The Washington Capitals bring their impressive six-game winning streak to Rogers Arena as they face off against the Vancouver Canucks in a cross-conference matchup on Saturday night.
The Metropolitan Division-leading Capitals (33-10-5) have been dominant at both ends of the ice, ranking second in the NHL in both goals scored (3.5 per game) and goals against (2.4 per game), while their penalty kill remains one of the league's best at 84.6%.
The Canucks (20-17-10) enter this contest looking to snap out of a concerning slump that has seen them drop eight of their last ten games, including a difficult 8-2 loss to Edmonton on Thursday.
Recent history favors the visitors, with Washington having won their last five meetings in Vancouver and maintaining strong momentum behind Alex Ovechkin's continued pursuit of Wayne Gretzky's all-time scoring record.
Both teams will need to overcome notable absences, as the Capitals will be without Sonny Milano, T.J. Oshie, and Nicklas Backstrom, while the Canucks miss Noah Juulsen, Kiefer Sherwood, and Dakota Joshua.
This interconference matchup presents an intriguing contrast between one of the league's hottest teams and a host squad desperate to turn their season around in front of their home crowd.
Vancouver Canucks vs. Washington Capitals: who will win?
For tonight's Vancouver Canucks vs Washington Capitals matchup, our predictive model gives the Capitals a 70.67% chance of defeating the Canucks.
Pre-game probabilities
Washington Capitals
Moneyline
Win %
70.67%
29.33%
Vancouver Canucks
Washington Capitals: 70.67% win probability
- League-leading points total (71 points in 48 games)
- Superior goal differential (+54, allowing only 116 goals against)
- Outstanding recent form (Perfect 5-0 in last 5 games - WWWWW)
Vancouver Canucks: 29.33% win probability
- Poor recent form (2 wins in last 5 games - LLWLL)
- Negative goal differential (-19, scoring 133 vs allowing 152)
- Low points total (50 points in 47 games, 9th in Western Conference)
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Vancouver Canucks vs. Washington Capitals form
Vancouver Canucks vs. Washington Capitals head to head
Vancouver Canucks
17%
Washington Capitals
83%
Jan 9, 2025
Washington Capitals
2 : 1
Vancouver Canucks
Mar 17, 2024
Vancouver Canucks
1 : 2
Washington Capitals
Feb 11, 2024
Washington Capitals
2 : 3
Vancouver Canucks
Nov 30, 2022
Vancouver Canucks
1 : 5
Washington Capitals
Oct 17, 2022
Washington Capitals
6 : 4
Vancouver Canucks
Mar 12, 2022
Vancouver Canucks
3 : 4
Washington Capitals
