Capitals vs Hurricanes Pick – NHL Predictions & Odds 2/14/23

The Carolina Hurricanes and Washington Capitals meet Tuesday in NHL action at the Capital One Arena. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

The Carolina Hurricanes Betting Preview

The Carolina Hurricanes are averaging 3.3 goals per game and are scoring on 20 percent of their power play opportunities. Sebastian Aho leads Carolina with 23 goals, Brent Burns has 27 assists and Andrei Svechnikov has 172 shots on goal. Defensively, the Carolina Hurricanes are allowing 2.6 goals per game and are killing 81.9 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Pyotr Kochetkov has allowed 43 goal on 497 shots faced, and Antti Raanta has allowed 46 goals on 469 shots.

The Washington Capitals Betting Preview

The Washington Capitals are averaging 3.1 goals per game and are scoring on 20.2 percent of their power play opportunities. Alex Ovechkin leads Washington with 32 goals, Evgeny Kuznetsov has 36 assists and Conor Sheary has 111 shots on goal. Defensively, the Washington Capitals are allowing 2.8 goals per game and are killing 81.8 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Darcy Kuemper has given up 85 goals on 1,011 shots faced, and Charlie Lindgren has allowed 59 goals on 637 shots.

Hurricanes vs Capitals Trends

The Hurricanes are 4-0 in their last 4 road games and 24-7 in their last 31 overall. The Capitals are 2-5 in their last 7 home games and 14-3 in their last 17 games playing on 1 days rest. The over is 12-4 in Hurricanes last 16 overall. The under is 4-1-1 in Capitals last 6 overall. The Hurricanes are 5-13 in the last 18 meetings in Washington and 2-5 in the last 7 meetings.

Randy’s Free Pick

The Carolina Hurricanes are the better, more trustworthy team, and they should be favored for those reasons. However, the Washington Capitals are more than capable of flipping a switch at any point, and they’ve had the edge against the Caps in past meetings. At home, I’m leaning toward the plus money.