Capitals 4, Red Wings 5
Final/OT · Joe Louis Arena
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 WSH | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
 DET | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
The Detroit Red Wings beat the Washington Capitals 5-4 on Dec 26, 1996 at Joe Louis Arena.
Top performers
Peter Bondra had 2 goals for the Capitals.
Jim Carey made 28 saves on 33 shots for the Capitals.
Sergei Fedorov had 5 goals for the Red Wings.
Chris Osgood made 34 saves on 38 shots for the Red Wings.
Before and after
- Capitals · 1996-97 season · Previous Dec 23, 1996: WSH 3, TB 1 · Next Dec 28, 1996: FLA 1, WSH 1
- Red Wings · 1996-97 season · Previous Dec 22, 1996: DET 6, EDM 2 · Next Dec 28, 1996: DET 7, NYI 1
Other Capitals vs Red Wings games
| Dec 4, 1996 | DET at WSH | 2-0 | Regular |
| Jan 29, 2026 | WSH at DET | 4-3 | Regular |
| Dec 21, 2025 | WSH at DET | 2-3 | Regular |
| Dec 20, 2025 | DET at WSH | 5-2 | Regular |
| Mar 18, 2025 | DET at WSH | 1-4 | Regular |
| Mar 7, 2025 | DET at WSH | 2-5 | Regular |
