Vancouver Canucks (34-12-6, first in the Pacific Division) vs. Washington Capitals (23-20-7, seventh in the Metropolitan Division)
Washington; Sunday, 1:30 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Canucks -162, Capitals +137; over/under is 6
BOTTOM LINE: The Western Conference-leading Vancouver Canucks travel to face the Washington Capitals.
Washington is 23-20-7 overall and 13-8-4 at home. The Capitals are 10-2-3 in games decided by one goal.
Vancouver is 34-12-6 overall and 16-8-4 in road games. The Canucks have scored 192 total goals (3.7 per game) to rank second in NHL play.
The teams meet Sunday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Anthony Mantha has scored 16 goals with eight assists for the Capitals. T.J. Oshie has six goals and three assists over the past 10 games.
Brock Boeser has 30 goals and 24 assists for the Canucks. Elias Pettersson has scored six goals and added six assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Capitals: 3-6-1, averaging 2.4 goals, 4.5 assists, 4.1 penalties and 9.5 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.
Canucks: 6-1-3, averaging 2.8 goals, 5.3 assists, 5.1 penalties and 12.7 penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game.
INJURIES: Capitals: Nicklas Backstrom: out (hip), Sonny Milano: out (upper body).
Canucks: Carson Soucy: out (hand), Guillaume Brisebois: out (upper-body), Tucker Poolman: out (head).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
