CANUCKS BANTER     By Andrew Chernoff    October 22, 2015

The Canucks play their third game of five consecutive games at home,  against Washington tonight.

The matchup marks the third consecutive game in a row the Canucks will face an opponent in which they swept the 2014-2015 season series.

The Canucks are currently tied with San Jose for 1rst-place in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference with 8-points.

Vancouver is among the top 10-teams in the NHL, with their 8-points, with the Montreal Canadians at the top with 14-points, unbeaten at the start of the season with a 7-game unbeaten streak, all wins in regulation play.

Washington is currently in 3rd place in the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference, with 8-points, and have two games in hand on the New York Rangers—-who are tied with the New York Islanders with 9 points—-and a game in hand on the Islanders.

Brandon Sutter leads the Canucks in scoring with 5-points, followed by Alex Burrows, Jannik Hansen, and Daniel Sedin, each with 4-points.

For the Capitals, Alex Ovechkin and defenseman John Carlson  are the team leaders with 6-points, with Nicklas Backstrom, T.J. Oshie and Evgney Kuzetsov nipping at their skate blades with 5-points apiece.

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