Vancouver Canucks vs Washington Capitals: Game preview, predictions and odds | January 8, 2025

The Vancouver Canucks are on the road to face the Washington Capitals on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. ET.

Both teams are coming off losses on Monday as Vancouver (18-12-9) suffered a 5-4 overtime defeat to Montreal while Washington (26-10-4) lost 4-3 via shootout to Buffalo.

Canucks vs Capitals: Head-to-head & key stats

• Vancouver is 44-48-9-4 all-time against Washington
• The Canucks are averaging 3.02 goals per game
• Washington is 13-4-3 at home
• Vancouver is allowing 3.16 goals per game
• The Capitals are allowing 2.65 goals per game
• The Canucks are 11-4-3 on the road
• Washington is averaging 3.7 goals per game

Vancouver Canucks vs Washington Capitals: Preview

Vancouver is on a two-game losing streak and has lost three of its last four outings. The Canucks are led by Quinn Hughes' 44 points and Jake DeBrusk, Conor Garland and JT Miller's 29 points.

The Canucks will start Kevin Lankinen who is 15-7-5 with a 2.63 GAA and a .904 SV%. He is 1-0 with a 2.00 GAA and a .938 SV% in his career against Montreal.

Meanwhile, Washington has won two of its last four games. The Capitals are led by Dylan Strome who has 44 points, Aliaksei Protas with 33 points, Connor McMichael with 31 points and Pierre-Luc Dubois and Alex Ovechkin with 30 points.

Washington will likely start Logan Thompson who is 16-2-2 with a 2.39 GAA and a .916 SV%. In his career against Vancouver, he is 2-2 with a 3.95 GAA and a .870 SV%.

Canucks vs Capitals: Odds & Prediction

Vancouver is a +140 underdog while Washington is a -170 favorite. The over/under is set at 5.5 goals.

The Canucks haven't played good hockey as of late, while the Caps have been one of the biggest surprises this season.

Washington should be able to get out to an early lead and likely add an empty netter to cruise to a big home win.

Prediction: Capitals 4, Canucks 2.

Canucks vs Capitals: Betting Tips

Tip 1: Capitals ML (-170)

Tip 2: Over 5.5 goals (-134)