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Washington Capitals vs Detroit Red Wings · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Red Wings · TUE · MAR 23 · 6:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
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TUE · MAR 23 · 6:00 PM CT
Capital One Arena
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Washington Capitals
Capitals
1–1–0
VS
Detroit Red Wings
Red Wings
0–1–0
Upcoming
TUE · MAR 23 · 6:00 PM CT
ESPN+ · HULU · Disney+
Washington Capitals
Home · Capitals
1–1–0
2 PTS
VS
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The read
Tom Wilson has solved John Gibson before, 9 goals on 38 shots. But the problem is Andrew Copp, who has 5 points in his last 4 against the Capitals.
Capital One Arena
Detroit Red Wings
Away · Red Wings
0–1–0
0 PTS
Capitals
GOALIES
Red Wings
Logan Thompson
Logan Thompson
Expected
.939 SV% · 2.00 GAA · 1W
.923 SV% L5 · Locked in
VS
John Gibson
John Gibson
Likely · 1870-john-gibson
.950 SV% · 1.02 GAA · 0W
.868 SV% L5 · Cooling
Capitals
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Red Wings
L1
Alex Tuch · Pierre-Luc Dubois · Tom Wilson
L1
Alex DeBrincat · Andrew Copp · Lucas Raymond
L2
Alex Ovechkin · Dylan Strome · Ryan Leonard
L2
Viktor Arvidsson · Emmitt Finnie · Michael Brandsegg-Nygård
L3
Aliaksei Protas · Ilya Protas · Jordan Kyrou
L3
Michael Rasmussen · J.T. Compher · Keegan Kolesar
L4
Boone Jenner · Justin Sourdif · Anthony Beauvillier
L4
Carter Mazur · Nate Danielson · Mason Appleton
D1
Jakob Chychrun · Matt Roy
D1
Albert Johansson · Moritz Seider
D2
Cole Hutson · Vincent Desharnais
D2
Ben Chiarot · Axel Sandin-Pellikka
D3
Martin Fehervary · Timothy Liljegren
D3
Anton Johansson · Justin Faulk
PP1
Tom Wilson · Dylan Strome · Pierre-Luc Dubois · Alex Ovechkin · Jakob Chychrun
PP1
Viktor Arvidsson · Andrew Copp · Lucas Raymond · Alex DeBrincat · Moritz Seider
PP2
Alex Tuch · Ilya Protas · Ryan Leonard · Cole Hutson · Jordan Kyrou
PP2
Emmitt Finnie · Nate Danielson · Michael Brandsegg-Nygård · Justin Faulk · Axel Sandin-Pellikka
PK1
Aliaksei Protas · Tom Wilson · Vincent Desharnais · Matt Roy
PK1
J.T. Compher · Andrew Copp · Albert Johansson · Moritz Seider
PK2
Boone Jenner · Alex Tuch · Martin Fehervary · Timothy Liljegren
PK2
Mason Appleton · Michael Rasmussen · Ben Chiarot · Axel Sandin-Pellikka
CapitalsProjected lines
L1
Alex Tuch · Pierre-Luc Dubois · Tom Wilson
L2
Alex Ovechkin · Dylan Strome · Ryan Leonard
L3
Aliaksei Protas · Ilya Protas · Jordan Kyrou
L4
Boone Jenner · Justin Sourdif · Anthony Beauvillier
D1
Jakob Chychrun · Matt Roy
D2
Cole Hutson · Vincent Desharnais
D3
Martin Fehervary · Timothy Liljegren
PP1
Tom Wilson · Dylan Strome · Pierre-Luc Dubois · Alex Ovechkin · Jakob Chychrun
PP2
Alex Tuch · Ilya Protas · Ryan Leonard · Cole Hutson · Jordan Kyrou
PK1
Aliaksei Protas · Tom Wilson · Vincent Desharnais · Matt Roy
PK2
Boone Jenner · Alex Tuch · Martin Fehervary · Timothy Liljegren
Red WingsProjected lines
L1
Alex DeBrincat · Andrew Copp · Lucas Raymond
L2
Viktor Arvidsson · Emmitt Finnie · Michael Brandsegg-Nygård
L3
Michael Rasmussen · J.T. Compher · Keegan Kolesar
L4
Carter Mazur · Nate Danielson · Mason Appleton
D1
Albert Johansson · Moritz Seider
D2
Ben Chiarot · Axel Sandin-Pellikka
D3
Anton Johansson · Justin Faulk
PP1
Viktor Arvidsson · Andrew Copp · Lucas Raymond · Alex DeBrincat · Moritz Seider
PP2
Emmitt Finnie · Nate Danielson · Michael Brandsegg-Nygård · Justin Faulk · Axel Sandin-Pellikka
PK1
J.T. Compher · Andrew Copp · Albert Johansson · Moritz Seider
PK2
Mason Appleton · Michael Rasmussen · Ben Chiarot · Axel Sandin-Pellikka
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:10 AM CT Ansar Khan · Oct 3 · 9:05 PM CT
Capitals
INJURY REPORT
Red Wings
Matt Roy
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Marco Kasper
OUT · Upper body · Expected back Oct 6
Patrick Thomas
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 24
Dylan Larkin
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 6
Rasmus Sandin
IR · Right knee (surgery) · Expected back Dec 26
Simon Edvinsson
OUT · Contract dispute · Expected back Oct 10
Chase Stillman
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 9
Carter Bear
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 6
Jacob Bernard-Docker
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 9
CapitalsInjury report
Matt Roy
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Patrick Thomas
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 24
Rasmus Sandin
IR · Right knee (surgery) · Expected back Dec 26
Red WingsInjury report
Marco Kasper
OUT · Upper body · Expected back Oct 6
Dylan Larkin
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 6
Simon Edvinsson
OUT · Contract dispute · Expected back Oct 10
Chase Stillman
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 9
Carter Bear
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 6
Jacob Bernard-Docker
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 9
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:10 AM CT Ansar Khan · Oct 3 · 9:05 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Capitals lost their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games. The Red Wings lost their last game and are 0-1-0 in their first 1 game.

Matchup Intel

Tom Wilson has solved John Gibson before, 9 goals on 38 shots. But the problem is Andrew Copp, who has 5 points in his last 4 against the Capitals.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Tom Wilson has 9 goals on John Gibson (38 shots).
(Washington)
9 goals on John Gibson
Matchup
Dylan Strome has 6 goals on John Gibson (25 shots).
(Washington)
6 goals on John Gibson
Player
Andrew Copp has 5 points in his last 4 games against Washington. See the games →
(Detroit)
5 pts, last 4 vs WSH