Vancouver Canucks @ Washington Capitals

16-21-6, 9-9-3 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Canucks VAN	1	0	0	1
Capitals WSH	2	1	0	3

Washington CapitalsCapitalsWSH

27-13-3, 18-5-0 Home

Capitals beat Canucks to win NHL-best 10th in a row at home

John Carlson, Lars Eller and Evgeny Kuznetsov scored as the Washington Capitals beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-1 on Tuesday night for their fifth consecutive victory and NHL-best 10th in a row at home.

Jan 10, 2018, 03:45 am - Associated Press

		1	2	3	T
	Canucks	1	0	0	1
	Capitals	2	1	0	3

1st Period		VAN	WSH
8:23	Daniel Sedin (10) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Alexander Edler (10), Henrik Sedin (27)	1	0
15:13	John Carlson (5) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Alex Ovechkin (19), Nicklas Backstrom (27)	1	1
17:52	Lars Eller (7) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Madison Bowey (10)	1	2

2nd Period			VAN	WSH
4:57		Evgeny Kuznetsov (13) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Matt Niskanen (9), Dmitry Orlov (9)	1	3

3rd Period
No Goals Scored

CANUCKS

CAPITALS

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Capitals
2
Canucks
6

Game 1

27/10

Canucks
1
Capitals
3

Game 2

10/1

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Edmonton	20	16	6	46
Vegas	17	11	11	45
Anaheim	21	17	3	45
Seattle	18	14	7	43
Los Angeles	17	14	9	43
San Jose	20	18	3	43
Calgary	18	19	4	40
Vancouver	16	20	4	36

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	24	14	3	51
NY Islanders	23	15	4	50
Philadelphia	21	12	7	49
Washington	21	15	6	48
Pittsburgh	19	12	9	47
New Jersey	22	17	2	46
NY Rangers	20	18	5	45
Columbus	18	16	6	42

Kings give up lead in 3rd period for 2nd straight game but recover for 5-4 shootout win over Wild

— Quinton Byfield had a goal and an assist, Samuel Helenius scored his first goal of the season, and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Minnesota Wild 5-4 in a shootout on Saturday night.

Nicolas Hague breaks tie with 28 seconds left, Predators beat Flames 4-3

— Nicolas Hague broke a tie with 28 seconds left, Erik Haula scored twice in a 1:33 span in his 800th NHL game and the Nashville Predators beat the Calgary Flames 4-3 on Saturday night.

Nelson scores twice in 3rd as Avalanche rally past Hurricanes, 5-3

— Brock Nelson scored two power-play goals in the first 7 1/2 minutes of the third period and the Colorado Avalanche rallied past the Carolina Hurricanes 5-3 on Saturday night for their 10th consecutive victory.

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Vancouver Canucks @ Washington Capitals

Stars of the Game

Philipp GrubauerG - WSH

Lars EllerC - WSH

Evgeny KuznetsovC - WSH

Game Information

Capitals beat Canucks to win NHL-best 10th in a row at home

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

NHL News

Kings give up lead in 3rd period for 2nd straight game but recover for 5-4 shootout win over Wild

Nicolas Hague breaks tie with 28 seconds left, Predators beat Flames 4-3

Nelson scores twice in 3rd as Avalanche rally past Hurricanes, 5-3