The Washington Capitals and the Carolina Hurricanes meet Monday in NHL action from the Lenovo Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Hurricanes vs Capitals Prediction.
Series Recap
The Carolina Hurricanes restored their series lead after picking up a 4-0 win over the Washington Capitals in game three last time out. The game was scoreless through the first 20 minutes and through the first half of the second period, before Andrei Svechnikov gave Carolina the lead 12:34 into the middle frame. Jack Roslovic made it 2-0 Carolina with just over one minute to go in the second heading into the third frame. Eric Robinson made it 3-0 for Carolina early in the third before Jackson Blake added the 4th goal with 3:16 to go, securing the win.
Capitals Trying To Steal Back Home Ice
Dylan Strome leads the Capitals with 82 points including 29 goals and a team-high 53 assists while Alex Ovechkin has 73 points with 44 goals and 29 assists and Connor McMichael’s added 57 points with 26 goals and 31 assists. Aliaksei Protas has 66 points with 30 goals and 36 assists while Tom Wilson has 65 points and John Carlson has 51 points with Wilson logging 33 goals and 32 assists and Carlson adding 46 assists. Pierre-Luc Dubois also has 66 points with 46 assists of his own. Jakob Chychrun has 47 points with 20 goals and 27 assists as well on the year. In goal for Washington, Logan Thompson has gone 31-6-6 with a 2.49 GAA and a .910 save percentage while Charlie Lindgren is 20-14-3 with a 2.73 GAA and an .896 save percentage this season.
Why the Washington Capitals will win
- The Capitals have won each of their last three games as underdogs following a road loss.
- The Capitals have covered the puck line in each of their last four night games at Lenovo Center following a road loss.
- The Hurricanes have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last four night games following a win.
Washington Capitals Player Prop Facts
- Alex Ovechkin has scored at least one goal in nine of the Capitals’ last 12 games at Lenovo Center.
- Alex Ovechkin has recorded at least one point in seven of his last eight appearances with the Capitals as road underdogs against Eastern Conference opponents.
- Nicklas Backstrom has recorded an assist in four of his last five appearances against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- Aliaksei Protas ranks 1st in the Metropolitan Division for Plus/Minus (+40) this season.
Hurricanes Looking To Put Capitals To The Brink
Sebastian Aho leads Carolina with 74 points with 29 goals and 45 assists while Andrei Svechnikov has 48 points with 20 goals and 28 assists. Jack Roslovic has 39 points with 22 goals while Shayne Gostisbehere’s added 45 points with 7 goals and 38 assists. Seth Jarvis has also chipped in 67 points with a team-high 32 goals as well this season. Pyotr Kochetkov has gone 27-16-3 with a 2.60 GAA and an .898 save percentage in goal for Carolina so far this year while Frederik Andersen is 13-8-1 with a 2.50 GAA and an .899 save percentage on the year. Spencer Martin has also gone 3-4-1 with a 3.89 GAA and an .846 save percentage and Dustin Tokarski’s 4-2 with a 2.18 GAA and a .902 save percentage this season.
Why the Carolina Hurricanes will win
- The Hurricanes have won each of their last 17 home games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- The Capitals have lost each of their last four games at Lenovo Center.
- The home team has covered the puck line in each of the last nine games between the Capitals and Hurricanes.
- The Capitals have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last four games at Lenovo Center.
Carolina Hurricanes Player Prop Facts
- Taylor Hall has recorded an assist in five of his last six appearances with his team as a home favorite against the Capitals.
- Andrei Svechnikov has scored a goal in three of the Hurricanes’ last four home playoff games against Eastern Conference opponents.
- Seth Jarvis has recorded at least one point in each of the Hurricanes’ last 12 night games at Lenovo Center.
- Dmitry Orlov has scored two goals against the Capitals this season – most against any opponent.
Total Goals Facts
- Each of the Hurricanes’ last four games as favorites following a home win have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Each of the Capitals’ last four games have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Five of the last six night games between two teams from the Metropolitan Division have gone UNDER the total goals line.
Hurricanes vs Capitals Prediction
I’m on the under here. I get the case to be made for either side here, as Carolina looked strong in Saturday’s matchup, and this is still a lot of plus money on the table with the Capitals. However, this has been a grinder of a series with a lot of low-scoring games and a greater emphasis on low-scoring battles, and I think that the under is in play once again here. Give me the under.