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

20/12/2025 at 12:30 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))

Capital One Arena (Washington, DC).

NHL
Where to Watch on TV:


Bosnia-and-herzegovina	Arena Sport 4
Brazil	Disney+
Chile	Disney+
Croatia	Arena Sport 6
Czech-republic	Nova Sport 1, Oneplay
Denmark	Viaplay
Finland	Veikkaus TV, Viaplay
France	beIN Connect, beIN Sports MAX 10
Germany	NHL.tv, Sky Sport Mix
Iceland	Viaplay
Mexico	Sky Sport
Norway	Viaplay
Portugal	Sport TV6
Slovakia	Voyo
Spain	DAZN Espana
Sweden	Viaplay
Ukraine	Setanta Sports+
United-kingdom	DAZN
Uruguay	Disney+
Usa	NHL Network
Venezuela	Disney+
World	NHL.tv

Match Stats


Shots on Goal
26	42
Shots off target
15	11
Shooting PCT
7.69% (2/26)	11.9% (5/42)
Blocked Shots
19	17
Goalkeeper Saves
37	24
Saves PCT
90.24% (37/41)	92.31% (24/26)
Penalties
3	2
PIM
6	4
Power-play Goals
0	0
Shorthanded Goals
0	0
Power-play PCT
0% (0/2)	0% (0/3)
Pen. Killing PCT
100% (3/3)	100% (2/2)
Hits
33	10
Faceoffs Won
29	22
Faceoffs %
56.86	43.14
Giveaways
18	18
Takeaways
2	6
Empty Net Goals
0	1

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Period (0 - 1)
01:05, 0 - 1, Leonard J. (G), Edvinsson S. (A), Copp A. (A2)
03:04, Larkin D. (2 min),
16:15, Carlson J. (2 min),
2nd Period (1 - 3)
01:37, 0 - 2, Van Riemsdyk J. (G), Seider M. (A), Copp A. (A2)
05:55, 0 - 3, Soderblom E. (G), Kasper M. (A), Johansson A. (A2)
06:42, Sandin-Pellikka A. (2 min),
10:05, 0 - 4, Seider M. (G),
10:36, 1 - 4, Protas A. (G), Wilson T. (A), Sandin R. (A2)
13:08, Protas A. (2 min),
3rd Period (1 - 1)
08:30, 2 - 4, Fehervary M. (G), Chisholm D. (A), Strome D. (A2)
09:41, (2 min),
17:10, 2 - 5, Larkin D. (G), Edvinsson S. (A),

Highlights

Chances of winning

Washington Capitals
47.5%

Draw
22.3%

Detroit Red Wings
30.2%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

48%

21.7%

30.3%

Our Initial ML Estimation

52.1%

23.6%

27.9%

Washington Capitals - Detroit Red Wings Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.01 ↑ (1.97)	4.32 ↓ (4.36)	3.15 ↑ (3.12)	4.7% (5.7%)

The most likely Over/Under: 5.75

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

Users Predictions: 9 users predict this event. Washington will win (votes: 2 - 22.2%). Detroit will win (votes: 2 - 22.2%). It will Tie (votes: 5 - 55.6%).
Confidence interval (95%) for a draw: 23.1% – 88.1%.

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by High ROI users:

O/U 5.5 - under (votes: 3 - 100%) 🥉 Bronze Tip.

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 3:2.

Preview Facts

One of today’s top clashes will feature two teams fighting for the top spots (ranked 2 in the zone Promotion ~ NHL (Play Offs: ) and 4 in the zone Promotion ~ NHL (Play Offs: )).
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Washington won 4.
Both teams have been playing unpredictably.
Washington is expected to have a slight advantage in this match.
There will not play in Washington: Dubois P. (Abdominal strain) Leonard R. (Upper-Body Injury)
There will not play in Detroit: Appleton M. (Lower-Body Injury) Kane P. (Upper-Body Injury)
There are questionable in Washington: Lapierre H. (Illness)
In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Washington won 13 matches, drew 1 match, lost 6 matches, and goals 59:48. (average 3:2.4).
Including home matches between the teams, Washington won 7 matches, drew 1 match, lost 2 matches, and goals 34:22. (average 3.4:2.2).

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

Washington Capitals has won 8 of their last 13 head-to-head matches.

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

Detroit Red Wings has won 5 of their last 13 head-to-head matches.

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

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

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

26.03.2024 Washington Capitals - Detroit Red Wings 4:3

Latest results of Washington Capitals

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 ✺

07.12.2025 Washington Capitals - Columbus Blue Jackets 2:0 ✺

Latest results of Detroit Red Wings

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 ✺

10.12.2025 Calgary Flames - Detroit Red Wings 3:4 ✺

NHL Table

Main

Western Conference

		Pl	W	WO	LO	L		Pts
1	Colorado Avalanche	34	23	2	7	2	136:79	57
2	Dallas Stars	36	20	4	5	7	128:96	53
3	Minnesota Wild	35	15	6	5	9	109:89	47
4	Vegas Golden Knights	32	12	4	10	6	97:92	42
5	Anaheim Ducks	35	12	8	2	13	124:120	42
6	Edmonton Oilers	35	12	5	6	12	119:119	40
7	Los Angeles Kings	34	10	5	9	10	88:90	39
8	San Jose Sharks	35	9	8	3	15	105:118	37
9	Utah Mammoth	37	13	4	3	17	112:108	37
10	St. Louis Blues	36	13	0	8	15	88:125	34
11	Winnipeg Jets	34	13	2	2	17	100:103	32
12	Chicago Blackhawks	34	12	1	6	15	94:105	32
13	Calgary Flames	35	11	3	4	17	91:105	32
14	Vancouver Canucks	34	10	4	3	17	96:113	31
15	Seattle Kraken	32	7	5	6	14	79:102	30
16	Nashville Predators	33	9	4	4	16	93:115	30

Eastern Conference

		Pl	W	WO	LO	L		Pts
1	Carolina Hurricanes	34	14	8	3	9	115:95	47
2	Detroit Red Wings	36	16	4	3	13	113:117	43
3	Washington Capitals	35	18	1	4	12	112:93	42
4	Philadelphia Flyers	34	10	7	7	10	103:99	41
5	New Jersey Devils	35	13	7	1	14	101:105	41
6	New York Islanders	35	13	6	3	13	103:100	41
7	Florida Panthers	34	16	3	2	13	110:106	40
8	Montreal Canadiens	34	11	7	4	12	110:118	40
9	Boston Bruins	35	14	6	0	15	114:109	40
10	New York Rangers	37	11	7	4	15	96:100	40
11	Tampa Bay Lightning	34	15	3	3	13	107:90	39
12	Pittsburgh Penguins	33	13	1	9	10	103:106	37
13	Ottawa Senators	33	11	5	4	13	105:104	36
14	Toronto Maple Leafs	33	11	4	5	13	105:108	35
15	Buffalo Sabres	33	11	4	4	14	103:112	34
16	Columbus Blue Jackets	34	7	7	6	14	102:120	34

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