Washington Capitals vs Carolina Hurricanes Prediction: Will the Hurricanes be able to rehabilitate themselves?

Prediction for the NHL Washington Capitals vs Carolina Hurricanes match, which will take place on February 15. Check the team conditions and choose several betting options.

The Capitals had already played two games in the second half of the season. In the first game, they had a real sensation, beating the Eastern Conference leader, Boston, 2:1. The team lost their momentum for the next round and lost their home game to San Jose 1:4 without much chance for success. However, it should be noted that in the game against the Sharks, the place in the Washington goal was taken not by the main goalkeeper Darcy Kuemper but by his backup, Charlie Lindgren.

The Hurricanes were favorites in their home game against the Rangers, who were also running back-to-back games but did not live up to that status. Carolina was, first and foremost, unable to contain their opponent's renewed first line. The Hurricanes had Teuvo Teraväinen and Jesperi Kotkaniemi. The latter had an assist from Andrei Svechnikov. Carolina suffered a painful defeat but had won seven straight and is still the second team in the East after Boston.

Carolina is more vital than Washington tonight. The entire regular season confirms that. The whole question is how much the Hurricanes need a win in the upcoming game, given their excellent standings. More likely, the team will go out on the ice with good motivation - after all, Carolina lost to the New York Rangers in the previous game. That means the Capitals don't have much of a chance to succeed. Our bet here is on the Hurricanes, and we also assume a low-scoring game - only six of Carolina's 27 road games this regular season have seen more than six pucks scored.