While the Capitals got a better performance from Jose Theodore and some scoring from other than their top six forwards, some bad penalties led to a 3-2 loss to the Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena Saturday night.
Theodore stopped 34 of 37 Detroit shots, but Tomas Holstrom's power-play goal with 6:57 left in regulation was the difference as Washington dropped their third straight (0-2-1) after a 2-0-0 start.
Alexander Ovechkin was held goalless for the second straight contest as well, but he did pick up an assist on Brendan Morrison's third-period equalizer, but it wasn't enough to earn a point in Detroit.
Matt Bradley put the Capitals in front 3:58 into the contest, blasting a shot past Chris Osgood for his first of the season and giving Washington an early lead.
The Red Wings pulled even before the end of the first period, as Ville Leino wristed a shot past Theodore to knot the score at 1-1.
But Alexander Semin took back-to-back penalties in the second period, and on the second one, Jason Williams made the Capitals pay, beating Theodore with 3:34 left in the middle frame for the only goal in the period.
However, Morrison pulled the Capitals even 1:25 into the third on a strange play, as Patrick Eaves broke in on Theodore and put the net off its moorings, but the play was allowed to continue, and Ovechkin fed Morrison in the middle, who beat Theodore to put the Caps even.
Detroit poured it on in the third, outshooting the Caps 11-4, and with Mike Green in the box for the second time on the evening, Holstrom put the Wings ahead for good with 6:53 left in regulation.
Despite the better effort, the Capitals still hurt themselves with bad penalties, as the Wings went 2-for-5 with the extra man and it proved to be the difference in the contest. Semin and Green were both whistled for a pair of minors, and the two were in the box during Detroit goals.
Washington now gets three straight at home to try and stop their slide, with New Jersey coming in Monday for a Columbus Day evening game at Verizon Center.
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