Vancouver Canucks at Washington CapitalsDec 1, 2026

Time TBDTuesday, Dec 1, 2026

away

Vancouver CanucksVAN

at

home

Washington CapitalsWSH

Preview

Probable goalies, start odds, schedule edge and each team's lines from its last game.

Schedule Edge

No schedule edge

VANaway±0.0 pts

1 day rest · 633 km travel

1 day rest vs 2 days rest

WSHhome±0.0 pts

2 days rest · 1,142 km travel · +1 h

2 days rest vs 1 day rest

No meaningful schedule edge: VAN (1 day rest) at WSH (2 days rest).

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Vancouver Canucks

Goalie: Starter not announced
Start probability: Kevin Lankinen66%
Thatcher Demko17%
Leevi Meriläinen17%
Schedule: Rested
Last game: L 7–9 vs EDM · Oct 1

L1Boeser – Cotter – Ohgren
7:27
L2DeBrusk – Pettersson – Karlsson
6:10
L3Gallagher – O'Connor – Sasson
5:37
L4Rossi – Bains – Lekkerimäki
4:31
D1Oleksiak – Willander
10:00
D2Hronek – Buium
7:43
D3Schenn – Pettersson
7:10
PP1Boeser – DeBrusk – Hronek – Pettersson – Rossi
3:15

Projected VAN lines →·VAN goalies →·Goalie start planner →

Washington Capitals

Goalie: Starter not announced
Start probability: Logan Thompson94%
Charlie Lindgren6%
Schedule: Rested
Last game: W 5–2 at CAR · Oct 2

L1Jenner – Beauvillier – Sourdif
9:20
L2Kyrou – Protas – Protas
8:28
L3Ovechkin – Strome – Leonard
6:22
L4Wilson – Tuch – Dubois
5:59
D1Roy – Chychrun
10:48
D2Desharnais – Hutson
9:27
D3Liljegren – Fehérváry
7:08
PP1Ovechkin – Wilson – Strome – Chychrun – Dubois
1:50

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Game day: all games on Dec 1.

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.