The Washington Capitals take on the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena for the first of three meetings and their lone visit to the Motor City.
Washington has earned points in 15 straight games against Detroit, posting a 12-0-3 record, which dates back to Nov. 18, 2015.
The Caps have also won six straight games at Detroit and have a 6-0-0 record all time at the Red Wings new arena which opened in 2017.
The Caps won the season series with Detroit 2-0-1 and outscoring the Red Wings 7-4 in those three games. Alex Ovechkin led the Capitals with four points against Detroit with three goals and one assist.
Here are the top 3 players to watch tonight:
#3 Nick Jensen
Nick Jensen leads the Capitals in shorthanded ice time per game at 2:42 and ranks third on the team in total ice time per game at 20:41.
On Monday night against the Carolina Hurricanes, Jensen logged in 26:02 minutes of ice time which was the fourth highest single game total of his career and the highest since joining the Capitals in February 2019.
Jensen has recorded seven points in 11 games this season with one goal and six assists. That is tied for third on the Caps. His six assists are tied with Evgeny Kuznetsov for the second most on the team.