The Vancouver Canucks (0-2-0) are on the road to face the Washington Capitals (1-2-0) at Capital One Arena on Monday. Vancouver is coming off a 3-2 loss against the Flyers on Saturday. The Canucks committed seven penalties in the game, conceding one power play goal. Conor Garland and Kyle Burroughs both scored once for the Canucks. Thatcher Demko saved only 28 of 31 shots against (.903%) in the loss. Washington beat the Canadiens 3-1 on Saturday. T.J. Oshie, Conor Sheary, and Anthony Mantha each scored once for the Capitals. Oshie added an assist to lead the team in scoring. Darcy Kuemper saved 21 of 22 shots in the win (.954%).
HEAD TO HEAD
The teams split their two meetings last season, the last of which was a 4-3 (OT) victory for the Capitals in March. Evgeny Kuznetsov led Washington with three goals. Vitek Vanecek got the win despite saving only 23 of 26 shots (.884%).
FACING OFF
Vancouver is averaging 2.50 goals per game so far this season, 22nd in the NHL, and they are taking on a Capitals team that is allowing 3.00 goals a game (15th). Meanwhile, Washington has found the net 2.33 times a game on average, 25th in the league, and the Canucks are allowing opponents to score 4.00 goals per game (26th).
TOP PERFORMERS:
With two points each so far this season, J.T. Miller (1G 1A) and Brock Boeser (0G 2A) are the top skaters for the Canucks. In the net, Demko (0-2-0) is Vancouver’s top goaltender. He has a 3.62 GAA and a .873% save percentage. Oshie leads the Capitals in scoring with three points. He has one goal and two assists in three games. Kuemper (1-1-0) has the best goals against average for Washington at 2.54. He has a save percentage of .902%.
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Washington Capitals (-140)
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