The Canucks made an impressive second-period push, but it wasn't enough as the Capitals found a way to win 2-1 in overtime.

(AP Photo/Nick Wass) Vancouver Canucks right wing Conor Garland celebrates his goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Washington Capitals, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) Washington Capitals left wing ...

Coming off a shootout loss and in the midst of a bit of a slump, the Washington Capitals managed to do what good teams do; find ways to win, this time with a 2-1 OT victory over the Vancouver Canucks.

The Canucks raised the bar last season by winning the Pacific Division and coming a game away from the Western Conference Final. As much as the Canucks have been able to hang onto a playoff spot with a league-leading ten overtime/shootout losses, the expectations are higher than that now.

WASHINGTON -- Pierre-Luc Dubois scored his second goal of the game with 41 seconds remaining in overtime, lifting the Washington Capitals past the Vancouver Canucks 2-1 at Capital One Arena on Wednesday.

Despite a strong effort, the Vancouver Canucks fell 2-1 in overtime to the Washington Capitals. Conor Garland scored the only goal, while Kevin Lankinen stopped 16 of the 18 shots he faced. With the loss, the Canucks dropped to 18-12-10 on the season and 11-4-4 away from Rogers Arena.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pierre-Luc Dubois scored his second goal of the game late in overtime, Logan Thompson made 30 saves and the Washington Capitals beat the Vancouver ... Lankinen made 16 saves and Conor Garland scored the only goal for the Canucks ...

Nick Suzuki scored at 1:15 of overtime to give the surging Montreal Canadiens a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Friday night.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pierre-Luc Dubois scored his second goal of the game late in overtime, Logan Thompson made 30 saves and the Washington Capitals ... 16 saves and Conor Garland scored the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pierre-Luc Dubois scored his second goal of the game late in overtime, Logan Thompson made 30 saves and the Washington Capitals ... 16 saves and Conor Garland scored the ...

The past four weeks have not gone well for the Vancouver Canucks, from J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson being at odds with each other to their 2-5-3 record in their previous 10 games, including a terrible performance on Jan.

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