NHL Game Preview: Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals with Line Combinations 3/18/2025

NHL Game Preview: Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals with Line Combinations 3/18/2025

Detroit Red Wings (32-29-6, 70 Points) at Washington Capitals (44-15-8, 96 pts)

Venue: Capital One Arena
Date: Tuesday, March 18
Time: 7:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN+/FDSN DET/MNMT  
Radio:
Detroit – WXYT 97.1 FM
Washington – WJFK 106.7 FM / WFED 1500 AM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Detroit: +1.5 ML +160
Washington: -1.5 ML -192
O/U 6.5

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Detroit Red Wings News & Notes:

The Red Wings got back in the win column on Sunday with a much-needed win over the Vegas Golden Knights 3-0. They are now 2-6-0 in March and are averaging 2.9 goals per game while allowing an average of 3.1 goals per game. Petr Mrazek has made three straight starts going 2-1-0 with a 2.01 goals-against average, a .920 save percentage, and a shutout.

Washington Capitals News & Notes:

The Capitals got back in the win column as well with a 5-1 win over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday. They’ve now won six of their last seven games averaging 4.1 goals per game while allowing 2.6 goals per game. Alex Ovechkin scored on Saturday and is now eight goals away from breaking the all-time goals record.

Detroit Red Wings Projected Lines

Soderblom–Larkin–Raymond  
DeBrincat–Kasper-Kane
Berggren-Compher-Tarasenko
Motte-Rasmussen-Smith

Chiarot–Seider
Edvinsson–Johansson
Gustafsson-Holl

Mrazek
Talbot

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Washington Capitals Projected Lines: 

Ovechkin-Strome-Wilson
McMichael-Dubois-Protas
Mangiapane-Eller-Raddysh
Duhaime-Dowd-Beauvillier

Sandin-Carlson
Chychrun-van Riemsdyk
Fehervary-Roy

Thompson
Lindgren

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Players To Watch

Detroit Red Wings

Lucas Raymond this season has 69 points on 23 goals and 46 assists. He’s faced the Capitals ten times in his career recording 11 points on four goals and seven assists; in the previous two meetings he had two points in each game, he scored a goal and has recorded three assists against Washington this season.

Washington Capitals

Tom Wilson this season has 56 points on 29 goals and 27 assists. He’s faced the Red Wings 26 times in his career recording eight points on five goals and three assists; he was held pointless in the first game but had a goal and an assist in the most recent game.

Injury Report:

Detroit Red Wings

LW Carter Mazur – IR  
D Jeff Petry – IR
C Andrew Copp – IR

Washington Capitals 

LW Sonny Milano – IR
RW TJ Oshie – LTIR
C Nicklas Backstrom – LTIR

Next Up

Detroit: March 22 at Vegas Golden Knights
Washington: March 20 vs. Philadelphia Flyers

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