Top scorers meet in Vancouver-Washington matchup
Washington Capitals (31-18-10, fourth within the Metropolitan) vs. Vancouver Canucks (29-23-6, sixth within the Pacific)
Vancouver, British Columbia; Friday, 10 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: A pair of the league’s finest scorers, J.T. Miller and Alex Ovechkin, meet when Vancouver and Washington sq. off. Miller ranks Tenth within the NHL with 67 factors and Ovechkin is eighth within the league with 70 factors.
The Canucks are 13-10-3 at house. Vancouver averages 8.4 penalty minutes per sport, the Tenth-most within the Western Convention. Tyler Myers leads the staff serving 48 whole minutes.
The Capitals are 17-7-5 on the street. Washington is sixth within the Japanese Convention averaging 3.2 targets per sport, led by Ovechkin with 36.
Of their final assembly on Jan. 16, Vancouver received 4-2. Elias Pettersson scored a team-high two targets for the Canucks within the victory.
TOP PERFORMERS: Miller leads the Canucks with 22 targets and has 63 factors. Pettersson has 5 targets and eight assists during the last 10 video games for Vancouver.
Ovechkin leads the Capitals with 36 targets and has 70 factors. Conor Sheary has 4 targets during the last 10 video games for Washington.
LAST 10 GAMES: Canucks: 8-2-0, averaging 4.4 targets, 6.8 assists, 2.9 penalties and 6.1 penalty minutes whereas giving up 3.8 targets per sport with an .882 save proportion.
Capitals: 5-4-1, averaging 3.2 targets, 5.2 assists, 3.8 penalties and 9.3 penalty minutes whereas giving up 2.8 targets per sport with a .908 save proportion.
INJURIES: Canucks: None listed.
Capitals: None listed.
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The Related Press created this story utilizing know-how offered by Data Skrive and information from Sportradar.
