In the first game of the regular season, the Carolina Hurricanes and the Washington Capitals square off at Capital One Arena. This Metropolitan Division matchup gets going at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday, October 5, and it will air live on NBC Sports Washington.
Carolina Hurricanes vs. Washington Capitals Odds
Washington (-115) is being picked as the favorite over Carolina (-105), and oddsmakers have put the Over/Under (O/U) at an even 6 goals. The odds for betting the total stand at -115 money on the over and -105 for the under.
Both of these teams posted winning records during the 2018-19 season. The Carolina Hurricanes were 46-36 straight up (SU) last season, while the Washington Capitals finished 48-34.
The Hurricanes scored 2.93 goals per game on offense (33.8 shot attempts per game), while the defense allowed 2.73 goals per contest. Opposing teams attempted 28.4 shots per game on the Hurricanes last year.
Behind an offense that managed 30.1 shot attempts per matchup, the Capitals recorded 3.35 goals/game. The defense allowed 31.7 shots and 3.03 goals per game.
The Hurricanes found goal on 16.4% of their power play opportunities during the 2018-19 season. They managed to kill off 79.3% of all opposition power plays.
The Capitals scored on an impressive 21.2% of their man-advantages and killed off 79.7% of the power plays faced by their defense.
Carolina Hurricanes vs. Washington Capitals Betting Picks
Free Prediction: SU Winner – Capitals, O/U – Over
Betting Notes
- Carolina went 2-2 in shootouts last season while Washington was 4-1 in games that ended in a shootout.
- Washington’s skaters registered 8.5 takeaways per game and allowed 11.7 giveaways per contest.
- Carolina skaters converted 10.7 takeaways per game while giving the puck away 11.0 times per game in 2018-19
