The Washington Capitals take on the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesar Arena tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
CAPITALS (19-12-4) at RED WINGS (20-13-3)
1 p.m. ET; FDSNDET, MNMT, NHLN, TVAS
Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin — Dylan Strome — Anthony Beauvillier
Aliaksei Protas — Justin Sourdif — Tom Wilson
Connor McMichael — Sonny Milano — Ethen Frank
Brandon Duhaime — Nic Dowd — Ivan Miroshnichenko
Rasmus Sandin — John Carlson
Jakob Chychrun — Matt Roy
Martin Fehervary — Declan Chisholm
Charlie Lindgren
Logan Thompson
Scratched: Dylan McIlrath, Hendrix Lapierre, Trevor van Riemsdyk
Injured: Ryan Leonard (shoulder, face), Pierre-Luc Dubois (lower body)
Status report
Neither team will hold a morning skate after Detroit won 5-2 at Washington on Saturday.
Latest for THW:
- NHL Morning Recap – December 21, 2025
- NHL Rumors: Devils’ Cap Situation, John Carlson Contract Talk & Wild Not Done
- Capitals’ Wilson, Chychrun, and Thompson Are Making Cases for Team Canada
Red Wings projected lineup
Emmitt Finnie — Dylan Larkin — Lucas Raymond
John Leonard — Andrew Copp — Alex DeBrincat
Elmer Soderblom — Marco Kasper — Nate Danielson
Michael Rasmussen — J.T. Compher — James van Riemsdyk
Simon Edvinsson — Moritz Seider
Ben Chiarot — Axel Sandin-Pellikka
Jacob Bernard-Docker — Albert Johansson
Cam Talbot
John Gibson
Scratched: Travis Hamonic
Injured: Mason Appleton (lower body), Patrick Kane (upper body)
Status report:
Neither team will hold a morning skate after Detroit won 5-2 at Washington on Saturday
Latest for THW:
- NHL Morning Recap – December 21, 2025
- Projected Lineups for Red Wings vs Capitals – 12/20/25
- NHL Morning Recap – December 18, 2025
