The Detroit Red Wings will be heading to the nation’s capital on Friday night to take on the best goal scorer of this generation, Alex Ovechkin, and the Washington Capitals. Ovechkin is having another terrific season,

Aliaksei Protas had two goals and an assist in the third period to key the Washington Capitals rallying to beat the Detroit Red Wings on Friday night, extending their winning streak to three games.

Washington Capitals right wing Taylor Raddysh (16) celebrates after scoring against the Detroit Red Wings during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Friday, March 7, 2025, in Washington.

Alex Ovechkin is closing in on the NHL's all-time goal record. Before that, he will reach another milestone in his storied career, and it could come as soon as the Washington Capitals' Friday home game against the Detroit Red Wings.

The Washington Capitals host the Seattle Kraken after Aliaksei Protas' two-goal game against the Detroit Red Wings in the Capitals' 5-2 win.

Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman had just one move on NHL trade deadline day, for a pair of mediocre veterans from Chicago.

WASHINGTON – After opening their back-to-back set with a 4-2 loss to the Utah Hockey Club at Little Caesars Arena on Thursday night, the Detroit Red Wings will look to quickly regroup and bounce back against the Eastern Conference-leading Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena on Friday night.

On Friday night in Washington, the Detroit Red Wings lost their fifth straight game, all of them in regulation, falling 5–2 to the Capitals.