Capitals at Hurricanes 12/14/18 - NHL Picks & Predictions

Game: Carolina Hurricanes vs Washington Capitals
Date & Time: 12/15/2018, 12:30 AM UTC
Latest Odds: WAS -120 O/U 6
TV Channel: FSSO

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.

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Betting Trends

Washington is 10-2 in its last 12

The OVER has cashed in 5 of the Capitals last 6

Carolina is 1-4 in its last 5

The UNDER has cashed in 18 of the Hurricanes last 24

Free NHL Pick: Washington Capitals -120

Head to head Washington has won 5 of the last 7 overall and 9 of the last 12 played in Carolina against the Hurricanes. The visiting team (Washington) has won each of the last 4 between the two. The Capitals have played very well of late winning 10 of the last 12 overall while Carolina has fallen on hard times losing 4 of its last 5. Final Score Prediction, Washington Capitals win 6-2

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