The Detroit Red Wings will battle the Washington Capitals this evening (7 PM EST start on FanDuel SportsNet Detroit/Monumental Sports Network/Sportsnet Pacific/Sportsnet 360/TVA Sports/97.1 FM) the day after dropping a 4-2 decision to Utah HC on Thursday evening.
Washington has won 2 straight games (one via shootout vs. Ottawa on Monday, and one via overtime vs. the Rangers on Wednesday), while the Red Wings have lost 4 straight.
NHL.com’s hyping this one as part of the “GR8 Chase“…
Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals (7 p.m. ET; FDSNDET, MNMT, SNP, SN360, TVAS)
The Alex Ovechkin watch continues with the Capitals captain 10 goals from passing Wayne Gretzky for most in NHL history. Ovechkin (49 points; 32 goals, 17 assists) scored to help Washington (40-14-8) to a 3-2 overtime win at the New York Rangers on Wednesday, has six goals in his past six games and is one point from becoming the 11th NHL player to reach 1,600. The Red Wings (30-26-6) will look to end a four-game losing streak and are a point behind the Ottawa Senators for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Eastern Conference. They’re trying to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 2015-16.
Anywho, in Washington, the Red Wings did not hold a morning skate, given that they played last night, but Washington did skate this morning at Capital One Arena:
No Sonny Milano (upper body) at Capitals morning skate again today. He has not been on the ice with the team this week.
— Tom Gulitti (@TomGulittiNHL) March 7, 2025
Everyone else is out there.
Capitals play Red Wings at 7 pm.
Trade deadline is at 3 pm.
Logan Thompson off first. He’ll start for the Capitals against the Red Wings.
— Sammi Silber 🏒 (@sammisilber) March 7, 2025
