Hurricanes vs Capitals Picks and Prediction – 4/10/2025

The Carolina Hurricanes go on the road Thursday night with a game in Washington, DC against the Washington Capitals. For other NHL news see our NHL Picks. The Carolina Hurricanes go on the road with a 46-31 record on the year and have a three game losing streak. Carolina has been good offensively scoring 3.21 goals per game this season. Defensively the Hurricanes have been very strong allowing only 2.70 goals per game, and gave up three goals in their recent loss against the Buffalo Sabres. Pyotr Kochetkov was in the net for the Hurricanes against Buffalo posting the .833 save percentage after giving up three goals on 18 shots in 59 minutes of play. Sebastian Aho is leading the Hurricanes offensively with 70 points and 42 assists. Seth Jarvis leads the Hurricanes with 30 goals.

The Washington Capitals stay at home Thursday night with a 49-28 record on the year and are on a one game losing streak.

Washington has been excellent offensively averaging 3.58 goals on 27.6 shots. Defensively the Capitals have been allowing only 2.70 goals on 26.9 shots and gave up four goals in their recent loss against the New York Islanders. Charlie Lindgren was in the net for the Capitals against New York posting the .818 save percentage after giving up four goals on 22 shots in 60 minutes of play. New York scored a goal in every period to win the game. 

Both these teams have clinched a playoff spot and Carolina beat Washington 5-1 back on April 2nd of this year. The Hurricanes have lost the last two games played in Washington. Frederik Andersen may start for Carolina and usually only let's in two goals or less. Washington goalie Charlie Lindgren has been letting in a few goals lately. Carolina will end there three game losing streak and get a win on Thursday night. Final Score Prediction, Carolina Hurricanes win 3-2.