Vancouver Canucks (18-12-9, in the Pacific Division) vs. Washington Capitals (26-10-4, in the Metropolitan Division)
Washington; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Capitals host the Vancouver Canucks after Tom Wilson scored two goals in the Capitals' 4-3 shootout loss to the Buffalo Sabres.
Washington is 13-4-3 in home games and 26-10-4 overall. The Capitals have conceded 106 goals while scoring 148 for a +42 scoring differential.
Vancouver has gone 11-4-3 in road games and 18-12-9 overall. The Canucks serve 9.5 penalty minutes per game to rank ninth in the league.
Wednesday's game is the first meeting between these teams this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Alexander Ovechkin has 19 goals and 11 assists for the Capitals. Aliaksei Protas has seven goals and two assists over the past 10 games.
Jonathan Tanner Miller has eight goals and 21 assists for the Canucks. Quinn Hughes has one goal and nine assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Capitals: 5-3-2, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.4 assists, 3.7 penalties and 7.4 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.
Canucks: 3-3-4, averaging 2.6 goals, 4.8 assists, 4.2 penalties and 11.2 penalty minutes while giving up three goals per game.
INJURIES: Capitals: None listed.
Canucks: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
