Hurricanes at Capitals 3/26/19 - NHL Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 08/20/2019 at 9:17 AM ET

Hurricanes at Capitals 3/26/19 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Carolina Hurricanes look for a third straight victory on Tuesday when they visit the nation’s capital to play the Washington Capitals. Carolina defeated the Montreal Canadians 2-1 in overtime on Sunday as Andrei Svechnikov scored with just 1:45 remaining in the extra period to give the Hurricanes the win.

Alex Ovechkin leads the Capitals in goals scored with 48 and in points with 84. John Carlson is the Capitals leader in assists with 53. Braden Holtby in goal is 28-19-4 with 2.90 goals against average and .909 save percentage. Washington is 5th in goals scored per game at 3.37 and 20th in goals against per game at 3.07.

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Washington has owned this matchup winning 7 of the last 9 played on its home ice and 7 of the last 9 meetings overall versus the Hurricanes. The Capitals have won 10 of the last 14 overall and 9 of the last 10 when tagged as the favorite. Final Score Prediction, Washington Capitals win 4-2.