Capitals 4, Red Wings 3
Final/OT · Little Caesars Arena
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 WSH | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 DET | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
The Washington Capitals beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 on Oct 20, 2017 at Little Caesars Arena.
Top performers
Andre Burakovsky had 1 goal and 1 assist for the Capitals.
Braden Holtby made 34 saves on 37 shots for the Capitals.
Tomas Tatar had 2 goals for the Red Wings.
Petr Mrazek made 37 saves on 41 shots for the Red Wings.
Before and after
- Capitals · 2017-18 season · Previous Oct 17, 2017: TOR 2, WSH 0 · Next Oct 21, 2017: FLA 4, WSH 1
- Red Wings · 2017-18 season · Previous Oct 18, 2017: DET 3, TOR 6 · Next Oct 22, 2017: VAN 4, DET 1
Other Capitals vs Red Wings games
| Mar 22, 2018 | WSH at DET | 1-0 | Regular |
| Feb 11, 2018 | DET at WSH | 5-4 | 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 |
