Detroit Red Wings Beat Capitals 5-2

Moritz Seider scored a goal and added an assist to help the Detroit Red Wings defeat the Washington Capitals 5-2 on Saturday at Capital One Arena in Washington.

The victory improved Detroit's record to 19-13-3 and kept the team in first place in the Atlantic Division with 41 points. The Red Wings have won three of their last four games. Washington fell to 19-11-4, losing four of its past five contests.

John Gibson stopped 24 of 26 shots in net for Detroit to earn his seventh consecutive win, improving his season record to 11-7-1. Logan Thompson made 36 saves on 40 shots for the Capitals but took the loss, dropping to 14-8-3.

Detroit took control early, outshooting Washington 17-6 in the first period. John Leonard opened the scoring at 1:05, tipping in a rebound past Thompson for his first goal since being recalled from the Grand Rapids Griffins. The goal came amid injuries to Red Wings forward Patrick Kane, who has missed four straight games with an upper-body issue.

The second period belonged to Detroit, which erupted for three goals in a span of 10:05 to build a 4-0 lead. James van Riemsdyk, brother of injured Capitals defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk, scored at 1:37 by banking a...