Carolina Hurricanes vs Washington Capitals Prediction 5/6/25 NHL Picks

The Carolina Hurricanes and the Washington Capitals meet Tuesday 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.

Series History

These two teams split the regular season series 2-2, with the home team winning all four meetings between the two. Carolina won 4-2 at home on November 3rd, 2024, before Washington got revenge in a 3-1 win on December 20th, 2024. The ‘Canes picked up a 5-1 win in Carolina on April 2nd, 2025 before Washington got revenge again at home in a 5-4 shootout win just eight days later. The home team’s won six straight meetings between these two teams going back to last season.

Carolina Hurricanes Recap

The Carolina Hurricanes booked their spot in the second round after a 5-4 OT win over the New Jersey Devils last time out, clinching the series win in five games.

Hurricanes Make Second Round For Fifth Year In A Row

Sebastian Aho leads Carolina with 74 points with 29 goals and 45 assists while Andrei Svechnikov has 48 points with 20 goals and 28 assists. Jack Roslovic has 39 points with 22 goals while Shayne Gostisbehere’s added 45 points with 7 goals and 38 assists. Seth Jarvis has also chipped in 67 points with a team-high 32 goals as well this season. Pyotr Kochetkov has gone 27-16-3 with a 2.60 GAA and an .898 save percentage in goal for Carolina so far this year while Frederik Andersen is 13-8-1 with a 2.50 GAA and an .899 save percentage on the year. Spencer Martin has also gone 3-4-1 with a 3.89 GAA and an .846 save percentage and Dustin Tokarski’s 4-2 with a 2.18 GAA and a .902 save percentage this season.

Why the Carolina Hurricanes will win

• The Hurricanes have won each of their last five games after coming off overtime.
• The Capitals have lost each of their last four games against opponents on a winning streak.
• The Capitals have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last four games against opponents on a winning streak.
• The Hurricanes have covered the puck line in four of their last five games at Capital One Arena against opponents on a winning streak.

Carolina Hurricanes Player Prop Facts

• Seth Jarvis has scored a goal in each of the Hurricanes’ last four games at Capital One Arena.
• Sebastian Aho has recorded at least one assist in nine of the Hurricanes’ last 10 games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
• Sebastian Aho has recorded at least one point in each of the Hurricanes’ last 13 games as road favorites against Metropolitan Division opponents.
• Dmitry Orlov has scored two goals against the Capitals this season – most against any opponent.

Washington Capitals Recap

The Washington Capitals booked their spot in the second round thanks to a 4-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens last time out, also finishing their series in five games.

Capitals Make Second Round For First Time Since Winning The Cup In 2017-18

Dylan Strome leads the Capitals with 82 points including 29 goals and a team-high 53 assists while Alex Ovechkin has 73 points with 44 goals and 29 assists and Connor McMichael’s added 57 points with 26 goals and 31 assists. Aliaksei Protas has 66 points with 30 goals and 36 assists while Tom Wilson has 65 points and John Carlson has 51 points with Wilson logging 33 goals and 32 assists and Carlson adding 46 assists. Pierre-Luc Dubois also has 66 points with 46 assists of his own. Jakob Chychrun has 47 points with 20 goals and 27 assists as well on the year. In goal for Washington, Logan Thompson has gone 31-6-6 with a 2.49 GAA and a .910 save percentage while Charlie Lindgren is 20-14-3 with a 2.73 GAA and an .896 save percentage this season.

Why the Washington Capitals will win

• The Hurricanes have lost each of their last five games as road favorites against opponents on a winning streak.
• The Capitals have won each of their last seven games at Capital One Arena following a win.
• The Capitals have covered the puck line in each of their last 10 Tuesday games as underdogs.
• The Hurricanes have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last seven road games against opponents on a winning streak.

Washington Capitals Player Prop Facts

• Alex Ovechkin has scored the first goal in three of the Capitals’ last four home games against Eastern Conference opponents.
• John Carlson has recorded at least one assist in each of the Capitals’ last eight Tuesday games against Eastern Conference opponents at Capital One Arena.
• Alex Ovechkin has scored at least one goal in nine of his last 11 appearances with the Capitals as underdogs against Eastern Conference opponents.
• Dylan Strome has recorded at least one point in each of the Capitals’ last 12 night games.
• Aliaksei Protas ranks 1st in the Metropolitan Division for Plus/Minus (+40) this season.

Total Goals Facts

• Each of the last nine games between teams from the same division have gone OVER the total goals line.
• Nine of the Capitals’ last 10 games as home underdogs following a home win have gone UNDER the total goals line.
• Each of the Hurricanes’ last seven Tuesday road games have gone UNDER the total goals line.

Carolina Hurricanes vs. Washington Capitals Prediction

I’m on the Capitals here. It will be interesting to see how the goaltending situation unfolds with both teams #1 goalies getting injured in the first round. That being said, both have tremendous goaltending depth, and I think the difference here, like in the regular season, is going to be home ice. The Hurricanes did a decent job in their road action in the first round, but they were still a far less effective road team in the regular season and the Capitals ended up being better at home. I think Washington draws first blood here. Give me the Capitals.