Vancouver vs Washington Prediction: the Capitals to Deal With Another Opponent

Prediction for the NHL-1 match between Vancouver vs Washington, which will take place on January 26th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the teams' conditions! Several betting options are available.

Vancouver

Vancouver's not having much luck at the moment. Instead of finally starting to win, the Canucks are doing the very opposite. Rick Tocchet's team is in a bit of a pickle, having failed eight games in a row. With results like that, the Canucks shouldn't be thinking about the playoffs. They're coming off two bad defeats, 2-3 to Buffalo and 2-6 to Edmonton. The standings situation isn't completely screwed up yet - ninth place in the Western Conference and 50 points, but things aren't looking good.

Washington

Vancouver might be down, but Washington is still racking up the wins. Bookmakers don't have much faith in the Stanley Cup for Alexander Ovechkin's team at the end, but they continue to surprise. The Capitals have got 71 points in 48 games and they're top of the overall Eastern Conference table. What's more, the team is ahead of second-place Toronto by a solid eight! And they've now got a series of six wins in a row, after a 3-0 win over Seattle the day before.

H2H Meetings

Vancouver and Washington played one game in the current campaign on 9 January, and the Capitals were stronger in overtime (2-1).

Stats Betting

• Washington Capitals have not conceded in 3 of the last 5 matches.
• In 5 of the last 9 matches between Vancouver Canucks and Washington Capitals there was a draw in regulation time.
• Washington Capitals won in regulation time in 5 of the last 6 matches.
• Washington Capitals have won 6 of their last 6 matches.
• Vancouver Canucks scored 2 or less pucks in 6 of the last 8 matches.
• Vancouver Canucks conceded more than 2 pucks in 17 of their last 24 home games.

Bookmakers' Offers

The bookie lot at 1xbet think Washington's got a good shot. You can bet on them to win (including overtime and shootout) with odds of 1.831 and in regulation time with odds of 2.356. If you think Vancouver will win (including OT and BUL), you can get 2.063, and if you think they'll win in three periods, you can get 2.735. The experts set the total at 5.5 pucks. For a bet on the total over 5.5, you can get 2.104, and for the reverse line, you can get 1.799.

Expert Betting Tips

We couldn't find any factors that would predict the success of Vancouver. The Canucks have had a rough season, and they've been struggling lately. They also do much worse at home than away – 22 points compared to 28 away. But Washington is awesome. They've secured six straight wins, sitting at the top of the East. We think Ovechkin's team will earn two more points here easily.

Prediction:

Team 2 Wins for 1.77

W2 for 2.25 

CS 1:3 for 18.00