Music: {allcanada} CANUCKS (16-7-1) at CAPITALS (10-9-4)

Monday, December 1, 2014

{allcanada} CANUCKS (16-7-1) at CAPITALS (10-9-4)

It's a Wonderful Life / The Polar Express

Tuesday, December 2, 2014

7:00 PM ET

CANUCKS (16-7-1) at CAPITALS (10-9-4)

TV: SNP, CSN-DC

Season series: The teams split the two-game series last season. The Washington Capitals are 40-37-9-1 all-time against the Vancouver Canucks and 24-16-4-0 on home ice. Washington forward Alex Ovechkin has five goals and seven points in eight career games against the Canucks; Vancouver forward Daniel Sedin has five goals and eight points in 12 career games against the Capitals. The game marks the sixth appearance by Vancouver at Verizon Center since the 2003-04 season.

Canucks team scope: Goaltender Ryan Miller lost for the first time in four games Sunday, 5-3 to the Detroit Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena. Forward Alexandre Burrows was accidentally cut on the face by the skate of Red Wings forward Johan Franzen during a collision in the second period but returned to the game. Vancouver will play the third of a seven-game road trip Tuesday. Canucks general manager Jim Benning told Vancouversun.com on Sunday that defenseman Dan Hamhuis could be out six weeks or longer with a lower-body injury. Hamhuis, who will not require surgery, sustained the injury on Nov. 20 against the Anaheim Ducks.

Capitals team scope: The Capitals, who lost 6-2 to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday, are still without defenseman Mike Green. Green, who has missed the past three games with an upper-body injury, did not participate in practice at Kettler Capitals Iceplex on Monday. At the time of his injury, sustained Nov. 22 against the Buffalo Sabres, Green was leading all Capitals defensemen with 12 points in 19 games. Capitals coach Barry Trotz told CSNWashington.com that there is a chance Green could return to the lineup either Thursday against the Carolina Hurricanes or Saturday against the New Jersey Devils. The Capitals finished the month of November 6-6-2.

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