Capitals vs Red Wings

Historical record, recent meetings, scoring profile and performance versus model expectation.

Capitals

Record since the 1968 season

62-61-16

Capitals lead the series by 1 wins.

Red wings

@ Capitals

35-28-5

@ Red Wings

27-33-11

Playoffs

0-4

VS EXPECTED

Capitals -8.8

Avg Goals

3.2-3.1

Most Recent Winner

Capitals 4-3

Head-To-Head Margin (Max Last 150 Matches)

Date	Matchup	Result	Winner	Model Projection	Stage
Jan 29, 2026	Capitals @ Red Wings	4–3	Washington Capitals +1	Detroit Red Wings +0.7	Regular
Dec 21, 2025	Capitals @ Red Wings	2–3	Detroit Red Wings +1	Detroit Red Wings +0.2	Regular
Dec 20, 2025	Red Wings @ Capitals	5–2	Detroit Red Wings +3	Washington Capitals +0.7	Regular
Mar 18, 2025	Red Wings @ Capitals	1–4	Washington Capitals +3	Washington Capitals +1.0	Regular
Mar 7, 2025	Red Wings @ Capitals	2–5	Washington Capitals +3	Washington Capitals +0.9	Regular
Dec 29, 2024	Capitals @ Red Wings	2–4	Detroit Red Wings +2	Washington Capitals +0.1	Regular
Apr 9, 2024	Capitals @ Red Wings	2–1	Washington Capitals +1	Detroit Red Wings +0.5	Regular
Mar 26, 2024	Red Wings @ Capitals	3–4	Washington Capitals +1	Washington Capitals +0.6	Regular
Feb 27, 2024	Capitals @ Red Wings	3–8	Detroit Red Wings +5	Detroit Red Wings +0.7	Regular
Feb 21, 2023	Red Wings @ Capitals	3–1	Detroit Red Wings +2	Washington Capitals +0.8	Regular
Dec 19, 2022	Red Wings @ Capitals	3–4	Washington Capitals +1	Washington Capitals +1.2	Regular
Nov 3, 2022	Capitals @ Red Wings	1–3	Detroit Red Wings +2	Washington Capitals +0.2	Regular
Dec 31, 2021	Capitals @ Red Wings	3–1	Washington Capitals +2	Washington Capitals +0.5	Regular
Nov 11, 2021	Capitals @ Red Wings	2–0	Washington Capitals +2	Washington Capitals +0.5	Regular
Oct 27, 2021	Red Wings @ Capitals	3–2	Detroit Red Wings +1	Washington Capitals +1.6	Regular
Nov 30, 2019	Capitals @ Red Wings	5–2	Washington Capitals +3	Washington Capitals +0.8	Regular
Jan 6, 2019	Capitals @ Red Wings	3–2	Washington Capitals +1	Washington Capitals +0.7	Regular
Dec 11, 2018	Red Wings @ Capitals	2–6	Washington Capitals +4	Washington Capitals +1.6	Regular
Nov 23, 2018	Red Wings @ Capitals	1–3	Washington Capitals +2	Washington Capitals +1.6	Regular
Mar 22, 2018	Capitals @ Red Wings	1–0	Washington Capitals +1	Washington Capitals +0.6	Regular
Feb 11, 2018	Red Wings @ Capitals	5–4	Detroit Red Wings +1	Washington Capitals +1.6	Regular
Oct 20, 2017	Capitals @ Red Wings	4–3	Washington Capitals +1	Washington Capitals +0.4	Regular
Feb 18, 2017	Capitals @ Red Wings	2–3	Detroit Red Wings +1	Washington Capitals +0.7	Regular
Feb 9, 2017	Red Wings @ Capitals	3–6	Washington Capitals +3	Washington Capitals +1.6	Regular
Nov 18, 2016	Red Wings @ Capitals	0–1	Washington Capitals +1	Washington Capitals +1.1	Regular
Dec 8, 2015	Red Wings @ Capitals	2–3	Washington Capitals +1	Washington Capitals +0.8	Regular
Nov 18, 2015	Capitals @ Red Wings	2–1	Washington Capitals +1	Detroit Red Wings +0.1	Regular
Nov 10, 2015	Capitals @ Red Wings	0–1	Detroit Red Wings +1	Detroit Red Wings +0.1	Regular
Apr 5, 2015	Capitals @ Red Wings	2–1	Washington Capitals +1	Detroit Red Wings +0.2	Regular
Jan 10, 2015	Red Wings @ Capitals	1–3	Washington Capitals +2	Washington Capitals +0.5	Regular
Oct 29, 2014	Red Wings @ Capitals	4–2	Detroit Red Wings +2	Washington Capitals +0.5	Regular
Feb 2, 2014	Red Wings @ Capitals	5–6	Washington Capitals +1	Washington Capitals +0.4	Regular
Jan 31, 2014	Capitals @ Red Wings	3–4	Detroit Red Wings +1	Detroit Red Wings +0.5	Regular
Nov 15, 2013	Capitals @ Red Wings	4–3	Washington Capitals +1	Detroit Red Wings +0.3	Regular
Mar 19, 2012	Capitals @ Red Wings	5–3	Washington Capitals +2	Detroit Red Wings +0.9	Regular
Oct 22, 2011	Red Wings @ Capitals	1–7	Washington Capitals +6	Washington Capitals +0.5	Regular
Mar 16, 2011	Capitals @ Red Wings	2–3	Detroit Red Wings +1	Detroit Red Wings +0.5	Regular
Jan 19, 2010	Red Wings @ Capitals	2–3	Washington Capitals +1	Washington Capitals +0.6	Regular
Oct 10, 2009	Capitals @ Red Wings	2–3	Detroit Red Wings +1	Detroit Red Wings +0.8	Regular
Jan 31, 2009	Red Wings @ Capitals	2–4	Washington Capitals +2	Detroit Red Wings +0.0	Regular
Dec 17, 2007	Capitals @ Red Wings	3–4	Detroit Red Wings +1	Detroit Red Wings +2.2	Regular
Dec 9, 2005	Red Wings @ Capitals	4–3	Detroit Red Wings +1	Detroit Red Wings +0.8	Regular
Dec 13, 2003	Red Wings @ Capitals	5–1	Detroit Red Wings +4	Detroit Red Wings +0.5	Regular
Nov 24, 2003	Capitals @ Red Wings	4–1	Washington Capitals +3	Detroit Red Wings +1.5	Regular
Feb 22, 2003	Red Wings @ Capitals	5–1	Detroit Red Wings +4	Detroit Red Wings +0.1	Regular
Jan 18, 2002	Capitals @ Red Wings	1–3	Detroit Red Wings +2	Detroit Red Wings +1.5	Regular
Apr 1, 2001	Capitals @ Red Wings	1–2	Detroit Red Wings +1	Detroit Red Wings +1.0	Regular
Oct 31, 2000	Red Wings @ Capitals	2–6	Washington Capitals +4	Detroit Red Wings +0.0	Regular
Apr 7, 2000	Capitals @ Red Wings	4–2	Washington Capitals +2	Detroit Red Wings +0.9	Regular
Mar 3, 2000	Red Wings @ Capitals	2–2	Tie	Washington Capitals +0.1	Regular
Oct 13, 1998	Red Wings @ Capitals	3–2	Detroit Red Wings +1	Washington Capitals +0.0	Regular
Jun 16, 1998	Red Wings @ Capitals	4–1	Detroit Red Wings +3	Detroit Red Wings +0.1	Playoffs
Jun 13, 1998	Red Wings @ Capitals	2–1	Detroit Red Wings +1	Detroit Red Wings +0.0	Playoffs
Jun 11, 1998	Capitals @ Red Wings	4–5	Detroit Red Wings +1	Detroit Red Wings +0.9	Playoffs
Jun 9, 1998	Capitals @ Red Wings	1–2	Detroit Red Wings +1	Detroit Red Wings +0.9	Playoffs
Feb 1, 1998	Red Wings @ Capitals	4–2	Detroit Red Wings +2	Detroit Red Wings +0.0	Regular
Jan 11, 1998	Capitals @ Red Wings	0–2	Detroit Red Wings +2	Detroit Red Wings +1.3	Regular
Dec 26, 1996	Capitals @ Red Wings	4–5	Detroit Red Wings +1	Detroit Red Wings +1.4	Regular
Dec 4, 1996	Red Wings @ Capitals	2–0	Detroit Red Wings +2	Detroit Red Wings +0.1	Regular
Feb 15, 1996	Capitals @ Red Wings	3–4	Detroit Red Wings +1	Detroit Red Wings +1.5	Regular
Jan 13, 1996	Red Wings @ Capitals	4–2	Detroit Red Wings +2	Detroit Red Wings +0.3	Regular
Mar 25, 1994	Capitals @ Red Wings	2–2	Tie	Detroit Red Wings +0.8	Regular
Jan 30, 1994	Red Wings @ Capitals	3–6	Washington Capitals +3	Detroit Red Wings +0.1	Regular
Mar 16, 1993	Capitals @ Red Wings	4–2	Washington Capitals +2	Detroit Red Wings +0.5	Regular
Nov 30, 1992	Capitals @ Red Wings	4–1	Washington Capitals +3	Detroit Red Wings +0.6	Regular
Nov 20, 1992	Red Wings @ Capitals	7–5	Detroit Red Wings +2	Washington Capitals +0.3	Regular
Feb 5, 1992	Capitals @ Red Wings	1–4	Detroit Red Wings +3	Detroit Red Wings +0.5	Regular
Nov 25, 1991	Capitals @ Red Wings	4–5	Detroit Red Wings +1	Detroit Red Wings +0.1	Regular
Nov 8, 1991	Red Wings @ Capitals	5–4	Detroit Red Wings +1	Washington Capitals +0.9	Regular
Jan 22, 1991	Capitals @ Red Wings	2–1	Washington Capitals +1	Detroit Red Wings +0.5	Regular
Nov 19, 1990	Capitals @ Red Wings	3–2	Washington Capitals +1	Detroit Red Wings +0.2	Regular
Oct 6, 1990	Red Wings @ Capitals	4–6	Washington Capitals +2	Washington Capitals +0.7	Regular
Feb 25, 1990	Red Wings @ Capitals	4–9	Washington Capitals +5	Washington Capitals +0.6	Regular
Dec 29, 1989	Red Wings @ Capitals	1–2	Washington Capitals +1	Washington Capitals +1.0	Regular
Nov 29, 1989	Capitals @ Red Wings	5–3	Washington Capitals +2	Detroit Red Wings +0.0	Regular
Jan 22, 1989	Red Wings @ Capitals	4–3	Detroit Red Wings +1	Washington Capitals +0.7	Regular
Nov 27, 1988	Capitals @ Red Wings	4–3	Washington Capitals +1	Detroit Red Wings +0.6	Regular
Nov 1, 1988	Capitals @ Red Wings	3–3	Tie	Detroit Red Wings +0.5	Regular
Mar 29, 1988	Red Wings @ Capitals	2–2	Tie	Washington Capitals +0.6	Regular
Dec 16, 1987	Capitals @ Red Wings	1–6	Detroit Red Wings +5	Detroit Red Wings +0.2	Regular
Nov 17, 1987	Red Wings @ Capitals	1–0	Detroit Red Wings +1	Washington Capitals +0.9	Regular
Feb 24, 1987	Red Wings @ Capitals	2–8	Washington Capitals +6	Washington Capitals +1.2	Regular
Jan 28, 1987	Capitals @ Red Wings	2–1	Washington Capitals +1	Washington Capitals +0.3	Regular
Nov 21, 1986	Capitals @ Red Wings	3–3	Tie	Washington Capitals +0.7	Regular
Feb 25, 1986	Red Wings @ Capitals	3–4	Washington Capitals +1	Washington Capitals +2.6	Regular
Jan 28, 1986	Capitals @ Red Wings	0–7	Detroit Red Wings +7	Washington Capitals +1.1	Regular
Jan 7, 1986	Red Wings @ Capitals	3–4	Washington Capitals +1	Washington Capitals +2.3	Regular
Jan 29, 1985	Capitals @ Red Wings	3–4	Detroit Red Wings +1	Washington Capitals +1.1	Regular
Jan 8, 1985	Capitals @ Red Wings	4–2	Washington Capitals +2	Washington Capitals +0.7	Regular
Dec 9, 1984	Red Wings @ Capitals	0–4	Washington Capitals +4	Washington Capitals +1.5	Regular
Feb 25, 1984	Capitals @ Red Wings	1–4	Detroit Red Wings +3	Washington Capitals +0.5	Regular
Dec 28, 1983	Red Wings @ Capitals	3–2	Detroit Red Wings +1	Washington Capitals +1.5	Regular
Nov 6, 1983	Red Wings @ Capitals	2–3	Washington Capitals +1	Washington Capitals +1.1	Regular
Apr 1, 1983	Capitals @ Red Wings	7–8	Detroit Red Wings +1	Washington Capitals +0.6	Regular
Feb 1, 1983	Red Wings @ Capitals	2–5	Washington Capitals +3	Washington Capitals +1.5	Regular
Jan 5, 1983	Capitals @ Red Wings	5–2	Washington Capitals +3	Washington Capitals +0.5	Regular
Jan 16, 1982	Capitals @ Red Wings	5–5	Tie	Detroit Red Wings +0.2	Regular
Nov 13, 1981	Red Wings @ Capitals	3–3	Tie	Washington Capitals +0.3	Regular
Oct 10, 1981	Red Wings @ Capitals	3–6	Washington Capitals +3	Washington Capitals +0.7	Regular
Apr 5, 1981	Red Wings @ Capitals	2–7	Washington Capitals +5	Washington Capitals +0.8	Regular
Mar 26, 1981	Capitals @ Red Wings	2–0	Washington Capitals +2	Detroit Red Wings +0.2	Regular
Dec 14, 1980	Red Wings @ Capitals	5–4	Detroit Red Wings +1	Washington Capitals +0.9	Regular
Nov 26, 1980	Capitals @ Red Wings	7–7	Tie	Detroit Red Wings +0.0	Regular
Mar 15, 1980	Red Wings @ Capitals	2–5	Washington Capitals +3	Washington Capitals +0.5	Regular
Feb 28, 1980	Capitals @ Red Wings	1–4	Detroit Red Wings +3	Detroit Red Wings +0.5	Regular
Feb 6, 1980	Capitals @ Red Wings	2–2	Tie	Detroit Red Wings +0.8	Regular
Nov 16, 1979	Red Wings @ Capitals	4–2	Detroit Red Wings +2	Washington Capitals +0.2	Regular
Mar 14, 1979	Red Wings @ Capitals	4–1	Detroit Red Wings +3	Washington Capitals +0.5	Regular
Mar 11, 1979	Capitals @ Red Wings	3–3	Tie	Detroit Red Wings +0.5	Regular
Feb 21, 1979	Red Wings @ Capitals	4–3	Detroit Red Wings +1	Washington Capitals +0.4	Regular
Jan 30, 1979	Capitals @ Red Wings	4–7	Detroit Red Wings +3	Detroit Red Wings +0.5	Regular
Jan 19, 1979	Red Wings @ Capitals	1–5	Washington Capitals +4	Washington Capitals +0.1	Regular
Jan 6, 1979	Capitals @ Red Wings	4–1	Washington Capitals +3	Detroit Red Wings +0.8	Regular
Dec 23, 1978	Capitals @ Red Wings	2–2	Tie	Detroit Red Wings +0.9	Regular
Nov 5, 1978	Red Wings @ Capitals	3–3	Tie	Detroit Red Wings +0.1	Regular
Mar 26, 1978	Red Wings @ Capitals	4–1	Detroit Red Wings +3	Detroit Red Wings +0.2	Regular
Feb 23, 1978	Capitals @ Red Wings	1–4	Detroit Red Wings +3	Detroit Red Wings +0.9	Regular
Jan 22, 1978	Capitals @ Red Wings	3–6	Detroit Red Wings +3	Detroit Red Wings +0.6	Regular
Jan 11, 1978	Red Wings @ Capitals	6–3	Detroit Red Wings +3	Washington Capitals +0.5	Regular
Dec 23, 1977	Red Wings @ Capitals	2–3	Washington Capitals +1	Washington Capitals +0.5	Regular
Nov 9, 1977	Capitals @ Red Wings	1–1	Tie	Detroit Red Wings +0.4	Regular
Mar 29, 1977	Red Wings @ Capitals	1–6	Washington Capitals +5	Washington Capitals +0.7	Regular
Mar 13, 1977	Capitals @ Red Wings	3–3	Tie	Detroit Red Wings +0.5	Regular
Jan 27, 1977	Red Wings @ Capitals	1–4	Washington Capitals +3	Washington Capitals +0.1	Regular
Jan 10, 1977	Capitals @ Red Wings	2–0	Washington Capitals +2	Detroit Red Wings +1.1	Regular
Jan 4, 1977	Red Wings @ Capitals	2–2	Tie	Detroit Red Wings +0.1	Regular
Oct 7, 1976	Capitals @ Red Wings	3–3	Tie	Detroit Red Wings +1.2	Regular
Mar 30, 1976	Red Wings @ Capitals	3–5	Washington Capitals +2	Detroit Red Wings +0.6	Regular
Mar 24, 1976	Capitals @ Red Wings	3–7	Detroit Red Wings +4	Detroit Red Wings +1.5	Regular
Feb 21, 1976	Capitals @ Red Wings	5–1	Washington Capitals +4	Detroit Red Wings +1.6	Regular
Feb 15, 1976	Red Wings @ Capitals	5–8	Washington Capitals +3	Detroit Red Wings +0.6	Regular
Dec 31, 1975	Capitals @ Red Wings	0–4	Detroit Red Wings +4	Detroit Red Wings +1.5	Regular
Dec 12, 1975	Red Wings @ Capitals	5–3	Detroit Red Wings +2	Detroit Red Wings +0.4	Regular
Apr 2, 1975	Capitals @ Red Wings	3–8	Detroit Red Wings +5	Detroit Red Wings +1.4	Regular
Mar 30, 1975	Red Wings @ Capitals	8–5	Detroit Red Wings +3	Detroit Red Wings +0.3	Regular
Jan 26, 1975	Red Wings @ Capitals	3–6	Washington Capitals +3	Detroit Red Wings +0.0	Regular
Jan 25, 1975	Capitals @ Red Wings	2–5	Detroit Red Wings +3	Detroit Red Wings +0.9	Regular
Oct 22, 1974	Red Wings @ Capitals	3–0	Detroit Red Wings +3	Washington Capitals +0.4	Regular
Oct 19, 1974	Capitals @ Red Wings	4–6	Detroit Red Wings +2	Detroit Red Wings +0.4	Regular

Capitals vs Red Wings

Head-To-Head Margin (Max Last 150 Matches)

Washington Capitals vs Detroit Red Wings Results