Caps vs Canucks Pregame: The Goon Returns

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Off since Sunday, the Caps get back to business tonight against the Canucks. Despite having a general manager who seems to be actively trying to make his team worse, the Canucks are in the hunt for a playoff spot. Led by the Sedin twins, Vancouver is 6-2-2 in their last 10 games.
For the Caps, noted goon Marcus Johansson returns to the lineup after serving a two-game suspension for being a dirty, dirty player.
The Canucks have picked up 10 of their points via the overtime loser point and have a minus-15 goal differential. This isn’t a very good team. If the Caps are on their game and the randomness of sixty minutes of hockey doesn’t sabotage them, another two points will be in the bank.
7 PM game time on CSN. Peter’s got your recap.
Team | Record | Possession | PDO | Power Play | Penalty Kill |
Washington Capitals | 32-7-3 | 51.7% | 102.1 | 26.6% | 85.4% |
Vancouver Canucks | 17-16-10 | 47.2% | 99.9 | 17.4% | 79.6% |
By Patrick Holden 5 years ago