For just the second time this season, the Detroit Red Wings won the second game of back-to-backs.

Moritz Seider scored with 23.3 seconds left in overtime to give the Red Wings a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Sunday afternoon at Little Caesars Arena.

Seider wired an Andrew Copp pass into the top shelf for his sixth goal of the season and 21st point in the past 21 games.

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Detroit is 2-6 in the second game of back-to-back games during the 2025-26 NHL campaign.

Ethan Frank opened the scoring for Washington in the first period. Taking advantage of a fall by Red Wings defenseman Albert Johansson, Frank burst in alone and tucked the puck through the legs of Detroit goalie Cam Talbot.

Lucas Raymond tied it in the second period during a Detroit power play. He fired a wrist shot from the top of the right circle that banked in off the left goal post.

John Leonard gave Detroit the lead later in the period when Alex DeBrincat’s shot deflected off him and into the Washington net. It was his second goal in as many games.

Frank’s second of the game, a quick wrist shot through Talbot’s legs in the third period, sent the game to overtime.

Charlie Lindgren made 24 saves for the Capitals. Talbot had 31 saves for the Red Wings.

Takeaways

Right-winger Mason Appleton made his return to the lineup after a 10-game absence with a lower-body injury . . . Marco Kasper was out of the lineup . . . Left-winger Elmer Soderblom was cut when hit in the face with a puck shot by Capitals defenseman Matt Roy. He left the game briefly for repairs and returned wearing a full face shield.

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Former Red Wings captains Nick Libett, Dennis Hextall, Red Berenson, Paul Woods, and Mickey Redmond were honored in pre-game ceremonies as part of the club’s centennial celebration.

Red Wings Key Moment

The Capitals were threatening in the Red Wings’ zone midway through the third period when a cross-ice pass by Washington defenseman John Carlson hit the discarded stick of Detroit center Copp and deflected out of play. Copp had gone to the bench after losing his stick. There was no word on whether his stick was credited with a takeaway.

Red Wings Key Stat

Washington had successfully killed off 10 straight penalties, including three Red Wings power plays on Saturday, before Raymond’s power-play goal on Sunday. Meanwhile, Detroit’s penalty killers are on an 11-for-11 streak of killing off infractions.

Up Next

The Red Wings will play host to the Dallas Stars on Tuesday (7 pm ET) at LCA. It’s their final game before the NHL takes its holiday break.