Vancouver Canucks vs Washington Capitals Prediction, Preview and Odds - 02/11/2024

Game Time: 1:30 pm ET, Sunday, February 11, 2024

Venue:  Capital One Arena, Washington, DC

Where to Watch:  ESPN+

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Canucks -155, Capitals +130; Over/Under:  6 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Canucks -155, Capitals +130; Over/Under:  6 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Canucks -155, Capitals +130; Over/Under:  6 goals

Vancouver Canucks:  34-12-5 (1st place, Pacific Division)

Washington Capitals:  22-20-7 (7th place, Metropolitan Division)

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Vancouver Canucks:  7-1-2 last 10

Washington Capitals:  3-6-1 last 10

The Canucks are entering this game with 73 points, a 34-12-5 record overall, and they are 16-8-3 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Boston Bruins in their last game, losing that one on the road 4-0, but this is also the 2nd game of a back-to-back for them with their game against the Detroit Red Wings still to be played on Saturday. In their game against the Bruins, no one scored a goal or recorded an assist for them. Dakota Joshua led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Thatcher Demko was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 25 shots with 21 saves and a .840 save percentage. Their offense has scored 189 goals this season averaging 3.7 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 133 goals against them allowing 2.6 goals per game.

The Capitals are entering this game with 51 points, a 22-20-7 record overall, and they are 13-8-4 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Florida Panthers in their last game, losing that one on the road 4-2, but this is also the 2nd game of a back-to-back for them with their game against the Boston Bruins still to be played on Saturday. In their game against the Panthers, Anthony Mantha and Alexander Ovechkin each scored 1 goal for them in that game. Connor McMichael, Aliaksei Protas, Rasmus Sandin, and Michael Sgarbossa each led the team in assists with 1 while Alexander Ovechkin, Aliaksei Protas, and Tom Wilson each led the team in shots on net in that game with 3. Darcy Kuemper was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 40 shots with 37 saves and a .925 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 119 goals this season averaging 2.4 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 155 goals against them allowing 3.2 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Canucks listed as a favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Canucks have looked great in their games this season with their 34-12-5 record overall which has them leading their division in the West with one of the best records in the entire NHL. They have also looked great in their road games with their 16-8-3 road record. Meanwhile, the Capitals haven't looked good in their games this season with their 22-20-7 record overall which has them near the bottom of their division in the East and well out of a playoff spot. They haven't looked that great on their home ice either with their 13-8-4 home record this season. The Capitals haven't looked good in their games lately either while the Canucks lost earlier in the week but have looked great lately with their 7-2-1 record in their last 10 games. They lost to the Bruins in a game where they were shut out and they will be looking to bounce back in this game as they beat up on one of the weaker teams in the East. The best way to place a bet here is on the Canucks to win this game.

Canucks Capitals Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Sunday, February 11, 2024 (1:30 pm ET start time) is Canucks 5 Capitals 3.

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Vancouver Canucks: 34-18 (+11.4 units) on the moneyline in all games. 29-19 (+15.2 units) on the moneyline after a close loss by 1 goal in their previous game. 31-19 OVER in all games. 34-17 OVER off a road loss. 12-5 OVER after 1 or more consecutive losses.

Washington Capitals: 104-116 (-26.8 units) on the moneyline in all games. 27-35 (-14.2 units) on the moneyline after a win by 2 goals or more. 10-3 OVER after shutting out their opponent in their previous game. 21-15 OVER after playing a game where 4 or fewer total goals were scored.

Vancouver Canucks:  P. Di Giuseppe (LW) Prob Sat - Lower Body. C. Soucy (D) Mid March - Hand. G. Brisebois (D) Out indefinitely - Upper Body. T. Poolman (D) out for season - Migraine.

Washington Capitals:  S. Milano (LW) Late Feb - Upper Body. T. van Riemsdyk (D) Ques Sat - Illness. E. Kuznetsov (C) Out indefinitely - Personal. N. Backstrom (C) out for season - Hip.

“I thought I maybe (could) have helped the team out in some of their chances a little better. I didn't think it was a 4-0 game, necessarily. I think there's some things we can pick out to build on.” - Thatcher Demko after their loss against the Bruins in their game on Thursday.

“I liked our first period a lot, and you tip your cap to one of the elite teams in the NHL. The first period, I liked from a competitiveness standpoint, from a work ethic standpoint, our battle level, puck decisions. Each play we had the puck, it was in the spot it needed to be. The problem is that you have to be able to sustain that. It’s difficult for us to maintain that pace.” - Spencer Carbury after his team’s loss against the Panthers in their game on Thursday.

LW Mikheyev, Ilya

C Pettersson, Elias

RW Lindholm, Elias

LD Hughes, Quinn

RD Hronek, Filip

G Demko, Thatcher

LW Ovechkin, Alex

C Strome, Dylan

RW Wilson, Tom

LD Fehérváry, Martin

RD Carlson, John

G Kuemper, Darcy

Points: J. Miller (68)

Goals: B. Boeser (30)

Assists: Q. Hughes (52)

GAA: T. Demko (2.47)

Points: A. Ovechkin (33)

Goals: D. Strome (19)

Assists: J. Carlson (26)

GAA: C. Lindgren (2.71)

Coaches:

Vancouver Canucks: Rick Tocchet (2nd season)

Washington Capitals: Spencer Carbery (1st season)