Must-win game in Motown: Capitals beat Red Wings 4-3 (SO)

Red Wings-Capitals Tweetcap: Wings steal one point, Caps steal two in a 4-3 shootout loss to Washington

The Detroit Red Wings looked to rebound from an underwhelming performance against the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday as Detroit hosted the high-scoring Washington Capitals at Little Caesars Arena. With four final games left before of the Olympic break, and a “flu bug” going around the Wings’ locker room, there were legitimate concerns that Detroit would dress a patchwork lineup on Thursday evening. Washington was wrapping up a 6-game road trip, bo…

Must-win game in Motown: Capitals beat Red Wings 4-3 (SO)

The Washington Capitals met the Detroit Red Wings in the final matchup of their highly unsuccessful road trip on Thursday night. The Caps, who dropped two in two days to the Red Wings earlier this season, were looking for just their second win in eight games. Nic Dowd opened the scoring with a great shot to cap off a great shift. Ben Chiarot let go a shot from the point that eluded Charlie Lindgren to tie the game. Dylan Strome put the Capitals …