Hurricanes vs Capitals Picks and Prediction – 5/6/2025

The Carolina Hurricanes will be on the road Tuesday for game one of their second-round series in Washington against the Capitals. Carolina finished the regular season with 47 wins on the year and dispatched of New Jersey in round one in just five games. The Hurricanes average 3.24 goals and 31.7 shots per game this season and scored 19 total goals in their first round series. Defensively Carolina was solid all season allowing 2.81 goals on 24.9 shots per game but gave up four goals in game five against New Jersey before the double overtime victory. Stay in the action with our NHL Picks.

Sebastian Aho leads Carolina during the playoffs with eight points and five assists through five games played. Andrei Svechnikov 2nd on the team with six points scored and boasts a team high five goals in the playoffs. Seth Jarvis is there on the roster with 5 points and two other players have scored four points each in the playoffs.

The Washington Capitals will be back at home Tuesday for game one of their round two matchup. Washington won 51 games during the regular season and have won four out of five in the playoffs including two in a row following their three goal victory against Montreal in game five of their first round matchup. The Washington offense averaged 3.49 goals on 27.6 per game during the regular season and the Capitals scored 18 goals through five games in round one. Defensively Washington was solid as well giving up 2.79 goals and 27.2 shots per game during the regular year and allowed six total goals across their four wins in the first round.

Dylan Strome leads Washington in the playoffs with 9 points and seven assists through five games played. Connor McMichael is one of four players tied for second on the roster with five points in the playoffs. Alex Ovechkin also has scored five points in the playoffs and leads Washington with four goals scored through five games played.

Washington is the better team in this game and should be favored coming into Tuesday. The Capitals had the better overall record during the year and are stronger on both sides of the puck. Washington scores more and defends better and the home crowd will carry them Tuesday. Take the Capitals to do the work Tuesday leading to the win in game 1. Final Score Prediction, Washington Capitals win 4-2.