NHL · Regular season 2026-2027
Washington Capitals vs Vancouver Canucks overnight into Tuesday, December 8
03:00
Swedish time
in 30 days and 20 hours
Local time: 18:00, Monday, December 7
Washington Capitals visit Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena overnight into Tuesday, December 8. The puck drops at 03:00 Swedish time, which is 18:00 at the arena.
Capitals are 4th in the Metropolitan with 16 points from 14 games, while Canucks are 8th in the Pacific with 7 points from 18. It is meeting 2 of 2 between the teams this season. 8 Swedes are on the rosters, led by Elias Pettersson and Jonathan Lekkerimäki.
The Swedes in the game
#27
Timothy LiljegrenD
1 P14 games, 1 goals, 0 assists
Last 5: 0 P · vs Canucks: 1 P in 11
#38
Rasmus SandinD
0 PInjured, expected back DEC 26
No games yet this season
vs Canucks: 6 P in 13
#40
Elias PetterssonC
18 P18 games, 4 goals, 14 assists
Last 5: 5 P · vs Capitals: 11 P in 12
#88
Jonathan LekkerimäkiRW
14 P18 games, 6 goals, 8 assists
Last 5: 5 P · vs Capitals: 0 P in 2
#94
Linus KarlssonC
10 P18 games, 4 goals, 6 assists
Last 5: 2 P · vs Capitals: 0 P in 3
#92
Liam ÖhgrenLW
9 P17 games, 6 goals, 3 assists
Last 5: 4 P · vs Capitals: 0 P in 2
#25
Elias PetterssonD
4 P18 games, 3 goals, 1 assists
Last 5: 0 P · vs Capitals: 0 P in 3
#5
Tom WillanderD
3 PInjured, expected back NOV 7
16 games, 0 goals, 3 assists
Last 5: 0 P · vs Capitals: 1 P in 1
The teams going in
| WSH | Comparison | VAN |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Points | 7 |
| 14 | Games | 18 |
| 8-6-0 | W-L-OT | 3-14-1 |
| 4th Metropolitan | In the division | 8th Pacific |
| 21st | In the NHL | 32nd |
| 3.50 | Goals per game | 2.94 |
| 3.43 | Against per game | 4.61 |
| +1 | Goal difference | -30 |
| 5-5-0 | Last 10 | 1-8-1 |
| L2 | Streak | L4 |
| 2-2-0 | Road / home this year | 1-7-0 |
| 1 day | Rest before | 1 day |
Standings as of November 7, 2026. The stronger figure is in bold.
Latest games
Top scorers
Previous meetings
VAN43 %47 wins
WSH49 %53 wins
Capitals have won 49% of the meetings.9 ties (8 %)
WSH@VAN
3–4January 22, 2026 · 9mo ago
8Swedes in action0 G1 A1 P
VAN@WSH
4–3October 19, 2025 · 1y ago
6Swedes in action1 G1 A2 P
WSH@VAN
1–2January 26, 2025 · 1y ago
5Swedes in action0 G1 A1 P
VAN@WSHOT
1–2January 9, 2025 · 1y ago
3Swedes in actionWSH@VAN
2–1March 17, 2024 · 2y ago
4Swedes in action