6	4	20	139:130	48
10	Nashville Predators	45	15	6	4	20	125:148	46
11	Chicago Blackhawks	45	15	4	7	19	129:142	45
12	Anaheim Ducks	45	13	8	3	21	150:168	45
13	Calgary Flames	45	15	4	4	22	116:135	42
14	St. Louis Blues	46	17	0	8	21	114:161	42
15	Winnipeg Jets	44	15	2	5	22	130:138	39
16	Vancouver Canucks	44	10	6	5	23	121:158	37

Eastern Conference

		Pl	W	WO	LO	L		Pts
1	Carolina Hurricanes	45	19	9	3	14	155:135	59
2	Detroit Red Wings	46	20	7	4	15	145:142	58
3	Tampa Bay Lightning	43	22	5	3	13	153:114	57
4	Montreal Canadiens	45	16	9	6	14	151:148	56
5	New York Islanders	45	16	9	5	15	134:125	55
6	Buffalo Sabres	43	18	6	4	15	140:134	52
7	Philadelphia Flyers	43	15	7	8	13	132:127	52
8	Boston Bruins	46	18	7	2	19	152:146	52
9	Washington Capitals	46	21	2	6	17	150:133	52
10	Toronto Maple Leafs	44	17	5	7	15	148:140	51
11	Pittsburgh Penguins	44	17	4	9	14	140:135	51
12	Florida Panthers	44	20	3	3	18	135:142	49
13	New Jersey Devils	45	15	7	2	21	118:141	46
14	New York Rangers	46	13	7	6	20	120:135	46
15	Ottawa Senators	44	15	5	5	19	141:148	45
16	Columbus Blue Jackets	45	11	8	7	19	135:153	45

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