TEAM STATS

	GP	RECORD	HOME	ROAD	L10	G/GP	GA/GP	PP%	PK%	PIM/GP	S/GP	SA/GP	FO%
	79	43-25-11	22-12-5	21-13-6	7-2-1	2.91	2.46	25.2	81.3	10.4	29.5	28.7	51.3
	78	41-24-13	21-9-9	20-15-4	3-5-2	2.85	2.60	24.1	80.9	9.0	29.6	28.2	51.6

DETROIT RED WINGS

THE MATCHUP

- Tonight is the 107th all-time meeting between DET and WSH
- Tonight marks the 3rd of 3 meetings this season between DET and WSH, only meeting in DET
- DET’s all-time record vs. WSH: 47-41-16-2
- DET’s all-time home record vs. WSH: 25-16-11-1
- DET won the 1st meeting of the season at WSH 4-2 on 10/29 (Nyquist, Abdelkader [2] and Datsyuk scored for DET; Kuznetsov and Brouwer scored for WSH]
- WSH won the most recent meeting 3-1 on 1/10 (Brouwer, Carlson, Ward scored for WSH; Ericsson for DET)
- Pavel Datsyuk has 18 points (5-13-18) in 15 games vs. WSH
- Gustav Nyquist has 8 points (5-3-8) in 5 games vs. WSH, including his 1st NHL hat trick last season
- Marek Zidlicky has 12 points (6-6-12) in 18 games vs. WSH
- Henrik Zetterberg has 11 points (5-6-11) in 13 games vs. WSH
- Stephen Weiss has 41 points (14-27-41) in 51 games vs. WSH
- Niklas Kronwall had his first NHL point (assist) on 12/13/03 at WSH
- WSH’s all-time leading scorers vs. DET: Jason Chimera (7-15-22 in 44 GP), Curtis Glencross (9-10-19 in 25 GP), Joel Ward (11-6-18 in 25 GP) and Alex Ovechkin (9-7-16 in 13 GP)
- WSH F Tom Wilson had 91 points (35-56-91) in 125 games for the Plymouth Whalers from 2010-13
- WSH D Tim Gleason is from Clawson, MI
- WSH G Justin Peters was 19-15-0 with a 2.75 GAA and .921 SV% with the OHL’s Plymouth Whalers in 2005-06
- WSH head coach Barry Trotz was the NHL’s longest-tenured head coach until this summer (15 seasons with NSH); Mike Babcock now holds the title at 10 seasons
- WSH GM Brian MacLellan had six points (1-5-6) in 23 games with DET in 1991-92, his final NHL season

THIS DATE IN RED WINGS HISTORY

April 5, 1955 – Ted Lindsay scored four times in Detroit’s 7-1 win over Montreal in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals.

WASHINGTON CAPITALS

Attacking the Atlantic – The Capitals are 14-4-4 against the Atlantic Division this season and have earned a point in 15 straight games against Atlantic Division foes (12-0-3). The Capitals have outscored opponents 49-27 during that span and have killed 45 of 49 penalties (91.8%).

Brouwer Power – Troy Brouwer earned two points (1g, 1a) on Saturday at Ottawa, marking his seventh multi-goal game of the season. Brouwer has registered five points in his last five games (3/28-4/4: 3g, 2a) and his assist on Saturday marked his career-high 20th assist of the season, passing his previous career high of 19 (2010-11). The Vancouver native sits four goals shy of tying his career high in goals (25) and two points shy of tying his career high in points (43).

Going Streaking – The Capitals have won seven of their last 10 games (7-2-1) and are 7 for 24 (29.2%) on the power play during that span. In addition, the Capitals have won five of their last seven road games (5-1-1), going 7 for 21 (33.3%) on the power play during that span.

Clipping the Wings – Alex Ovechkin has recorded 16 points (9g, 7a) in 13 career games against the Red Wings, Nicklas Backstrom has registered 10 points (2g, 8a) in 10 career games, John Carlson (3g, 6a) has tallied nine points in eight career games and Mike Green (3g, 5a) has earned eight points in eight career games against Detroit. Jason Chimera (22) and Joel Ward (18) have both tallied more points against the Red Wings than any other NHL team.

Finishing Strong – The Capitals rank tied for second in the NHL in third-period goals against (60), trailing Chicago (57).

Caps Connections – Defenseman Tim Gleason is a native of Clawson, Mich., located approximately 20 miles north of Detroit. Capitals assistant coach Lane Lambert was selected by the Detroit Red Wings in the second round, 25th overall, in the 1983 NHL Draft. Lambert appeared in 176 games with the Red Wings from 1983-86, registering 65 points (36g, 29a) and 349 penalty minutes.
Getting Defensive – The Capitals rank tied for eighth in the NHL in goals against per game (2.46) and tied for ninth in the League in shots against per game (28.7).

Good Mojo – Marcus Johansson scored a goal on Saturday at Ottawa, marking his career-high 19th goal of the season. Johansson has earned six points in his last six games (3/26-4/4: 2g, 4a) and sits one goal shy of reaching the 20-goal plateau for the first time in his career. The Landskrona, Sweden, native ranks tied for third on the team in goals this season and fourth in points (45).
Last We Met – The Capitals defeated the Red Wings 3-1 on Jan. 10 at Verizon Center in the teams’ previous meeting this season. John Carlson, Troy Brouwer and Joel Ward each scored for Washington and Braden Holtby stopped 26 shots to earn his 20th win of the season.

Road Scholars – The Capitals complete their three-game road trip on Sunday against Detroit at Joe Louis Arena. Washington has posted a 16-6-2 record this season on road trips of three games or longer (10/22-10/26: 1-2-0; 11/15-11/20: 2-1-0; 12/4-12/9: 3-0-0; 12/16-12/20: 3-0-0; 12/23-12/29: 1-1-1; 2/11-2/17: 3-1-0; 3/16-3/21: 2-1-0; 4/2-4/5: 1-0-1).