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24-20-6 - L3
Washington Capitals
16-28-5 - L8
Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver - Rogers Arena
January 21, 2026 at 3:00 AM - PREGAME
Metropolitan / Pacific
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
WSH
1
L
Alex Ovechkin
20G - 22A
(42P)
2
R
Tom Wilson
22G - 20A
(42P)
3
D
John Carlson
9G - 29A
(38P)
4
C
Dylan Strome
11G - 26A
(37P)
5
D
Jakob Chychrun
18G - 18A
(36P)
WSH Injuries
Wilson, Tom
Lower Body
Day to Day
Wilson (lower body) remains on injured reserve and won't play Saturday versus the Florida Panthers, Sammi Silber of The Hockey News reports.
Dubois, Pierre-Luc
Abdomen
Month to Month
Per Bailey Johnson of The Washington Post, Dubois (abdominal surgery) has started skating, according to head coach Spencer Carbery on Saturday.
Mateiko, Eriks
Achilles
Season
Mateiko underwent surgery Monday to repair a torn right Achilles sustained in AHL Hershey's game Sunday. He is out for the rest of the season.
Trades
Metropolitan
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VAN
1
C
Elias Pettersson
13G - 16A
(29P)
2
D
Filip Hronek
3G - 25A
(28P)
3
L
Evander Kane
8G - 14A
(22P)
4
R
Brock Boeser
10G - 12A
(22P)
5
L
Jake DeBrusk
12G - 10A
(22P)
VAN Injuries
Blueger, Teddy
Lower Body
Day to Day
Blueger (lower body) is with the Vancouver Canucks on their six-game road trip that begins Tuesday in Buffalo, according to Canucks Insider.
Chytil, Filip
Upper Body
Day to Day
Chytil (upper body) is with his teammates on Vancouver's six-game road trip, per Canucks Insider on Tuesday.
Rossi, Marco
Lower Body
Day to Day
Rossi (lower body) is expected to be sidelined for 2-3 more weeks, Thomas Drance of The Athletic reports Monday.
Brisebois, Guillaume
Lower Body
Day to Day
Brisebois (lower body) was placed on non-roster, injured reserve Monday.
Demko, Thatcher
Lower Body
Week to Week
Demko (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Sunday.
Forbort, Derek
Undisclosed
Month to Month
Forbort (undisclosed) was placed on long-term injured reserve Tuesday.
Trades
Jan 19 2026
The San Jose Sharks acquired Kiefer Sherwood from the Vancouver Canucks for a 2026 2nd round pick, a 2027 2nd round pick, and Cole Clayton
Dec 12 2025
The Minnesota Wild acquired Quinn Hughes from the Vancouver Canucks for Marco Rossi, Liam Ohgren, Zeev Buium, and a 2026 1st round pick
Pacific
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Goaltending
WSH
17-14-4
2.38 GAA
91.4% SV
VAN
6-14-4
3.40 GAA
88.6% SV
WSH
7-6-2
3.25 GAA
88.8% SV
VAN
8-10-1
2.90 GAA
89.7% SV
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VAN
2-3-0
3.98 GAA
88.1% SV
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VAN
0-1-0
7.39 GAA
82.5% SV
Goaltenders
WSH
24-20-6
GAA: 2.86
SV%: 0.900
vs
VAN
16-28-5
GAA: 3.65
SV%: 0.879