Detroit Red Wings at Washington CapitalsDec 17, 2026

Time TBDThursday, Dec 17, 2026

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Detroit Red WingsDET

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Washington CapitalsWSH

Preview

Probable goalies, start odds, schedule edge and each team's lines from its last game.

Schedule Edge

No schedule edge

DETaway±0.0 pts

1 day rest · 637 km travel

WSHhome±0.0 pts

1 day rest · 1,904 km travel · +1 h

No meaningful schedule edge: DET (1 day rest) at WSH (1 day rest).

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Detroit Red Wings

Goalie: Starter not announced
Start probability: John Gibson79%
Daniil Tarasov21%
Schedule: Rested · plays again tomorrow
Last game: L 0–2 vs NYR · Oct 2

L1Copp – DeBrincat – Raymond
14:09
L2Compher – Arvidsson – Finnie
9:42
L3Kolesar – Rasmussen – Kasper
7:12
L4Appleton – Danielson – Brandsegg-Nygård
5:03
D1Faulk – Johansson
15:03
D2Seider – Johansson
12:37
D3Chiarot – Sandin-Pellikka
10:20
PP1Copp – Arvidsson – DeBrincat – Seider – Raymond
2:03

Projected DET lines →·DET goalies →·Goalie start planner →

Washington Capitals

Goalie: Starter not announced
Start probability: Logan Thompson83%
Charlie Lindgren17%
Schedule: Rested
Last game: W 5–2 at CAR · Oct 2

L1Jenner – Beauvillier – Sourdif
9:20
L2Kyrou – Protas – Protas
8:28
L3Ovechkin – Strome – Leonard
6:22
L4Wilson – Tuch – Dubois
5:59
D1Roy – Chychrun
10:48
D2Desharnais – Hutson
9:27
D3Liljegren – Fehérváry
7:08
PP1Ovechkin – Wilson – Strome – Chychrun – Dubois
1:50

Projected WSH lines →·WSH goalies →·Goalie start planner →

Game day: all games on Dec 17.

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.