Photo: Detroit Free Press

The Washington Capitals and Detroit Red Wings clash for the second time this season and first of two in a span of 14 days on Tuesday night (7 PM ET, Monumental Sports Network in-market, EPSN+ out-of-market) at Capital One Arena.

Detroit took an 8-3 decision exactly four weeks ago in the only prior meeting between the two and has points in four straight games (3-0-1) against Washington dating back to last season (Washington: 1-3-0).

Schedule

Detroit: continues five-game road trip through the South after falling 1-0 to Nashville Predators on Saturday

Washington: wraps up four-game homestand (2-1-0) but continues stretch where they host seven of 10 following a 3-0 win over Winnipeg Jets on Sunday

How Each Team Is Doing

Detroit: has won just three of 12 since winning six straight games at the end of February, the last of which came against Washington

Washington: has won five of their last six, is 13-7-2 (.636) since a season-long six-game losing streak ended on February 10

Standings

Detroit: 36-29-6 (.549 points percentage — fifth in Atlantic Division, ninth in Eastern Conference); point behind Washington (who has a game in hand) for final wild-card spot and seven back of Tampa Bay Lightning (with each team having played 71 games) for the first; three points ahead of New York Islanders (71), four in front of New Jersey Devils (with a game in hand), five ahead of Buffalo Sabres (one) in wild-card race

Washington: 35-26-9 (.564 points percentage — fourth in Metropolitan Division, eighth in Eastern Conference); two points behind Philadelphia Flyers (two) for third in division

Team Leaders

Larkin and left-wing Patrick Kane (39 in 40) co-lead Detroit with an average of 0.98 points-per-game. The team has 13 skaters with at least 10 goals. Ovechkin has eight goals and nine points over a five-game goal-scoring and point-streaks.

Team Statistics

Detroit ranks eighth in goals but 25th in goals-against. They are tied for 10th on the power play but 25th in shots and 26th in shots-against.

Detroit ranks 29th in Corsi, expected goals, and scoring chances in addition to ranking 25th in save percentage. They trail only the Vancouver Canucks (11.03%) in shooting percentage and because of it, sit in fourth in PDO.

Expected Goalie Matchup

Lindgren bests Lyon in every statistical category but allowed eight goals on 31 shots against Detroit (.742) on February 27.

Injuries/Illnesses/Suspensions

Detroit

• G Ville Husso (lower-body)

Washington

• C Nicklas Backstrom (hip)
• RW Tom Wilson (suspension)

Projected Lines

Detroit

David Perron — Larkin — Raymond
Alex DeBrincat — J.T. Compher — Kane
Michael Rasmussen — Andrew Copp — Christian Fischer
Robby Fabbri — Austin Czarnik — Joe Veleno

Ben Chiarot — Seider
Jake Walman — Jeff Petry
Olli Maatta  — Gostisbehere

Lyon
James Reimer

Scratched: LW Daniel Sprong, D Simon Edvindson, D Justin Holl

Washington

Ovechkin — Connor McMichael — T.J. Oshie
Ivan Miroshnichenko — Strome — Aliaksei Protas
Max Pacioretty — Hendrix Lapierre — Sonny Milano
Beck Malenstyn — Nic Dowd — Nicolas Aube-Kubel

Martin Fehervary — Carlson
Rasmus Sandin — Nick Jensen
Alexander Alexeyev  — Trevor Van Riemsdyk

Lindgren
Darcy Kuemper

Scratched: C Michael Sgarbossa, D Ethan Bear

Betting Odds (BetMGM)

Detroit: -245, Washington: +200

Over-under: 6 (-110 over/under)

By Harrison Brown