Washington Capitals vs Carolina Hurricanes 3/3/22 NHL Picks, Predictions, Odds

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The Carolina Hurricanes and Washington Capitals meet Thursday in NHL action at the Capital One Arena. The Carolina Hurricanes look for a win after winning six of their last nine games. The Washington Capitals need a win after losing six of their last nine games.

The Carolina Hurricanes are averaging 3.5 goals per game and are scoring on 25.2 percent of their power play opportunities. Sebastian Aho leads Carolina with 24 goals, Tony DeAngelo has 31 assists and Andrei Svechnikov has 172 shots on goal. Defensively, the Carolina Hurricanes are allowing 2.3 goals per game and are killing 90.2 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Frederick Anderson has allowed 76 goals on 1,079 shots faced, and Antti Raanta has allowed 32 goals on 349 goals.

The Washington Capitals are averaging 3.2 goals per game and are scoring on 16.4 percent of their power play opportunities. Alex Ovechkin leads Washington with 32 goals, Evgeny Kuznetsov has 35 assists and John Carlson has 126 shots on goal. Defensively, the Washington Capitals are allowing 2.8 goals per game and are killing 80.1 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Vitek Vanecek has given up 53 goals on 627 shots faced, and IIya Samsonov has allowed 83 goals on 841 shots.

The Hurricanes are 23-6 in their last 29 Thursday games and 37-16 in their last 53 overall. The Capitals are 0-6 in their last 6 home games and 1-4 in their last 5 vs. Eastern Conference. The over is 6-1 in Hurricanes last 7 road games. The over is 15-6 in Capitals last 21 home games. The Hurricanes are 4-12 in the last 16 meetings in Washington.

The Carolina Hurricanes should be the favorites, as they’ve been one of the best teams in the league, and they thrive in the favorite role. With that said, the Canes have had issues over the years winning in Washington. I also refuse to believe the Washington Capitals will continue to pile up the losses at home forever. Maybe it’s wishful thinking, but the Caps are due for a breakout performance. I’ll take the plus money.

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