Vancouver Canucks - Washington Capitals

Stadium / Stadium: Rogers Arena (Vancouver)

West Region

Vancouver Canucks

(Θέση 11η Ν.8-ΝΠ.1-ΗΠ.3-Η.10 Τέρμ.79-83)

  They won their 3rd in a row and 4th in five (5) games. They seem to have woken up for good and want to make up for lost ground. In the last regular season match, they defeated the San Jose Sharks away from home in overtime 3-4 (3-3 q.d.). They are a team that scores with great ease, but are often betrayed by their defense. Although they are in 11th place, they have the 3rd best attack in the tournament, but also the 2nd worst defense! Let's point out that they have 22/22 Over4.5 goals! Absent The have accumulated absences as Poolman T.(A.3comp/1as), Dermott T.(A.17comp/1g/1as), Ferland M.(E.), Pearson T.(E.14comp/1g/4as ).

Eastern Region

Washington capitols

(Θέση12η Ν.8-ΝΠ.1-ΗΠ.3-Η.11 Τερμ.62-74)

   This year they wanted to make the playoffs. They started strong but now it seems that the several absences accumulated in connection with the mediocre playing condition of the Russian duo Ovechkin A.(23comp/11g/10as) & Kuznetsov (E.22comp/3g/13as) have brought them to this position. In their last game, they were justifiably defeated 5-1 by this year's strong New Jersey Devils. As we said, the absences are many and important. These are Backstrom N.(E.), Hagelin C.(E.), Wilson T. (E.), Orlov D. (A.13com/5as), Malenstyn B. (E.5com./1g/1as) & Brown C.(E.4comp).

At the moment the image of the two teams is completely different and we see two teams that one is at its best and the other is trying to get out of the low positions. Teams to score, we'll go with 1&Over4.5.