Calbot has been slumping in recent games and has given up at least four goals in three straight outings, going 0-3-0 with a 4.42 GAA and an .831 save percentage over that stretch. The Capitals entered Friday's game as one of the best offenses in the NHL with an average of 3.

Cam Talbot made 22 saves for the Red Wings ... Talbot and Minnesota goalie Filip Gustavsson were traded for each other in a 2022 summer swap with Ottawa. Talbot, who was 51-20-9 over two seasons with the Wild, is on his fourth team in four years.

subsequent brawl and the prospect of having fought Detroit netminder Cam Talbot. “I saw Talbot with his shirt off on vacation,” Fleury said. “[Talbot] has got some big guns and is pretty ripped.

Aliaksei Protas had two goals and an assist in the third period to key the Washington Capitals rallying to beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-2, extending their winning streak to three games

Cam Talbot made 22 saves for the Red Wings ... Gustavsson were traded for each other in a 2022 summer swap with Ottawa. Talbot, who was 51-20-9 over two seasons with the Wild, is on his fourth ...