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DET @ WSH

Saturday, December 20, 2025 · 11:30 AM CT

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Lines

Before puck drop the page uses Hard Rock Bet's latest moneyline, puck line and total; once the game is final it switches to Hard Rock's closing line so you can see how each bet graded. Hard Rock only — no other sportsbook is shown. Hard Rock doesn't post period totals to our feed, so the period table shows DraftKings and FanDuel lines (labelled DK / FD) and grades at DraftKings' number (FanDuel's if DraftKings has none, 1.5 if neither has posted); the 0.5 / 1.5 / 2.5 chips grade at a fixed line instead. vs DK/FD Close is each team's record against past games' DraftKings (else FanDuel) closing period total.

Betting trends

Each team's hit rate at tonight's number: Season (last season until 5 games are played), L5 / L10, Venue (home games for the home team, road games for the visitor) and H2H (meetings this season and last). vs HR Close is the record against each past game's own Hard Rock closing line (moneyline: in the role — favorite or underdog — the team has tonight). Trends only use games played before this one.

Totals and puck lines are graded on the official final score (overtime counts; the shootout winner gets one goal). Period totals use regulation goals of that period only.

Props, goalies, H2H

Player props lists every Hard Rock line for this game with Season / L10 / H2H over rates at that line; after the game the actual stat is shown. Goalies shows each team's starter from ESPN's probable-goalie report: Confirmed once the team or a beat reporter confirms it, Expected before that, refreshed every 30 minutes on game days. With no report yet it falls back to the team's most recent starter (Last start). After the game it shows the real starters from the box score. Injuries lists both teams' players on ESPN's injury report (Day-To-Day, Out, Injured Reserve) before puck drop. Head-to-head lists recent meetings with period scores and how the Hard Rock closing total graded.

Informational only. Not betting advice.

Detroit Red Wings
41-31-10 · Away
5 – 2
FINAL
Washington Capitals
43-30-9 · Home
Hard Rock Lines Hard Rock closing line
Moneyline
DET +130 · WSH -150
Puck Line
DET +1.5 (-185) · WSH -1.5 (+140)
Total
O 5.5 (-120) · U (+100)

Graded: total 7 → OVER W · WSH -1.5 L

Betting Trends Season
MarketTeamLineSeasonL5L10VenueH2Hvs HR Close
Game Total
Over 5.5
 DETo5.5 60%
21-14
20%
1-4
40%
4-6
53%
9-8
67%
2-1
51%
18-17
WSHo5.5 53%
18-16
20%
1-4
40%
4-6
50%
9-9
67%
2-1
47%
16-18
Puck Line
cover %
 DET+1.5 69%
24-11
60%
3-2
80%
8-2
77%
13-4
33%
1-2
-5.92u
16-19
WSH-1.5 44%
15-19
40%
2-3
60%
6-4
44%
8-10
67%
2-1
+8.40u
20-14
Moneyline
win %
 DET dog +130 54%
19-16
60%
3-2
60%
6-4
53%
9-8
33%
1-2
+2.57u
9-8
WSH fav -150 56%
19-15
40%
2-3
60%
6-4
61%
11-7
67%
2-1
+2.48u
15-8
Period Totals grade at DK/FD line 0.5 1.5 2.5 · Hard Rock posts no period totals — DraftKings / FanDuel shown (closing)
PeriodDK / FDTeamSeasonL5L10VenueH2Hvs DK/FD CloseAvg goalsGF / GA
1st Period
over 0.5
 DK 1.5 o-125/u-105 FD 1.5 o-126/u-102 DET 71%
25-10
80%
4-1
80%
8-2
65%
11-6
100%
3-0
46%
16-19
 1.34 0.54 / 0.80
WSH 79%
27-7
60%
3-2
80%
8-2
78%
14-4
100%
3-0
44%
15-19
 1.65 0.82 / 0.82
2nd Period
over 0.5
 DK 1.5 o-154/u+120 FD 1.5 o-166/u+130 DET 91%
32-3
80%
4-1
90%
9-1
94%
16-1
0%
0-3
69%
24-11
 2.51 1.37 / 1.14
WSH 94%
32-2
80%
4-1
90%
9-1
89%
16-2
0%
0-3
56%
19-15
 1.88 1.15 / 0.74
3rd Period
over 0.5
 FD 1.5 o-190/u+148 DET 94%
33-2
100%
5-0
100%
10-0
94%
16-1
100%
3-0
60%
21-14
 2.31 1.06 / 1.26
WSH 85%
29-5
100%
5-0
90%
9-1
94%
17-1
100%
3-0
59%
20-14
 2.15 1.24 / 0.91
Team Comparison '25-26
DETWSH
Record (W-L-OTL)41-31-1043-30-9
Points %56.1%57.9%
Goals for / game2.943.21
Goals against / game3.152.98
Shots for / game28.228.0
Shots against / game27.728.1
Power play %22.6%17.8%
Penalty kill %77.1%80.1%
Faceoff %51.2%49.3%
1st period GF / GA0.60 / 0.770.83 / 0.76
2nd period GF / GA1.12 / 1.041.06 / 1.02
3rd period GF / GA1.09 / 1.221.24 / 1.09
Avg game total6.096.18
Starting Goalies from the box score
DET · John Gibson
24 saves on 26 shots · 2 GA · W
36 saves on 40 shots · 4 GA · L
P1P2P3OTSOGPP
DET1310410/3
WSH0110260/2
Player Props Hard Rock lines for this game · over rates at each line
DETPropLineSeasonL10H2HActual
James van Riemsdyk G 0.5
o+400
 25% 50% 33%1/3 1 O
Alex DeBrincat G 0.5
o+145
 43% 50% 33%1/3 0 U
Dylan Larkin G 0.5
o+175
 43% 30% 67%2/3 1 O
Lucas Raymond G 0.5
o+210
 27% 30% 33%1/3 0 U
Emmitt Finnie G 0.5
o+325
 20% 30% — 0 U
Andrew Copp G 0.5
o+375
 9% 20% 0%0/1 0 U
Axel Sandin-Pellikka G 0.5
o+1100
 11% 20% — 0 U
Ben Chiarot G 0.5
o+1100
 11% 10% 0%0/3 0 U
Michael Rasmussen G 0.5
o+575
 13% 10% 0%0/3 0 U
Moritz Seider G 0.5
o+500
 11% 10% 33%1/3 1 O
Simon Edvinsson G 0.5
o+1000
 9% 10% 0%0/3 0 U
Nate Danielson G 0.5
o+550
 10% 10% — 0 U
J.T. Compher G 0.5
o+550
 11% 0% 0%0/3 0 U
Jacob Bernard-Docker G 0.5
o+1750
 0% 0% 0%0/1 0 U
Albert Johansson G 0.5
o+2000
 0% 0% 0%0/2 0 U
Elmer Soderblom G 0.5
o+650
 5% 0% 0%0/2 1 O
Marco Kasper G 0.5
o+575
 6% 0% 0%0/3 0 U
John Leonard G 0.5
o+650
 0% — — 1 O
Alex DeBrincat PTS 0.5
o-175 / u+130
 66% 70% 33%1/3 0 U
Lucas Raymond PTS 0.5
o-185 / u+140
 73% 70% 67%2/3 0 U
James van Riemsdyk PTS 0.5
o+185 / u-260
 29% 50% 67%2/3 1 O
Andrew Copp PTS 0.5
o+145 / u-195
 37% 50% 100%1/1 2 O
Dylan Larkin PTS 0.5
o-170 / u+125
 69% 50% 100%3/3 1 O
Emmitt Finnie PTS 0.5
o+150 / u-200
 40% 50% — 0 U
Moritz Seider PTS 0.5
o-110 / u-120
 46% 40% 67%2/3 2 O
Lucas Raymond A 0.5
o+100 / u-135
 61% 60% 67%2/3 0 U
Alex DeBrincat A 0.5
o+145 / u-200
 43% 50% 0%0/3 0 U
Moritz Seider A 0.5
o+120 / u-165
 43% 40% 33%1/3 1 O
Andrew Copp A 0.5
o+250 / u-375
 29% 30% 100%1/1 2 O
Dylan Larkin A 0.5
o+130 / u-175
 37% 20% 33%1/3 0 U
Emmitt Finnie A 0.5
o+300 / u-425
 23% 20% — 0 U
James van Riemsdyk A 0.5
o+350 / u-550
 4% 0% 67%2/3 0 U
Ben Chiarot SOG 0.5
o-225 / u+165
 71% 70% 33%1/3 1 O
Alex DeBrincat SOG 2.5
o-160 / u+120
 80% 70% 100%3/3 8 O
James van Riemsdyk SOG 1.5
o+100 / u-130
 36% 60% 33%1/3 6 O
Andrew Copp SOG 1.5
o+140 / u-185
 34% 50% 0%0/1 1 U
Moritz Seider SOG 1.5
o-165 / u+120
 71% 50% 33%1/3 3 O
Dylan Larkin SOG 2.5
o-135 / u+100
 66% 40% 67%2/3 3 O
Lucas Raymond SOG 2.5
o+130 / u-170
 36% 30% 33%1/3 1 U
John Gibson SV 24.5
o-105 / u-125
 47% 40% 0%0/1 24 U
WSHPropLineSeasonL10H2HActual
Aliaksei Protas G 0.5
o+300
 29% 50% 33%1/3 1 O
Tom Wilson G 0.5
o+165
 41% 40% 67%2/3 0 U
Jakob Chychrun G 0.5
o+300
 35% 40% 33%1/3 0 U
John Carlson G 0.5
o+600
 23% 30% 0%0/3 0 U
Alex Ovechkin G 0.5
o+140
 32% 20% 33%1/3 0 U
Anthony Beauvillier G 0.5
o+325
 15% 20% 50%2/4 0 U
Connor McMichael G 0.5
o+275
 15% 20% 33%1/3 0 U
Nic Dowd G 0.5
o+600
 8% 10% 33%1/3 0 U
Sonny Milano G 0.5
o+450
 14% 10% — 0 U
Dylan Strome G 0.5
o+240
 16% 10% 33%1/3 0 U
Brandon Duhaime G 0.5
o+700
 12% 10% 0%0/3 0 U
Ethen Frank G 0.5
o+425
 13% 10% 0%0/1 0 U
Trevor van Riemsdyk G 0.5
o+1600
 4% 0% 0%0/3 DNP
Matt Roy G 0.5
o+1000
 3% 0% 0%0/3 0 U
Martin Fehérváry G 0.5
o+1100
 6% 0% 0%0/3 1 O
Rasmus Sandin G 0.5
o+1100
 7% 0% 0%0/3 0 U
Justin Sourdif G 0.5
o+400
 9% 0% — 0 U
Hendrix Lapierre G 0.5
o+700
 0% 0% — DNP
Aliaksei Protas PTS 0.5
o+120 / u-165
 53% 70% 67%2/3 1 O
Alex Ovechkin PTS 0.5
o-195 / u+145
 59% 60% 67%2/3 0 U
Tom Wilson PTS 0.5
o-170 / u+125
 68% 60% 67%2/3 1 O
John Carlson PTS 0.5
o+105 / u-140
 60% 50% 67%2/3 0 U
Jakob Chychrun PTS 0.5
o-115 / u-115
 62% 50% 100%3/3 0 U
Connor McMichael PTS 0.5
o+110 / u-145
 35% 40% 100%3/3 0 U
Dylan Strome PTS 0.5
o-135 / u+100
 44% 30% 67%2/3 1 O
Alex Ovechkin A 0.5
o+130 / u-175
 44% 50% 33%1/3 0 U
John Carlson A 0.5
o+135 / u-180
 50% 40% 67%2/3 0 U
Tom Wilson A 0.5
o+135 / u-180
 41% 40% 33%1/3 1 O
Connor McMichael A 0.5
o+220 / u-300
 32% 40% 67%2/3 0 U
Dylan Strome A 0.5
o+135 / u-180
 34% 20% 67%2/3 1 O
Aliaksei Protas A 0.5
o+240 / u-350
 27% 20% 67%2/3 0 U
Jakob Chychrun A 0.5
o+145 / u-195
 29% 10% 67%2/3 0 U
Tom Wilson SOG 1.5
o-195 / u+145
 68% 80% 67%2/3 4 O
Anthony Beauvillier SOG 1.5
o-130 / u+100
 65% 70% 75%3/4 0 U
Jakob Chychrun SOG 2.5
o-140 / u+105
 71% 70% 67%2/3 8 O
Alex Ovechkin SOG 2.5
o-165 / u+125
 56% 60% 33%1/3 2 U
John Carlson SOG 1.5
o-130 / u+100
 60% 60% 100%3/3 1 U
Aliaksei Protas SOG 1.5
o-135 / u+100
 62% 60% 67%2/3 2 O
Connor McMichael SOG 1.5
o-130 / u+100
 65% 40% 33%1/3 0 U
Logan Thompson SV 23.5
o-105 / u-125
 46% 60% 0%0/2 36 O
Head-to-Head last 10 meetings
DateWhereScoreP1P2P3TotalHR CloseWinner
Mar 18, 2025 at WSH WSH 4–1 1–10–03–0 5 6.5 U WSH
Mar 7, 2025 at WSH WSH 5–2 1–20–04–0 7 6.5 O WSH
Dec 29, 2024 at DET WSH 2–4 1–40–01–0 6 5.5 O DET
Apr 9, 2024 at DET WSH 2–1 0–02–00–1 3 — WSH
Mar 26, 2024 at WSH WSH 4–3 OT 0–01–22–1 7 — WSH
Feb 27, 2024 at DET WSH 3–8 0–22–31–3 11 — DET
Feb 21, 2023 at WSH WSH 1–3 1–20–00–1 4 — DET
Dec 19, 2022 at WSH WSH 4–3 OT 0–22–01–1 7 — WSH
Nov 3, 2022 at DET WSH 1–3 0–01–10–2 4 — DET
Dec 31, 2021 at DET WSH 3–1 0–01–12–0 4 — WSH