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The Washington Capitals and Detroit Red Wings clash for the second time this season and first of two in a span of 14 days on Tuesday night (7 PM ET, Monumental Sports Network in-market, EPSN+ out-of-market) at Capital One Arena. Detroit took an 8-3 decision exactly four weeks ago in the only prior meeting between the two and has points in four straight games (3-0-1) against Washington dating back to last season (Washington: 1-3-0).
Schedule
Detroit: continues five-game road trip through the South after falling 1-0 to Nashville Predators on Saturday
Washington: wraps up four-game homestand (2-1-0) but continues stretch where they host seven of 10 following a 3-0 win over Winnipeg Jets on Sunday
How Each Team Is Doing
Detroit: has won just three of 12 since winning six straight games at the end of February, the last of which came against Washington
Washington: has won five of their last six, is 13-7-2 (.636) since a season-long six-game losing streak ended on February 10
Standings
Detroit: 36-29-6 (.549 points percentage — fifth in Atlantic Division, ninth in Eastern Conference); point behind Washington (who has a game in hand) for final wild-card spot and seven back of Tampa Bay Lightning (with each team having played 71 games) for the first; three points ahead of New York Islanders (71), four in front of New Jersey Devils (with a game in hand), five ahead of Buffalo Sabres (one) in wild-card race
Washington: 35-26-9 (.564 points percentage — fourth in Metropolitan Division, eighth in Eastern Conference); two points behind Philadelphia Flyers (two) for third in division
Team Leaders
Larkin and left-wing Patrick Kane (39 in 40) co-lead Detroit with an average of 0.98 points-per-game. The team has 13 skaters with at least 10 goals. Ovechkin has eight goals and nine points over a five-game goal-scoring and point-streaks.
Team Statistics
Detroit ranks eighth in goals but 25th in goals-against. They are tied for 10th on the power play but 25th in shots and 26th in shots-against.
Detroit ranks 29th in Corsi, expected goals, and scoring chances in addition to ranking 25th in save percentage. They trail only the Vancouver Canucks (11.03%) in shooting percentage and because of it, sit in fourth in PDO.
Expected Goalie Matchup
Lindgren bests Lyon in every statistical category but allowed eight goals on 31 shots against Detroit (.742) on February 27.
Injuries/Illnesses/Suspensions
Detroit
- G Ville Husso (lower-body)
Washington
- C Nicklas Backstrom (hip)
- RW Tom Wilson (suspension)
Projected Lines
Detroit
David Perron — Larkin — Raymond
Alex DeBrincat — J.T. Compher — Kane
Michael Rasmussen — Andrew Copp — Christian Fischer
Robby Fabbri — Austin Czarnik — Joe Veleno
Ben Chiarot — Seider
Jake Walman — Jeff Petry
Olli Maatta — Gostisbehere
Lyon
James Reimer
Scratched: LW Daniel Sprong, D Simon Edvindson, D Justin Holl
Washington
Ovechkin — Connor McMichael — T.J. Oshie
Ivan Miroshnichenko — Strome — Aliaksei Protas
Max Pacioretty — Hendrix Lapierre — Sonny Milano
Beck Malenstyn — Nic Dowd — Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Martin Fehervary — Carlson
Rasmus Sandin — Nick Jensen
Alexander Alexeyev — Trevor Van Riemsdyk
Lindgren
Darcy Kuemper
Scratched: C Michael Sgarbossa, D Ethan Bear
Betting Odds (BetMGM)
Detroit: -245, Washington: +200
Over-under: 6 (-110 over/under)
By Harrison Brown
