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Capitals vs. Red Wings Prediction, Odds & Stats - December 21, 2025

Final Score
Metropolitan
Dec 21st, 1:00 PM EST
Washington
Capitals
Detroit
Red Wings
2
3
Washington Capitals
Detroit Red Wings
Scoreboard 1 2 3 OT Odds
Washington Capitals 24-21-1-5 1 0 1 0 +6
Detroit Red Wings 31-16-3-2 0 2 0 1 -102

Latest Encounters

Date Result Competition Stats Recap
01/22/26
Detroit Red Wings DET ( 31-16-3-2 )
Minnesota Wild MIN ( 29-14-6-3 )
3   -   4
 Atlantic
01/21/26
Washington Capitals WAS ( 24-21-1-5 )
Vancouver Canucks VAN ( 17-28-4-1 )
3   -   4
 Metropolitan
01/21/26
Detroit Red Wings DET ( 31-16-3-2 )
Toronto Maple Leafs TOR ( 24-17-8-1 )
2   -   1
 Atlantic
01/19/26
Washington Capitals WAS ( 24-21-1-5 )
Colorado Avalanche COL ( 34-5-4-5 )
2   -   5
 Metropolitan
01/18/26
Ottawa Senators OTT ( 23-20-7 )
Detroit Red Wings DET ( 31-16-3-2 )
3   -   4
 Atlantic
01/17/26
Florida Panthers FLA ( 26-20-2-1 )
Washington Capitals WAS ( 24-21-1-5 )
5   -   2
 Atlantic
01/16/26
San Jose Sharks SJ ( 25-21-2-1 )
Detroit Red Wings DET ( 31-16-3-2 )
2   -   4
 Pacific
01/15/26
San Jose Sharks SJ ( 25-21-2-1 )
Washington Capitals WAS ( 24-21-1-5 )
3   -   2
 Pacific
01/13/26
Detroit Red Wings DET ( 31-16-3-2 )
Boston Bruins BOS ( 29-20-1-1 )
0   -   3
 Atlantic
01/13/26
Montreal Canadiens MON ( 28-16-3-4 )
Washington Capitals WAS ( 24-21-1-5 )
2   -   3
 Atlantic
01/12/26
Carolina Hurricanes CAR ( 31-15-2-3 )
Detroit Red Wings DET ( 31-16-3-2 )
3   -   4
 Metropolitan
01/11/26
Washington Capitals WAS ( 24-21-1-5 )
Nashville Predators NAS ( 24-22-4 )
2   -   3
 Metropolitan

Line History

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Matchup Details

team win loss last 10 w/l streak ats money home away total
Washington Capitals Washington Capitals
19 12 3-6-0-1 4L 20-15 810 11-6-0-2 8-6-0-2 15-16-4
Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings
20 13 7-2-1 1L 18-18 -275 10-7-1 10-6-0-2 18-14-4

Recent Meetings

date home-away ats o/u DET:Shots DET:Goals DET:Assists WAS:Shots WAS:Goals WAS:Assists
12/21/2025 DET 3 - WAS 2 DET Under 6 27 3 6 33 2 3
12/20/2025 WAS 2 - DET 5 DET Over 5.5 41 5 7 26 2 4
03/18/2025 WAS 4 - DET 1 WAS Under 6 24 1 1 26 4 8
03/07/2025 WAS 5 - DET 2 WAS Over 6.5 19 2 3 28 5 8
12/29/2024 DET 4 - WAS 2 DET Over 5.5 27 2 4 27 4 8
04/09/2024 DET 1 - WAS 2 WAS Under 6 23 2 2 43 1 2
03/26/2024 WAS 4 - DET 3 WAS Over 6 33 3 5 30 4 8
02/27/2024 DET 8 - WAS 3 DET Over 6 21 3 3 31 8 14
09/30/2023 DET 5 - WAS 2 DET Over 6 29 2 4 25 5 9
09/28/2023 WAS 4 - DET 3 WAS Over 6.5 30 3 3 29 4 7
02/21/2023 WAS 1 - DET 3 DET Under 6 25 3 2 27 1 2
12/19/2022 WAS 4 - DET 3 WAS Over 6 19 3 6 42 4 8
11/03/2022 DET 3 - WAS 1 DET Under 6 34 1 1 26 3 6
10/05/2022 WAS 4 - DET 2 WAS Under 6 33 2 3 35 4 8
09/30/2022 DET 0 - WAS 2 WAS Under 6 31 2 4 19 0 0
12/31/2021 DET 1 - WAS 3 WAS Under 6 27 3 6 20 1 2
11/11/2021 DET 0 - WAS 2 WAS Under 6 29 2 3 21 0 0
10/27/2021 WAS 2 - DET 3 (OT) DET Under 6.5 25 3 6 28 2 4
11/30/2019 DET 2 - WAS 5 WAS Over 6.5 34 5 8 27 2 4
01/06/2019 DET 2 - WAS 3 WAS Under 6 34 3 5 25 2 2
date score ats o/u Shots Goals Assists
01/21/2026 VAN 4 - WAS 3 L Over 6 32 3 6
01/19/2026 COL 5 - WAS 2 L Over 6 24 2 4
01/17/2026 WAS 2 - FLA 5 L Over 6 31 5 9
01/15/2026 WAS 2 - SJ 3 L Under 6 26 3 5
01/13/2026 WAS 3 - MON 2 W Under 6 25 2 2
01/11/2026 NAS 3 - WAS 2 L Under 6 32 2 4
01/09/2026 CHI 1 - WAS 5 W Under 6 24 5 8
01/07/2026 WAS 1 - DAL 4 L Under 6 36 4 4
01/05/2026 WAS 7 - ANA 4 W Over 7 45 4 5
01/03/2026 WAS 2 - CHI 2 L Under 5.5 33 2 3
date score ats o/u Shots Goals Assists
01/22/2026 MIN 4 - DET 3 L Over 6 39 4 7
01/21/2026 TOR 1 - DET 2 (OT) W Under 6.5 31 1 2
01/18/2026 DET 4 - OTT 3 W Over 6 34 4 7
01/16/2026 DET 4 - SJ 2 W Under 6 25 4 6
01/13/2026 BOS 3 - DET 0 L Under 6 41 3 6
01/12/2026 DET 4 - CAR 3 W Over 6 18 4 7
01/10/2026 MON 0 - DET 4 W Under 6 27 0 0
01/08/2026 DET 5 - VAN 1 W Under 6 25 5 7
01/05/2026 OTT 3 - DET 5 W Over 6 37 3 6
01/03/2026 DET 1 - PIT 4 L Under 6 12 1 0

Matchup Edge - Scoring Stats

Washington Capitals WAS
Detroit Red Wings DET
avg rank edge in rank avg
3.2 5 Goals Per Game 6 3.1
2.9 5 Goals Against Per Game 6 3.0
29.2 6 Shots Per Game 12 28.5
28.4 16 Shots Against Per Game 14 28.2
10.9 10 Shooting % 11 10.8
10.2 7 Opponent Shooting % 9 10.6
0.76 12 Shot Differential Per Game 15 0.25
10.9 10 Scoring Efficiency Ratio 11 10.8
.900 2 Save % 3 .890
.890 3 Opponent Save % 3 .890
9.3 10 Penalty Minutes Per Game 19 7.9
0.49 14 Power Play Goals Per Game 3 0.79
0.71 17 Power Play Goals Against Per Game 8 0.56
17.0 21 Power Play % 6 25.2
78.0 18 Penalty Kill % 16 79.1
1.85 18 Blocks To Shots On Goal Ratio 23 1.7

Odds Analysis

Team Rankings

offence
Washington Capitals WAS
Season stats rank
Goals 3.18 14
Shots 29.16 7
Power Play (%) 17 24
Faceoff (%) 50 18
Penalty Mins 474 11
Detroit Red Wings DET
Season stats rank
Goals 3.08 18
Shots 28.48 13
Power Play (%) 25 6
Faceoff (%) 51 9
Penalty Mins 409 19
defence
Washington Capitals WAS
Season stats rank
Goals 3.18 14
Shots 29.16 7
Power Play (%) 17 24
Faceoff (%) 50 18
Penalty Mins 474 11
Detroit Red Wings DET
Season stats rank
Goals 3.08 18
Shots 28.48 13
Power Play (%) 25 6
Faceoff (%) 51 9
Penalty Mins 409 19

Injuries

Washington Capitals WAS
Detroit Red Wings DET

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Washington Vs Detroit Betting Trends

Washington Capitals WAS

Under is 5-2 in Capitals last 7 Sunday games.

Capitals are 4-1 in their last 5 games as a road favorite of -151 to -200.

Capitals are 12-5 in their last 17 in the second game of a home-and-home situation.

Over is 7-3-2 in Capitals last 12 games as a favorite.

Under is 3-1-1 in Capitals last 5 following a home loss of 3 or more goals.

Detroit Red Wings DET

Red Wings are 30-66 in their last 96 in the fourth game of a 4-in-6 situation.

Under is 4-0-2 in Red Wings last 6 Sunday games.

Red Wings are 1-5 in their last 6 in the second game of a home-and-home situation.

Under is 4-0 in Red Wings last 4 games as a favorite.

Red Wings are 21-60 in their last 81 games as an underdog of +201 or greater.

Line Up - Last Game

Washington Capitals
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Detroit Red Wings
Pitchers
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