The Edmonton Oilers host the Washington Capitals after Leon Draisaitl's two-goal game against the Vancouver Canucks in the Oilers' 3-2 loss.

The Vancouver Canucks will strive to right the ship against the host Washington Capitals on Wednesday. The matchup represents the second of a five-game road trip for the Canucks, with all four of the remaining contests coming against teams with winning records.

The Canucks made an impressive second-period push, but it wasn't enough as the Capitals found a way to win 2-1 in overtime.

The Caps open a two-game homestand on Wednesday night at Capital One Arena when they host the Vancouver Canucks’ lone visit to the District this season. Wednesday’s game brings the Capitals to the midpoint of the 2024-25 regular season,

Tom Wilson and the Washington Capitals play the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET. There are prop bets for Wilson available, and we have some stats to help you make good decisions.

WASHINGTON — The Washington Capitals got off to the start they wanted against the Vancouver Canucks; it was the rest of the night didn’t go as planned. But thanks to Pierre-Luc Dubois, D.C. managed two points. Dubois struck twice and Logan Thompson stood on his head to help Washington escape with a 2-1 victory.

The Vancouver Canucks visited Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night for the second game of their five-game road trip, facing off against the Washington Capitals.

But the Capitals were expecting the game to be “a little bit nasty,” as Coach Spencer Carbery put it after his team won, 2-1, in overtime behind two goals from center Pierre-Luc Dubois, who was at the center of the high-emotion proceedings throughout.

Wednesday’s game will be the 40th of the season for the Vancouver Canucks, and they are in Washington to face Alex Ovechkin and the Metropolitan Division-leading Capitals. Game time is scheduled for 4:30 p.

The Capitals made some changes to the top-6, breaking up that second line to try to spark Alex Ovechkin and Dylan Strome. Ivan Miroshnichenko also draws back into the mix. Logan Thompson will start. Here are what the line combinations look like. - Jakob Chychrun has 20 points in his last 20 games and leads the Capitals in scoring over that span.

The Canucks lost for the eighth time in 10 games, and saw their post-regulation record sink to 4-10, despite outshooting the Eastern Conference-leading Capitals 30-13 through 60 minutes.

The advisor for Vancouver Canucks top prospect Tom Willander has hinted at when he may make the jump to professional hockey and join the club in the NHL. Vancouver Canucks top prospect Tom ...