Capitals vs. Canucks Prediction, Picks and Odds

Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Capitals vs. Canucks NHL game on January 21, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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P3 19:22 Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Kevin Lankinen
P3 18:30 Shot missed by Dylan Strome
P3 16:33 Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Kevin Lankinen
P3 16:26 Shot missed by Marcus Pettersson
P3 15:57 Shot on goal by Jakob Chychrun saved by Kevin Lankinen
P3 15:01 Liam Ohgren shot blocked by Matt Roy
P3 12:36 Shot on goal by Matt Roy saved by Kevin Lankinen
P3 11:23 John Carlson shot blocked by Elias Pettersson
P3 10:06 Dylan Strome shot blocked by Elias Pettersson
P3 08:57 Shot on goal by Conor Garland saved by Logan Thompson
P3 07:17 Shot missed by Jakob Chychrun
P3 06:33 Shot missed by Rasmus Sandin
P3 05:39 Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Kevin Lankinen
P3 04:20 Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Marcus Pettersson
P3 03:48 Shot on goal by Drew O'Connor saved by Logan Thompson
P3 02:00 Shot missed by Conor Garland
P3 01:40 Shot missed by Liam Ohgren
P3 01:15 Rasmus Sandin shot blocked by Elias Pettersson
P3 00:21 Shot on goal by Drew O'Connor saved by Logan Thompson
P2 19:51 Shot on goal by Brandon Duhaime saved by Kevin Lankinen
Play by Play
  1. P3 20:00
    End of 3rd Period.
  2. P3 19:22
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Kevin Lankinen
  3. P3 18:30
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Dylan Strome
  4. P3 16:37
    Connor McMichael won faceoff against Elias Pettersson in neutral zone
  5. P3 16:33
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Kevin Lankinen
  6. P3 16:30
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Teddy Blueger in offensive zone
  7. P3 16:26
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Marcus Pettersson
  8. P3 15:59
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Canucks in neutral zone
  9. P3 15:59
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  10. P3 15:57
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jakob Chychrun saved by Kevin Lankinen
  11. P3 15:08
    Justin Sourdif won faceoff against Elias Pettersson in defensive zone
  12. P3 15:08
    Stoppage - Icing
  13. P3 15:01
    SHOT
    Liam Ohgren shot blocked by Matt Roy
  14. P3 14:45
    Capitals won faceoff against Canucks in neutral zone
  15. P3 14:45
    Stoppage - Icing
  16. P3 12:44
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Evander Kane in neutral zone
  17. P3 12:44
    Stoppage - High Stick
  18. P3 12:37
    Elias Pettersson won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
  19. P3 12:37
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  20. P3 12:36
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Matt Roy saved by Kevin Lankinen
  21. P3 11:23
    SHOT
    John Carlson shot blocked by Elias Pettersson
  22. P3 10:06
    SHOT
    Dylan Strome shot blocked by Elias Pettersson
  23. P3 09:16
    Giveaway by Teddy Blueger in neutral zone
  24. P3 08:57
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Conor Garland saved by Logan Thompson
  25. P3 07:37
    David Kampf won faceoff against Justin Sourdif in defensive zone
  26. P3 07:17
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jakob Chychrun
  27. P3 07:03
    Stoppage - TV timeout
  28. P3 07:03
    Penalty to Nils Hoglander 2 minutes for Misconduct
  29. P3 06:33
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Rasmus Sandin
  30. P3 05:39
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Kevin Lankinen
  31. P3 05:30
    Teddy Blueger won faceoff against Hendrix Lapierre in neutral zone
  32. P3 04:20
    SHOT
    Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Marcus Pettersson
  33. P3 04:05
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  34. P3 03:48
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Drew O'Connor saved by Logan Thompson
  35. P3 02:00
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Conor Garland
  36. P3 01:40
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Liam Ohgren
  37. P3 01:15
    SHOT
    Rasmus Sandin shot blocked by Elias Pettersson
  38. P3 00:21
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Drew O'Connor saved by Logan Thompson
  39. P3 00:00
    Justin Sourdif won faceoff against David Kampf in neutral zone
  40. P2 20:00
    End of 2nd Period.
  41. P2 19:51
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Brandon Duhaime saved by Kevin Lankinen
  42. P2 19:09
    Teddy Blueger won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
  43. P2 19:09
    Stoppage - Icing
  44. P2 19:03
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  45. P2 18:41
    Teddy Blueger won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
  46. P2 18:39
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Rasmus Sandin saved by Kevin Lankinen
  47. P2 17:54
    Teddy Blueger credited with hit on Matt Roy in offensive zone
  48. P2 17:33
    Giveaway by Filip Hronek in defensive zone
  49. P2 17:16
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Evander Kane
  50. P2 16:42
    Shorthanded - Takeaway by Connor McMichael in defensive zone
  51. P2 16:25
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Brock Boeser saved by Logan Thompson
  52. P2 15:19
    Shorthanded - Nic Dowd won faceoff against Elias Pettersson in defensive zone
  53. P2 15:12
    Penalty to Ryan Leonard 2 minutes for Interference (Drawn by Brock Boeser)
  54. P2 14:41
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against David Kampf in offensive zone
  55. P2 14:41
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  56. P2 14:40
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Aliaksei Protas saved by Kevin Lankinen
  57. P2 13:42
    Conor Garland won faceoff against Justin Sourdif in offensive zone
  58. P2 13:09
    Hendrix Lapierre won faceoff against David Kampf in offensive zone
  59. P2 13:09
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  60. P2 11:43
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Teddy Blueger in neutral zone
  61. P2 11:22
    Justin Sourdif won faceoff against Elias Pettersson in defensive zone
  62. P2 11:22
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  63. P2 11:19
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Brock Boeser saved by Logan Thompson
  64. P2 11:02
    Penalty to Evander Kane 2 minutes for Cross Checking (Drawn by Ryan Leonard)
  65. P2 11:02
    Stoppage - Referee or Linesperson - Player Injury
  66. P2 11:01
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Rasmus Sandin saved by Kevin Lankinen
  67. P2 10:15
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Elias Pettersson in defensive zone
  68. P2 10:15
    Stoppage - Icing
  69. P2 10:03
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jakob Chychrun
  70. P2 09:27
    Nic Dowd won faceoff against Teddy Blueger in offensive zone
  71. P2 09:27
    Stoppage - Icing
  72. P2 09:12
    Capitals won faceoff against Canucks in neutral zone
  73. P2 09:12
    Stoppage - TV timeout
  74. P2 08:58
    Nic Dowd won faceoff against Teddy Blueger in neutral zone
  75. P2 07:40
    Teddy Blueger won faceoff against Justin Sourdif in defensive zone
  76. P2 07:40
    Stoppage - Icing
  77. P2 07:17
    SHOT
    Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Filip Hronek
  78. P2 07:02
    SHOT
    Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Conor Garland
  79. P2 06:26
    Capitals won faceoff against Canucks in neutral zone
  80. P2 06:05
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Evander Kane saved by Logan Thompson
  81. P2 05:50
    Power play - Giveaway by Tom Willander in offensive zone
  82. P2 05:45
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Jake DeBrusk
  83. P2 05:07
    Nic Dowd won faceoff against Elias Pettersson in defensive zone
  84. P2 05:07
    Power play - Elias Pettersson won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
  85. P2 04:49
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Tom Willander saved by Logan Thompson
  86. P2 04:19
    Penalty to Connor McMichael 2 minutes for Holding (Drawn by Jake DeBrusk)
  87. P2 03:56
    Power play - Giveaway by Tom Willander in neutral zone
  88. P2 03:41
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Brock Boeser saved by Logan Thompson
  89. P2 03:33
    Capitals won faceoff against Canucks in neutral zone
  90. P2 02:57
    Justin Sourdif won faceoff against David Kampf in defensive zone
  91. P2 02:57
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  92. P2 02:08
    SHOT
    Marcus Pettersson shot blocked by Nic Dowd
  93. P2 01:34
    Teddy Blueger won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
  94. P2 01:31
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Elias Pettersson saved by Logan Thompson
  95. P2 00:55
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jakob Chychrun saved by Kevin Lankinen
  96. P2 00:16
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Aliaksei Protas saved by Kevin Lankinen
  97. P2 00:10
    Stoppage - Goalie Puck Frzn-plyd bynd ctr
  98. P2 00:00
    Justin Sourdif won faceoff against David Kampf in neutral zone
  99. P1 20:00
    End of 1st Period.
  100. P1 19:27
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Max Sasson in offensive zone
  101. P1 19:27
    Stoppage - Icing
  102. P1 18:50
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Trevor van Riemsdyk
  103. P1 18:20
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Evander Kane
    2-2
  104. P1 18:12
    Capitals won faceoff against Elias Pettersson in defensive zone
  105. P1 18:10
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Drew O'Connor saved by Logan Thompson
  106. P1 18:04
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  107. P1 17:40
    SHOT
    Power play - John Carlson shot blocked by teammate
  108. P1 17:33
    Power play - Connor McMichael won faceoff against Elias Pettersson in offensive zone
  109. P1 17:33
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  110. P1 16:34
    Power play - Dylan Strome won faceoff against Elias Pettersson in neutral zone
  111. P1 16:34
    Stoppage - Offside
  112. P1 15:53
    Penalty to Linus Karlsson 2 minutes for Holding (Drawn by Ryan Leonard)
  113. P1 14:29
    Giveaway by Teddy Blueger in neutral zone
  114. P1 14:27
    Giveaway by Nic Dowd in offensive zone
  115. P1 14:17
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ethen Frank
  116. P1 13:52
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Liam Ohgren saved by Logan Thompson
  117. P1 13:50
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Conor Garland saved by Logan Thompson
  118. P1 13:32
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Brock Boeser assisted by David Kampf
    2-1
  119. P1 13:27
    Takeaway by David Kampf in offensive zone
  120. P1 12:32
    Elias Pettersson won faceoff against Hendrix Lapierre in offensive zone
  121. P1 12:32
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  122. P1 12:18
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Marcus Pettersson
  123. P1 11:33
    SHOT
    Zeev Buium shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
  124. P1 11:29
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Conor Garland saved by Logan Thompson
  125. P1 10:33
    Capitals won faceoff against Canucks in neutral zone
  126. P1 10:33
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  127. P1 09:43
    Nic Dowd won faceoff against Elias Pettersson in neutral zone
  128. P1 09:42
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Justin Sourdif
  129. P1 08:25
    Power play - Connor McMichael won faceoff against Teddy Blueger in neutral zone
  130. P1 08:08
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Tom Wilson
  131. P1 08:02
    Capitals won faceoff against Canucks in neutral zone
  132. P1 07:11
    Power play - Dylan Strome won faceoff against Teddy Blueger in offensive zone
  133. P1 07:11
    Penalty to Max Sasson 2 minutes for Holding (Drawn by Hendrix Lapierre)
  134. P1 05:53
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Zeev Buium
  135. P1 05:53
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Zeev Buium saved by Logan Thompson
  136. P1 04:03
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Elias Pettersson
  137. P1 03:49
    Justin Sourdif won faceoff against Elias Pettersson in defensive zone
  138. P1 03:26
    SHOT
    John Carlson shot blocked by teammate
  139. P1 03:01
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  140. P1 02:21
    SHOT
    Teddy Blueger shot blocked by Nic Dowd
  141. P1 02:15
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Liam Ohgren
  142. P1 01:59
    SHOT
    Liam Ohgren shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
  143. P1 01:39
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  144. P1 01:18
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Connor McMichael
  145. P1 01:02
    Giveaway by Filip Hronek in defensive zone
  146. P1 00:14
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Aliaksei Protas saved by Kevin Lankinen
  147. P1 00:00
    Game Setup.
Stats
Capitals
STATS
Canucks
32Shots on Goal25
61% Faceoff Win % 39%
3/2 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 3/0
10Penalty Infraction Mins10
18Hits17
14 Shots Blocked 14
15Giveaways18
CapitalsWSH
CanucksVAN
32Shots on Goal25
61% Faceoff Win % 39%
3/2 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 3/0
10Penalty Infraction Mins10
18Hits17
14 Shots Blocked 14
15Giveaways18

Capitals vs. Canucks: Detailed Breakdown

Matchup Overview

  • Teams: Capitals vs. Canucks
  • Date: Wednesday, January 21, 2026
  • Time: 10:00 PM ET
  • Venue: Rogers Arena

Current Betting Odds

  • Spread: Capitals favored at -1.5
  • Total (Over/Under): 6
  • Moneyline Odds: Capitals -180, Canucks +152

Dimers' Win Probabilities

  • Capitals: 59%
  • Canucks: 41%

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Our Prediction: Who Wins?

After extensive simulations, our model gives the Capitals a win probability of 59%, while the Canucks have a win probability of 41%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.

Summary

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