The Washington Capitals (24-20-6) square off against the Vancouver Canucks (16-28-5) at Rogers Arena on Wednesday, Jan. 21 at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The Capitals were defeated by the Colorado Avalanche 5-2 in their last game, while the Canucks are coming off a 4-3 loss to the New York Islanders.

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Get ready for this showdown with a glimpse at who we project to emerge with the victory in Wednesday's contest.

In the past 10 games, the Canucks are 0-8-2 while scoring 17 goals against 41 goals allowed. On 29 power-play opportunities during that span, they have scored six goals (20.7%).

Capitals vs. Canucks Predictions for Wednesday

Our computer projections model for this encounter calls for a final result of Capitals 4, Canucks 3.

Moneyline Pick: Capitals (-157)
Total Pick: No Pick - Predicted Margin Negligible
Spread Pick: Canucks (+1.5)

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Capitals Splits and Trends

The Capitals (24-20-6 overall) have a 3-6-9 record in games that have gone to overtime.
In the 13 games Washington has played that were decided by one goal, it has a 6-6-1 record (good for 13 points).
In the six games this season the Capitals recorded only one goal, they've finished 1-5-0 (two points).
Washington has scored two goals in 12 games this season (2-6-4 record, eight points).
The Capitals are 21-7-2 in the 30 games when they have scored more than two goals (to record 44 points).
In the 17 games when Washington has scored a lone power-play goal, it registered 20 points after finishing 10-7-0.
In games when it has outshot its opponent, Washington is 12-8-3 (27 points).
The Capitals have been outshot by opponents in 22 games, going 10-10-2 to record 22 points.

Canucks Splits and Trends

The Canucks have posted a record of 6-5-11 in overtime matchups on their way to an overall mark of 16-28-5.
Vancouver has earned 16 points (6-6-4) in its 16 games decided by one goal.
This season the Canucks scored just one goal in nine games and they finished 0-8-1 in those matchups.
Vancouver has seven points (3-8-1) when scoring exactly two goals this season.
The Canucks have scored more than two goals in 24 games, earning 29 points from those contests.
This season, Vancouver has capitalized on a single power-play goal in 19 games and registered 17 points with a record of 7-9-3.
When outshooting its opponent this season, Vancouver is 3-13-2 (eight points).
The Canucks' opponents have had more shots in 30 games. The Canucks finished 13-14-3 in those contests (29 points).

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