Oshie returns as Caps face off with Detroit
Dec. 11 vs. Detroit Red Wings at Capital One Arena
Time: 7:30 p.m.
TV: NBCSN
Radio: Capitals Radio 24/7, FAN 106.7
Detroit Red Wings 14-13-4
Washington Capitals 17-9-3
Braden Holtby is 10-2-2 with a 2.11 goals-against average with a .924 save percentage against the Detroit Red Wings, including the win back on November 23 when the Caps defeated the Red Wings 3-1 in DC.
Ovechkin has 13 goals and 10 assists in 24 career games against Detroit, including a goal and an assist back in the same November 23 game that Holtby and the Caps won 3-1.
Tom Wilson will miss his third straight game with the upper body injury.
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Holtby starts between the pipes