NHL Game Preview: Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals with Line Combinations 12/20/2025

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Detroit Red Wings (19-13-3, 41 pts) at Washington Capitals (19-11-4, 42 pts)

Venue: Capital One Arena
Date: Saturday, December 20
Time: 12:30 pm ET
TV: ESPN+/FDSNDET/MNMT
Radio: 97.1 The Ticket/Capitals Radio 24/7

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Detroit Red Wings News & Notes:

The Red Wings suffered a 4-1 loss to the Mammoth on Wednesday. They’ve won five of their last seven games, averaging three goals per game while allowing 2.3 goals per game.

Washington Capitals News & Notes:

The Capitals snapped a three-game skid with a 4-0 win over the Maple Leafs on Thursday. They’re 4-2-2 in December, averaging 2.8 goals per game while allowing 2.4 goals per game.

Detroit Red Wings Projected Lines

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

Edvinsson-Seider
Chiarot-Sandin Pelikka
Johansson-Bernard Docker

Talbot
Gibson

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Washington Capitals Projected Lines

Ovechkin-Strome-Beauvillier
Protas-Sourdif-Wilson
Milano-McMichael-Frank
Duhaime-Dowd-Trinyev

Fehervary-Carlson
Chychrun-Roy
Sandin-Chisholm

Thompson
Lindgren

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Players to Watch:

Detroit Red Wings

Lucas Raymond, in three games against the Capitals last season, had a goal and three assists.

Washington Capitals

Aliaksei Protas, in three games against Detroit last season, finished with five points on two goals and three assists.

Injury Report:

Detroit Red Wings

F Mason Appleton – IR
F Patrick Kane – DTD

Washington Capitals

F Pierre-Luc Dubois – IR
F Hendrix Lapierre – Out
F Ryan Leonard – IR

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