Washington Capitals (33-10-5, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Vancouver Canucks (20-17-10, in the Pacific Division)
Vancouver, British Columbia; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Capitals are looking to keep a six-game win streak intact when they take on the Vancouver Canucks.
Vancouver is 8-10-6 in home games and 20-17-10 overall. The Canucks rank fifth in the league with 192 total penalties (averaging 4.1 per game).
Washington is 17-6-1 in road games and 33-10-5 overall. The Capitals have scored 170 total goals (3.5 per game) to lead the league.
The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season. The Capitals won 2-1 in overtime in the previous meeting. Pierre-Luc Dubois led the Capitals with two goals.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jonathan Tanner Miller has eight goals and 25 assists for the Canucks. Quinn Hughes has four goals and six assists over the past 10 games.
Aliaksei Protas has 20 goals and 20 assists for the Capitals. Dubois has four goals and five assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Canucks: 2-6-2, averaging 1.7 goals, 2.9 assists, 4.6 penalties and 11.7 penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game.
Capitals: 8-0-2, averaging 3.2 goals, 4.9 assists, 3.4 penalties and 6.8 penalty minutes while giving up 1.5 goals per game.
INJURIES: Canucks: None listed.
Capitals: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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