Vancouver Canucks vs Washington Capitals Prediction, Preview and Odds - 01/16/2022

Game Time: 2:00 pm ET, Sunday, January 16, 2022

Venue:  Capital One Arena, Washington, DC

Where to Watch:  Sportsnet

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Canucks +150, Capitals -175; Over/Under:  6 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Canucks +150, Capitals -180; Over/Under:  6 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Canucks +150, Capitals -185; Over/Under:  6 goals

 

Vancouver Canucks:  16-17-3 (7th place, Pacific Division)

Washington Capitals:  20-8-9 (3rd place, Metropolitan Division)

 

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Vancouver Canucks:  7-2-1 last 10

Washington Capitals:  4-3-3 last 10

 

 

 

The Canucks are coming into this game with 35 points, a 16-17-3 record overall, and they are 8-10-2 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 3 of their last 4 games and are coming into this one on a 2 game losing streak after another loss in their last game. Their last win was against the Seattle Kraken while their 3 losses came against the Los Angeles Kings, the Florida Panthers, and the Tampa Bay Lightning in their last game. They still have a game against the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday afternoon that has to be played first with that result still pending so this will be the 2nd leg of a back-to-back for them on Sunday afternoon. In their game against the Lightning, they lost on the road 4-2 in that game. Matthew Highmore and Tyler Motte each scored 1 goal in that game while they both had 1 assist each along with Juho Lammikko. Oliver Ekman-Larsson led the team in shots on goal in that one with 5. Thatcher Demko was the starting goaltender in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 20 shots with 17 saves and a .850 save percentage. Their offense has scored 93 goals in 36 games this season averaging 2.6 goals per game while their defense has allowed their opponents to score 104 goals against them allowing 2.9 goals per game. 

 

 

The Capitals are coming into this matchup with 49 points, a 20-8-9 record overall, and they are 10-4-5 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. Their last win was against the Detroit Red Wings but they have gone on a 4 game losing streak since then with losses coming against the New Jersey Devils, the St. Louis Blues, the Minnesota Wild, and the Boston Bruins in their last game. They still have a game against the New York Islanders on Saturday afternoon that needs to be played first with that result still pending so this will be the 2nd leg of a back-to-back for them on Sunday afternoon. They have not played a game since Monday with that game being a 7-3 loss against the Bruins at home. Conor Sheary scored 2 goals in that game while T. J. Oshie also scored 1. Nic Dowd, Garnet Hathaway, Evgeny Kuznetsov, and Alexander Ovechkin all had 1 assist each in that one. Sheary and Ovechkin both led the team in shots on net with 4 each. Vitek Vanecek was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 15 shots with 12 saves and a .800 sv percentage. He was replaced by Zachary Fucale who allowed 4 goals on 16 shots with 12 saves and a .750 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 125 goals in 37 games played this season averaging 3.4 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 104 goals against them allowing 2.8 goals per game.

 

 

The Canucks are coming into this contest as a +150 underdog with the current betting odds according to the bookmakers. The Canucks have not been playing well in their recent games but they are in luck here as they are running into a Capitals team that is dealing with a lot of injuries right now. They will be missing some important players to their lineup including their captain and star Alex Ovechkin. The Canucks have been on the turn around ever since hiring their new coach. It is only a matter of time until they get back on track and they are running into a great spot here. The best bet to place in this game is the Canucks on the puckline as they have a chance to be the winners here and should at least keep it close. 

 

Canucks Capitals Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Sunday, January 16, 2022 (2:00 pm ET start time) is Canucks 3 Capitals 2.

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Vancouver Canucks: 15-10 (+6u) on the moneyline in January games. 13-5 (+11.9u) on the moneyline when playing 3 or less games in 10 days. 30-21 (+11.5u) on the moneyline when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days.

Washington Capitals: 34-27 (-11.4u) on the moneyline in a home game where the total is 6 or more. 51-42 (-5.5u) on the moneyline second half of the season. 237-259 (-72.5u) on the moneyline in non-conference games.

 

 

Vancouver Canucks:  A. Sautner (D) Out indefinitely - Illness. A. Chiasson (RW) Out indefinitely - Illness. T. Hamonic (D) Late Jan - Lower Body injury.

Washington Capitals:  A. Ovechkin (LW) Ques Sat - Upper Body injury. C. Hagelin (LW) Out indefinitely - Illness. D. Orlov (D) Out indefinitely - Illness. A. Mantha (RW) Out indefinitely - Shoulder injury.

 

 

 

“I liked the compete. I thought we were much better than the other night, for sure. Anytime you can limit that team to 21 shots (on goal), I think we’ve done a good job. But at the same time, we had opportunities.” - Bruce Boudreau on his team’s loss against the Lightning on Thursday night.

 

 

“We’re losing games in all types of styles right now. I’m not going to sit here and say, ‘Oh, it’s one thing or whatever.’ We’re up, we’re down, we’re coming back, we’re losing in overtime.” - Nic Dowd after their loss against the Bruins on Monday night.

 

 

 

LW Pettersson, Elias

C Horvat, Bo

RW Garland, Conor

LD Ekman-Larsson, Oliver

RD Myers, Tyler

G Demko, Thatcher

 

LW Ovechkin, Alex

C Evgeny Kuznetsov

RW Oshie, T.J.

LD Fehérváry, Martin

RD Carlson, John

G Samsonov, Ilya

 

 

Points: J. Miller (36)

Goals: J. Miller (11)

Assists: Q. Hughes (26)

GAA: J. Halak (2.59)

 

Points: A. Ovechkin (52)

Goals: A. Ovechkin (24)

Assists: A. Ovechkin (28)

GAA:  Z. Fucale (1.75)

 

Coaches:

Vancouver Canucks: Bruce Boudreau (1st season)

Washington Capitals: Peter Laviolette (2nd season)