DETROIT -- Goaltender Petr Mrazek denied right winger Alexander Ovechkin on Tuesday night.

Mrazek made 38 saves for his sixth career shutout in the Detroit Red Wings' 1-0 win against the Washington Capitals at Joe Louis Arena Tuesday night.

Fifteen of the shots were on Ovechkin, the Capitals captain in his attempt to become the most prolific Russian-born goal scorer in NHL history. He is tied with former Red Wing Sergei Fedorov with 483.

"I knew he was going to shoot from everywhere. You could see it from the beginning of the game," Mrazek said. "I think he had seven shots in the first period (six actually). I was trying to be focused and be out of the crease every shot that he had."

Center Andreas Athanasiou scored for Detroit.

"I mean, Washington's such a good team out there," Athanasiou said. "I wanted to get a win while I was here, so it feels good and I'm happy about it."

Goalie Braden Holtby stopped 26 shots for Washington.

"I think (Holtby) was really strong in the first two periods. Gave us a chance for a point," Capitals coach Barry Trotz said. "Unfortunately, a goal that he would probably want back went in. A one in a thousand shot."

Athanasiou scored 4:06 into the third period for his first NHL goal.

He squeezed a shot between the left goal post and Holtby from below the bottom of the left circle after a rush down left wing.

"A shot that shouldn't go in but I'd play it the same way every time," Holtby said. "Just didn't have my equipment right."

Athanasiou described the play.

"I picked up the puck at our own end and it was at the end of my shift, so I was just trying to get it deep," he said. "I had some speed and I thought I could take the D wide and I lost it there, but I threw it on net, and it was lucky enough to squeak through."

Fedorov was inducted into the Hall of Fame Monday night and dropped the puck for a ceremonial faceoff between Ovechkin and Detroit captain Henrik Zetterberg before the game.

Red Wings rookie center Dylan Larkin shot wide on a wide open one-timer from the bottom of the right circle with 1:12 left in the second period.

Washington right winger Alex Ovechkin shot off target twice -- high and then wide -- on two successive chances from his usual spot in the left circle on a Washington power play with a little under seven minutes left in the first period. Mrazek also stopped Ovechkin's tip attempt with 2:25 left in the first period.

"He (Mrazek) played unbelievable. We knew their power play was dangerous," Larkin said. "I thought we did a good job bearing down so it was a good team win."

Ovechkin had 15 shots on goal on Oct. 7, 2006 against the Carolina Hurricanes when he scored twice in a 5-2 win.

"He had some good looks," Trotz said. "They were pucks that looked like they were going right in the net but someone would tip it at the last moment."

The NHL Situation Room initiated a video review of a shot by Detroit right winger Teemu Pulkkinen, 5:56 into the first period, on which Holtby appeared to pull the puck out of the net with his glove, 2:14 into the game. But the puck could not be seen over the goal line from any camera angle, so the original call of no goal stood.

NOTES: Washington star LW Alex Ovechkin came into the game with 483 goals, which ties Sergei Fedorov for the most NHL goals by a Russian player. Ovechkin and Fedorov are also former teammates with the Capitals. ... Red Wings C Pavel Datsyuk remained out, recovering from ankle surgery he underwent on June 26. But he and coach Jeff Blashill say Datsyuk could make his season debut Friday when Detroit hosts the San Jose Sharks. ... The Red Wings were also without RW Johan Franzen (concussion-like symptoms), C Brad Richards (back), D Kyle Quincey (ankle) and F Landon Ferraro (knee).