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Capitals vs. Red Wings Recap: Caps’ Captain Leads His Club to Win

Japers' Rink | January 1, 2022

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In the final NHL game of 2021 the Capitals upended the Red Wings 2 to 1 in Detroit.

Here’s Friday night’s Plus/Minus:

Plus: Lucas Johansen made his long awaited Capitals debut. More on the 2016 first round draft pick below.

Minus: Washington’s power play continued to suck.

Eight more notes on the game:

  1. Detroit returned to regular play against Washington after twelve nights off due to cancelled games.
  2. Neither team got on the scoreboard in the first frame and the Capitals were outshot by their hosts 11 to 5.
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