DECEMBER 21, 2025 • NHL.COM
WSH@DET: Frank scores goal against Cam Talbot | Washington Capitals Ethen Frank (WSH) scores goal against Cam Talbot (DET) to make it 0 - 1
Patrick Kane - Won't play Sunday Kane (upper body) didn't take warmups and won't play Sunday against the Capitals, Ansar Khan of MLive.com reports.
Impact Kane, listed as day-to-day, will miss a fourth straight game with injury Sunday. The 37-year-old has been excellent this season with the Red Wings, registering 23 points (six goals, 17 assists) in 24 games. His next attempt at a return will be Wednesday against the Stars, the Red Wings' next opponent.
DECEMBER 21, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Mason Appleton - Removed from IR Appleton (lower body) was activated from injured reserve Sunday.
Impact Appleton will return to the lineup against Washington on Sunday after missing the last 10 games. He has contributed three goals, nine points, 28 shots on net, 12 blocked shots and 28 hits across 26 appearances this season. Marco Kasper will be a healthy scratch in Sunday's game to make room for Appleton's return.
DECEMBER 21, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Cam Talbot - Starting rematch with Caps Talbot led the team out for warmups and will start Sunday's battle with the Red Wings, Bailey Johnson of The Washington Post reports.
Impact After Logan Thompson and John Gibson started Saturday's game, both teams will be switching goaltenders for the second game of the back-to-back, home-and-home set between Detroit and Washington. The 38-year-old Talbot has lost six straight starts, allowing three goals or more in all but one of those contests. Despite the dry spell, he still carries a 9-6-2 record into the game but with a 3.07 GAA and an .883 save percentage.
DECEMBER 21, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Capitals vs. Red Wings Game Thread 12/21/25 Right this way to your Caps-Wings open thread…
DECEMBER 21, 2025 • JAPERSRINK.COM
Charlie Lindgren - Starts Sunday Lindgren will start Sunday's game against the Red Wings, Mike Vogel of the Capitals' official site reports.
Impact It'll be Lindgren for the Capitals who gets the second of the back-to-back with the Red Wings on Sunday. The 32-year-old will be making just his third start of the month, bringing a 5-4-1 record, 3.10 GAA and an .887 save percentage to the contest, not what the veteran netminder has shown in the past. We'll see if he fares better than his counterpart Logan Thompson, who allowed four goals Saturday in the front end of the two-game set.
DECEMBER 21, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
'We couldn't be happier to have them here': Red Wings very excited for Mom's Trip this weekend | Detroit Red Wings Detroit’s players, staff set to share this back-to-back home-and-home set against Washington with their biggest supporters
DECEMBER 21, 2025 • NHL.COM
