Capitals at Hurricanes 4/18/19 - NHL Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 08/20/2019 at 9:21 AM ET

The Washington Capitals visit the Carolina Hurricanes for Game 4 of their NHL best of seven Eastern Conference first round playoff series on Thursday. The Capitals lead the series 2-1 after losing Game 3 on Monday night 5-0. Washington was outshot in the loss 45-18 by the Hurricanes. Braden Holtby made 40 saves in net for Washington. It was the first shutout suffered by the Capitals since 2017.

Carolina’s Warren Foegele led the offensive outburst with a pair of goals and one assist, while Dougie Hamilton scored two goals as well. Petr Mrazek stopped all 18 shots in net he faced to post the fourth shutout in the postseason of his career. Brock McGin scored late for the Hurricanes and added an assist, while Jordan Staal and Jaccob Slavin each posted two assists.
Nicklas Backstrom leads Washington in goals scored with three and points with four. Evgeny Kuznetov is the assists leader with three. Alex Ovechlin has one goal and two assists through three games. In net, Braden Holtby is 2-1-0 with a 3.30 goals against average and .902 saves percentage.

Warren Foegele and Dougie Hamilton lead the Hurricanes in goals scored with two apiece, while Jaccob Slavin is the assists leader with four and Slavin, Hamilton and Foegele share the team lead in points with four each. Petr Mrazek is 1-2-0 in net with a 2.34 goals against and .897 saves percentage.

Although the Capitals were out-skated and outplayed on Monday in their Game 3 loss, Washington will bounce back strong in Game 4. The Capitals have won 5 of the last 6 played on Carolina’s home ice. Overall, the Capitals have won 19 of the last 26 head to head with the Hurricanes. Final Score Prediction, Washington Capitals win 4-2.

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