DETROIT RED WINGS NOTES:
LAST GAME
RED WINGS 2 at SEATTLE 4 (2/18/23)
1ST PERIOD: SEA Eberle (Soucy) 16:50-EV; DET Suter (Walman, Zadina) 19:44-EV
2ND PERIOD: SEA Eberle (Beniers, McCann) 2:05-EV; SEA Oleksiak (Beniers, Eberle) 19:52-EV
3RD PERIOD: SEA Tolvanen (Sprong, Borgen) 4:49-EV; DET Larkin (Bertuzzi, Fabbri) 17:39-EV
SHOTS: DET 23 (10-5-8) / SEA 26 (10-10-6)
GOALIES: DET Husso (L, 22-26) / SEA Grubauer (W, 21-23)
PP: DET 0-3 / SEA 0-2
MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)
Lucas Raymond – lower body (5 / Feb. 10)
Total Man Games Lost: 231
Individual Man Games Lost: Filip Zadina (37), Robby Fabbri (35), Jakub Vrána (33), Matt Luff (32), Tyler Bertuzzi (31), Robert Hägg (15), Elmer Söderblom (13), Gustav Lindström (11), Oskar Sundqvist (7), Olli Määttä (4), Jake Walman (3), Ville Husso (2), Michael Rasmussen (2), Dylan Larkin (1)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
2/16 – Signed defenseman Olli Määttä to a two-year contract extension with an average annual value of $3 million
2/14 – Recalled forward Jakub Vrána from Grand Rapids … Placed forward Lucas Raymond on injured reserve retroactive to 2/10
TONIGHT’S GAME
RED WINGS at CAPITALS / 7:00 P.M. EST / Capital One Arena / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
TONIGHT: 126th all-time meeting, 62nd at Washington … Third of three games this season, second of two at Washington ALL-TIME vs. WSH: 52-51-16-6 / AWAY: 24-29-5-3 / LAST 10: 2-7-1 / IN 2021-22: 1-2-0 / THIS SEASON: 1-0-1 DET top scorers vs. WSH: David Perron (3-12-15 in 23 GP), Dylan Larkin (4-8-12 in 18 GP), Dominik KubalÃk (2-2-4 in 5 GP), Oskar Sundqvist (3-1-4 in 8 GP), Lucas Raymond (2-1-3 in 5 GP), Jonatan Berggren (0-1-1 in 1 GP) WSH top scorers vs. DET: Alex Ovechkin (23-14-37 in 32 GP), Nicklas Backstrom (4-20-24 in 24 GP), T.J. Oshie (10-11-21 in 39 GP), Evgeny Kuznetsov (5-14-19 in 19 GP), Marcus Johansson (4-11-15 in 28 GP), Dylan Strome (5-9-14 in 15 GP), Erik Gustafsson (1-7-8 in 10 GP), Nicolas Aubé-Kubel (0-3-3 in 4 GP), Dylan McIlrath (0-1-1 in 2 GP) DET/WSH CONNECTIONS: Detroit is 5-1-1 on the road against Metropolitan Division opponents this season … Detroit goaltender Ville Husso is 3-0-1 with a 1.97 goals-against average and a 0.937 save percentage in four career starts against Washington … Detroit forward Jakub Vrána was originally selected by Washington in the first round (13th overall) of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft and recorded 157 points (76-81-157) in 284 games with the club from 2016-21 … Vrána helped the Capitals win a Stanley Cup championship as a rookie in 2018, totaling eight points (3-5-8) in 23 postseason contests … Vrána was acquired by Detroit with forward Richard Pánik, a first-round pick in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft (later traded to Dallas, Dallas selected Wyatt Johnston) and a second-round pick in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft (Dmitri Buchelnikov) from Washington in exchange for forward Anthony Mantha on April 12, 2021 … Mantha was originally selected by Detroit in the first round (20th overall) in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft and compiled 194 points (95-99-194) in 302 games with the club from 2015-21 … Detroit goaltending coach Alex Westlund spent five seasons in Washington’s organization as associate goaltending coach from 2017-22 … Washington forward Carl Hagelin (LTIR) racked up 152 points (61-91-152) in 171 games at the University of Michigan from 2007-11 … Washington defenseman Nick Jensen was originally selected by Detroit in the fifth round (150th overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft and notched 43 points (6-37-43) in 190 games with the club from 2016-19 … Washington defenseman Dylan McIlrath recorded 27 penalty minutes in 23 games with Detroit from 2018-20 … McIlrath helped the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins win a Calder Cup championship in 2017, contributing five assists and 25 penalty minutes in 19 postseason contests … Washington forward Sonny Milano skated with the U.S. National Team Development Program from 2012-14 before tallying 68 points (22-46-68) in 50 games with the OHL’s Plymouth Whalers in 2014-15 … Washington forward Tom Wilson collected 91 points (35-56-91) and 316 penalty minutes in 125 games with the OHL’s Plymouth Whalers from 2010-13 … Washington head coach Peter Laviolette had 24 points (6-18-24) and 82 penalty minutes in 62 games with the IHL’s Flint Spirits during the 1989-90 season … Washington assistant coach Scott Allen logged 84 points (28-56-84) and 115 penalty minutes in 103 games with the Colonial Hockey League’s Flint Bulldogs from 1991-93 … Washington goaltending coach Scott Murray made 22 appearances at Lake Superior State Detroit Red Wings: Media Notes University from 1999-02 before playing one game for the UHL’s Motor City Mechanics in 2004-05 … Washington senior vice president/general manager Brian MacLellan recorded six points (1-5-6) and 38 penalty minutes in 23 games with Detroit in 1991-92.
UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES EST)
Thursday, Feb. 23: RED WINGS vs. RANGERS / 7:00 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO : WXYT 97.1 FM
Saturday, Feb. 25: RED WINGS vs. LIGHTNING / 8:00 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Monday, Feb. 27: RED WINGS at SENATORS / 7:00 p.m. / Canadian Tire Centre / TV: BSD EXTRA / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
LAST TIME OUT
Feb. 18 at Seattle – 4-2 L
Detroit fell 4-2 at Seattle to move to 26-21-8 overall and 12-10-5 on the road … The result snapped the Red Wings’ season-high five-game winning streak … Detroit is 9-4-2 against the Pacific Division this season, and 5-2-1 on the road … In all, the Red Wings are 13-6-5 against the Western Conference … Pius Suter put Detroit on the board with his ninth goal of the season … Suter has goals in consecutive games for the second time this season, having previously done so on Nov. 5 against the New York Islanders and Nov. 6 against the New York Rangers … Suter has three goals in his last four appearances, in addition to scoring the shootout-deciding goal on Feb. 15 at Edmonton … Dylan Larkin wrapped up the scoring with his team-leading 22nd goal of the season … Larkin continues to pace the Red Wings in goals (22), assists (34), points (56), power play goals (11), power play points (21) and shots (173) through 54 games … Larkin extended his point streak to seven-consecutive games since returning from the 2023 Honda NHL All-Star Game (7-6-13 in 7 GP) … It marks the longest point streak by any Red Wings skater this season, and Larkin’s longest point streak since a 10-game run from Jan. 29-March 1, 2022 (7-11-18 in 10 GP) … Larkin has compiled 23 points (9-14-23) in 17 games dating back to Jan. 10 vs. Winnipeg … The Red Wings have scored six goals at 6-on-5 this season, which is the most of any NHL team … Tyler Bertuzzi and Filip Hronek both skated in their 300th career NHL game … With the primary assist on Larkin’s goal, Bertuzzi recorded his 200th career NHL point (87-113-200 in 300 GP) … Bertuzzi has four points (1-3-4) in his last two games, and seven points (2-5-7) in seven contests since Feb. 7 vs. Edmonton … Robby Fabbri also picked up an assist on Larkin’s goal to extend his point streak to five-straight games (3-6-9 in 5 GP) … Fabbri became the first Detroit skater with an assist in five-consecutive games since David Perron did so from Nov. 12-23 … Fabbri also authored a five-game point streak from March 6-14, 2016 as a member of the St. Louis Blues (1-5-6 in 5 GP) … Jake Walman collected the primary assist on Suter’s goal … Walman leads all Detroit skaters with a plus-15 rating in 36 games … Filip Zadina also had an assist on Suter’s goal, giving him assists in back-to-back games … Zadina has three points (1-2-3) and a plus-two rating in six games since returning from a lower-body injury … Detroit is 12-7-3 this season when tied after one period, and 4-2-3 when doing so on the road … The Red Wings are 28-for-31 (90.3%) on the penalty kill since Jan. 17 at Arizona.
WASHINGTON CAPITALS NOTES:
LAST GAME
Washington 1, Carolina Hurricanes 4
February 18, 2023 * Carter–Finley Stadium * Raleigh, NC
Shots: WSH: 25; CAR: 35
Power Plays: WSH: 0/2; CAR: 1/4
Three Stars: 1. Necas (CAR), 2. Teravainen (CAR), 3. Andersen (CAR)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Recalled defenseman Dylan McIlrath from AHL Hershey, 2/19
Loaned forward Joe Snively to AHL Hershey, 2/19
Loaned defenseman Dylan McIlrath to AHL Hershey, 2/18
Recalled defenseman Dylan McIlrath from AHL Hershey, 2/15
Recalled forward Joe Snively to AHL Hershey, 2/14
INJURIES/ILLNESSES
Carl Hagelin: 10/12/22-2/18/23 (58 games)
Connor Brown: 10/20/22-2/18/23 (54 games)
John Carlson: 10/31/22-11/9/22, 12/27/22-2/18/23 (28 games)
Nic Dowd: 12/17/22, 1/17/23-2/18/23 (13 games)
Tom Wilson: 10/12/22-1/6/23, 1/26/23-2/16/23 (49 games)
Nicklas Backstrom: 10/12/22-1/6/23, 1/24/22 (43 games)
Alex Ovechkin: 12/21/22 (1 game)
Dmitry Orlov: 11/7/22-12/9/22 (16 games)
Washington Capitals: Media Notes
Erik Gustafsson: 12/11/22 (1 game)
Lars Eller: 12/13/22 (1 game)
Sonny Milano: 12/15/22 (1 game)
Darcy Kuemper: 12/5/22-12/17/22 (7 games)
Hunter Shepard: 12/17/22 (1 game)
Alex Alexeyev: 12/11/22-12/19/22 (5 games)
Beck Malenstyn: 11/3/22-12/27/22 (26 games)
Martin Fehervary: 12/5/22-12/29/22 (12 games)
T.J. Oshie: 10/31/22-11/19/22, 12/19/22-12/31/22 (17 games)
Anthony Mantha: 2/12/23 (1 game)
Man Games Lost: 334
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Feb. 23, 7 p.m. ET vs. Anaheim (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
Feb. 25, 1 p.m. ET vs. New York Rangers (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
Feb. 26, 1 p.m. ET at Buffalo (NBCSW, NHLN, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
March 1, 10 p.m. ET at Anaheim (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
March 4, 6 p.m. ET at San Jose (NBCSW+, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
TONIGHT’S GAME
The Capitals host the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday at Capital One Arena for the third and final meeting between the teams this season. Washington is 1-1-0 against Detroit in 2022-23, falling to the Red Wings 3-1 on Nov. 3 at Little Caesars Arena and winning 4-3 in overtime on Dec. 19 at home. On Dec. 19, the Capitals rallied from a 2-0 second-period deficit thanks to two goals from Nic Dowd 11 seconds apart and Dmitry Orlov’s 15th career game-winning goal 4:38 into overtime. The Capitals have earned points in sixteen of their last 17 games versus the Red Wings (13-1-3) dating back to Nov. 18, 2015, including an active nine-game point streak at home (7-0-2).
HOME vs. DETROIT RED WINGS
Record Goals For Goals Against Streak
32-22-5-2 224 185 1 WSH win (12/19/22)
CAPITALS vs. RED WINGS ALL-TIME (Career Totals)
Games Goals Assists Points
Oshie (39) Ovechkin (23) Backstrom (20) Ovechkin (37)
Ovechkin (32) Oshie (10) Carlson/Kuznetsov/ Ovechkin (14) Backstrom (24)
Johansson/Eller (28) Strome/Kuznetsov (5) Johansson/Oshie (11) Oshie (21)
