Washington Capitals vs Carolina Hurricanes Prediction 1/31/26 NHL Picks Today

The Carolina Hurricanes and the Washington Capitals meet Saturday in NHL action from the Capital One Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Carolina Hurricanes vs. Washington Capitals prediction.

Carolina Hurricanes Recap

The Carolina Hurricanes come into this game looking to add on to their 5-4 win over Utah last time out to sit at 33-15-5 this season. After this game, Carolina will take on the Los Angeles Kings at home.

Hurricanes Win 5 Of Last 6

Sebastian Aho leads the Hurricanes in scoring with 52 points including 17 goals and 35 assists while Seth Jarvis has 40 points with a team-high 23 goals. Jackson Blake’s added 32 points with 16 goals and 16 assists while Logan Stankoven has 25 points with 10 goals and 15 assists and Nikolaj Ehlers has 41 points with 14 goals and 27 assists of his own this season. Taylor Hall has also chipped in 27 points with 12 goals and 15 assists. Shayne Gostisbehere has 35 points with 27 assists and Andrei Svechnikov has 46 points with 20 goals and 26 assists. In goal for Carolina, Frederik Andersen has gone 7-10-4 with a 3.23 GAA and an .869 save percentage while Brandon Bussi is 20-3-1 with a 2.22 GAA and a .908 save percentage this season. Pyotr Kochetkov is also 6-2 with a 2.33 GAA and an .899 save percentage as well this season.

Why the Carolina Hurricanes will win

• The Hurricanes have won seven of their last eight games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
• The Capitals have lost each of their last four games following a road win.
• The road team has covered the puck line in each of the Hurricanes’ last five games.
• The Capitals have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last four home games.

Carolina Hurricanes Player Prop Facts

• Sebastian Aho has recorded two or more assists in four of the Hurricanes’ last five games against Eastern Conference opponents.
• Andrei Svechnikov has scored at least one goal in each of the Hurricanes’ last four games against Eastern Conference opponents.

Washington Capitals Recap

The Washington Capitals come into this game looking to build on their 4-3 shootout win over Detroit last time out to sit at 26-22-7 this season. After this game, Washington will take on the New York Islanders at home.

Capitals Snap Two-Game Skid

Tom Wilson leads Washington with 46 points including a team-high 22 goals and 24 assists while Dylan Strome has 44 points with 15 goals and 29 assists. John Carlson also has 43 points with 9 goals and 34 assists. Aliaksei Protas has 34 points with 18 goals and 16 assists while Jakob Chychrun has 41 points with 18 goals and 23 assists and Alex Ovechkin has 46 points with 22 goals and 24 assists. In goal for Washington, Logan Thompson has gone 18-16-4 with a 2.46 GAA and a .912 save percentage while Charlie Lindgren is 8-6-3 with a 3.37 GAA and an .884 save percentage so far this season.

Why the Washington Capitals will win

• The Capitals have won each of their last 10 home games after coming off a shootout.
• The Hurricanes have lost three of their last four games as road favorites following a win.
• The Capitals have covered the puck line in seven of their last eight games as home underdogs against Metropolitan Division opponents.
• The Hurricanes have failed to cover the puck line in six of their last seven games at Capital One Arena.

Washington Capitals Player Prop Facts

• Aliaksei Protas has scored a goal in five of the Capitals’ last six games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
• Tom Wilson has recorded an assist in seven of his last eight home appearances against Eastern Conference opponents.

Total Goals Facts

• Each of the Capitals’ last six games as underdogs against opponents on a winning streak have gone UNDER the total goals line.
• Eight of the Hurricanes’ last nine road games against Metropolitan Division opponents have gone UNDER the total goals line.
• Eleven of the last 14 games between teams from the same division have gone OVER the total goals line.

Carolina Hurricanes vs. Washington Capitals Prediction

I’m on Carolina here. It’s just hard to get behind Washington in their current form, and the Capitals just continue to struggle. Carolina’s been on a nice little roll, and I think that the Hurricanes find a way to get the job done and add to Washington’s misery here. Give me the Hurricanes here.