Capitals vs. Red Wings Recap: Extra Time Goes Detroit’s Way

Coming off their first ever bye week the Capitals visited Detroit to faceoff against a struggling Red Wings club at Joe Louis Arena (for the final time). 65 minutes of play wasn’t enough to determine a winner but in the shootout’s fifth round Henrik Zetterberg won it for Detroit.

First up, Saturday afternoon’s Plus/Minus.

Plus: Zach Sanford’s goal gives him two tallies in his past two NHL games. Hopefully his output and confidence grow as the regular season winds down.

Minus: Washington was unable to get any offense going early, forcing them to chase Detroit for almost all of regulation.

Ten more notes on the game:

This afternoon’s game marks the final trip to Joe Louis Arena for Washington, a…