On Friday, the Washington Capitals look for their fourth straight victory when they visit the Carolina Hurricanes. The Capitals defeated the Detroit Red Wings 6-2 in their last outing on Tuesday night. Alex Ovechkin posted a hat trick, while Brett Connolly and Travis Boyd also scored goals. Braden Holtby made 35 saves in net for the Capitals.
Carolina will be playing the second half of a back to back on Friday after playing on the road against the Montreal Canadians on Thursday. Carolina lost its last outing on Tuesday night to the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1. The Hurricanes only goal was scored by Justin Williams. The loss was Carolina’s fourth in its last five games.
Alex Ovechkin leads the Capitals in goals scored with 25 and in points with 39. Niklas Backstrom is the Capitals leader in assists with 28. Braden Holtby in goal is 12-7-2 with a 2.81 goals against average and .913 save percentage. Washington is 2nd in goals scored per game at 3.70 and 18th in goals against per game at 3.03.
Michael Ferland leads the Hurricanes in goals scored with 11. Sebastian Aho is the Carolina leader in assists with 20 and points with 28. Curtis McElhinney is 7-3-1 with a goals against average of 2.36 and a save percentage of .920. Carolina is 30th in goals scored per game at 2.45 and 6th in goals against at 2.76.
