Washington Capitals vs Vancouver Canucks Prediction: Expect a lot of pucks

Prediction for the NHL match which will take place on February 11. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Washington is getting further and further away from making the playoffs. Even before the start of the season, it was clear that the Capitals would have an incredibly hard time qualifying for the Cup Final Eight, but they still had some decent stretches of character and were in the top-8 for a while. At the turn of January and February, things got really bad for them, their energy and emotions began to run out, which led to a 6-match losing streak, and in five cases they lost in regulation time. Only the day before this bad stretch was broken, when they unexpectedly beat Boston 3:0. For now, Washington remains in 12th place in the Eastern Conference standings.

Vancouver is having a very strong regular season. Even at the end of last season, when the team was led by Rick Tocchet, things went uphill, but by then too much had been lost, and therefore failed to make the playoffs. Now the coach had the opportunity to conduct a full pre-season preparation, the results of which we see now. From the very first games, the Canucks began to actively collect points, and now it's rare for them to lose a game in regulation time. In their last 14 games, they've been held scoreless only once, lost three more times outside of three periods, and won ten of those games to lead the Western Conference standings.

Washington the day before sensationally beat Boston - 3:0, but it is clearly not worth overestimating this success, as the Bears may not have adjusted properly to the game with the league outsider. Before this local success, the Capitals had a 6-match losing streak, which eloquently describes their current form. This should be taken advantage of by the Pacers, who are having a very strong regular season and picking up points in almost all games in 2024, and therefore are deservedly leading the Western Conference standings.

In the last couple of years, Washington and Vancouver play spectacularly and efficiently. In the previous six head-to-head meetings, the teams have combined to score 29 pucks (7.25 per game on average). In addition, in the previous six games, the Capitals have conceded 25 goals (4.17 average per game).