The division rival Carolina Hurricanes and Washington Capitals are set to renew hostilities on Wednesday when they meet at Verizon Center.
Oddsmakers currently have the Capitals listed as 285-moneyline favorites versus the Hurricanes, while the game’s total is sitting at 6½.
The Hurricanes defeated Atlanta 4-0 as a +110 underdog on Sunday. The four goals scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (6).
Manny Legace stopped all 27 shots he faced for Carolina and Jussi Jokinen had a goal and an assist in the win.
Alex Ovechkin potted a pair of markers for Washington in its 4-3 shootout loss to Dallas on Monday night.
Dallas cashed as +250 road underdogs, while the game played OVER the 6.5-goal total listed by sportsbooks.
Team records:
Carolina: 27-31-7
Washington: 44-13-9
Carolina most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 4-6
Before playing Boston are 5-5
After playing Atlanta are 3-7
After a win are 8-2
Washington most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Calgary are 4-6
After playing Dallas are 5-5-2
After a loss are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
Carolina is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
Carolina is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Carolina’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Carolina’s last 6 games on the road
Washington is 13-1 SU in its last 14 games at home
Washington is 17-4 SU in its last 21 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Washington’s last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington’s last 5 games at home
Next up:
Carolina home to Pittsburgh, Thursday, March 11
Washington home to Tampa Bay, Friday, March 12
