NHL Game Preview: Washington Capitals at Vancouver Canucks with Line Combinations 1/25/2025

NHL Game Preview: Washington Capitals at Vancouver Canucks with Line Combinations 1/25/2025

Washington Capitals (33-10-5, 71 pts) at Vancouver Canucks (20-17-10, 50 pts)

Venue: Rogers Arena
Date: Saturday, January 25
Time: 10:00 pm ET
TV: ESPN+/MNMT/SCRI
Radio: 
Washington– WJFK 106.7 FM / WFED 1500 AM
Vancouver – Sportsnet 650 AM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Washington: +1.5 ML -110
Vancouver: -1.5 ML -110
O/U 5.5

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Washington Capitals News & Notes:

The Capitals are one of the hottest teams in the NHL. They won their sixth straight game on Thursday with a 3-0 win over the Seattle Kraken. Alex Ovechkin scored an empty netter to put him 20 goals away from the record for most goals in an NHL career. The Capitals are currently on a 12-game point streak. Washington is 8-0-3 in January and are averaging 3.09 goals per game while allowing 1.82 goals per game.

Vancouver Canucks News & Notes: 

The Canucks dropped their second straight on Thursday as they lost 6-2 to the Edmonton Oilers. They’ve now dropped 13 of their last 17 and are 4-8-5 in that stretch. Even with their recent skid, they are still only three points back of the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference. They need the goal-scoring to turn around as they are averaging just 2.18 goals per game in their last 17 games.

Washington Capitals Projected Lines:

Ovechkin-Strome-McMichael
Protas-Dubois-Wilson
Raddysh-Eller-Frank
Duhaime-Dowd-Mangiapane

Sandin-Carlson
Chychrun-van Riemsdyk
Fehervary-Roy

Thompson
Lindgren

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Vancouver Canucks Projected Lines:

DeBrusk-Pettersson-Garland
Suter-Miller-Boeser
Heinen-Blueger-Sherwood
Karlsson-Sasson-Di Guiuseppe

Hughes-Friedman
Soucy-Hronek
Forbort-Desharnais

Demko
Lankinen

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Players To Watch:

Washington Capitals

Pierre-Luc Dubois this season has 38 points on nine goals and 29 assists. He’s faced the Canucks 24 times in his career recording 23 points on eight goals and 15 assists; in one game against the Canucks this season he had two goals.

Vancouver Canucks

Conor Garland this season has 31 points on 11 goals and 20 assists. He’s faced the Capitals eight times in his career recording three points on two goals and an assist; in the previous matchup this season he had a goal.

Injury Report:

Washington Capitals

F Sonny Milano – IR
F TJ Oshie – LTIR
F Nicklas Backstrom – LTIR

Vancouver Canucks

D Tyler Myers – Out
F Dakota Joshua – IR
D Noah Juulsen – IR

Next game:

Washington – January 28 at Calgary Flames
Vancouver – January 27 at St. Louis Blues

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