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Vancouver Canucks vs Washington Capitals

Regular season · Tuesday, December 1, 2026 · Capital One Arena

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SNP · MNMT

Game preview

The Vancouver Canucks visit the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena on Tuesday, December 1, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on SNP and MNMT.

This is the first of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Canucks

Game 4 of a road trip: Detroit, Philadelphia and Boston, now Washington.

  1. 212026-11-21: vs MIN
  2. 222026-11-22: vs CHI, second of a back-to-backB2B
  3. 232026-11-23: no game
  4. 242026-11-24: no game
  5. 252026-11-25: at DET
  6. 262026-11-26: no game
  7. 272026-11-27: at PHI
  8. 282026-11-28: no game
  9. 292026-11-29: at BOS
  10. 302026-11-30: no game
  11. 12026-12-01: at WSH
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~394 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~3,074 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+3 h
body clock vs home

Capitals

Back home after a game in St. Louis.

  1. 212026-11-21: at BOS
  2. 222026-11-22: no game
  3. 232026-11-23: no game
  4. 242026-11-24: no game
  5. 252026-11-25: vs PHI
  6. 262026-11-26: no game
  7. 272026-11-27: vs FLA
  8. 282026-11-28: at STL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  9. 292026-11-29: no game
  10. 302026-11-30: no game
  11. 12026-12-01: vs VAN
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~710 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,419 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Vancouver CanucksCanucksTue, Oct 13 at NYI
  1. L1DeBrusk#74Pettersson#40Lekkerimäki#88
    10:26 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewCotter#47Karlsson#94Rossi#23
    9:49 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewO'Connor#18Ohgren#92Boeser#6
    8:48 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewBains#13Sasson#63Gallagher#7
    7:32 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewOleksiak#4Willander#5
    14:02 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewHronek#17Pettersson#25
    10:52 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewSchenn#2Buium#8
    10:06 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1DeBrusk LPettersson CBoeser RLekkerimäki RHronek D3:44
  2. 2Cotter LOhgren LKarlsson CRossi CWillander D2:01

Penalty kill

  1. 1O'Connor LPettersson CHronek DPettersson D1:31
  2. 2Pettersson CSasson CHronek DWillander D0:54
Washington CapitalsCapitalsTue, Oct 13 at CAR
  1. L1NewStrome#17Wilson#43Tuch#89
    9:26 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewSourdif#34Beauvillier#72Frank#53
    7:56 together at 5v5
  3. L3Ovechkin#8Protas#21Protas#62
    6:47 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewJenner#22Kyrou#25Leonard#9
    6:08 together at 5v5
  1. D1Chychrun#6Liljegren#27
    14:26 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewFehérváry#42Hutson#44
    10:37 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewHoll#4Desharnais#73
    7:24 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Ovechkin LStrome CWilson RLeonard RChychrun D2:11
  2. 2Protas LTuch RKyrou RFrank RHutson D0:56

Penalty kill

  1. 1Jenner CWilson RDesharnais DFehérváry D1:40
  2. 2Protas LTuch RChychrun DLiljegren D1:00

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

VANWSH

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

VAN 71% (13th most settled)WSH 65% (13th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

VAN 1:41 left (13th latest · 15 pulls)WSH 1:54 left (13th earliest · 13 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

VAN 48.2s (15th shortest)WSH 49.8s (7th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

VAN 32% (13th most often)WSH 37% (4th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series