NHL Game Preview: Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings with Line Combinations 12/21/2025

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Washington Capitals (19-12-4, 42 pts) at Detroit Red Wings (20-13-3, 43 pts) 

Venue: Little Caesars Arena
Date: Sunday, December 21
Time: 1:00 pm ET
TV: ESPN+/MNMT/FDSNDET
Radio: Capitals Radio 24/7/97.1 The Ticket

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Washington Capitals News & Notes:

The Capitals dropped their third game in their last four yesterday against Detroit. They’re now 1-3-1 in their last five games, averaging 1.8 goals per game while allowing 3.6 goals per game.

Detroit Red Wings News & Notes:

The Red Wings got back in the win column yesterday with a 5-2 win over Washington. They’re 3-2-0 in their last five games, averaging 2.8 goals per game while allowing 2.4 goals per game.

Washington Capitals Projected Lines

Beauvillier-Strome-Ovechkin
Protas-Sourdif-Wilson
MIlano-McMichael-Frank
Duhaime-Dowd-Miroshnichenko

Fehervary-Carlson
Chychrun-Roy
Sandin-Chisholm

Lindgren
Thompson

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Detroit Red Wings Projected Lines

Finnie-Larkin-Raymond
DeBrincat-Copp-Leonard
van Riemsdyk-Compher-Rasmussen
Soderblom-Danielson-Kasper

Edvinsson-Seider
Chiarot-Sandin Pelikka
Johansson-Bernard Docker

Talbot
Gibson

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Players to Watch:

Washington Capitals

Aliaksei Protas scored one of the two Washington goals in yesterday’s loss.

Detroit Red Wings

Moritz Seider led the way in yesterday’s win with a goal and an assist.

Injury Report:

Washington Capitals

F Pierre-Luc Dubois – IR
F Ryan Leonard – IR

Detroit Red Wings

F Mason Appleton – IR
F Patrick Kane – DTD

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