Washington Capitals - Carolina Hurricanes: NHL match betting tip

Current form

Washington showed impressive results throughout the regular season, avoiding prolonged slumps, which allowed the team to advance to the playoffs from the first place in the Eastern Conference table and enter the clear outsider in the person of Montreal. The Capitals began their Stanley Cup performance at their home arena, where they immediately proved their superiority over the Canadiens, scoring two victories. However, in one of them the opponent made a comeback, which almost led to defeat, but still managed to snatch Victoria in extra time.

After that, the capitals went to play on the road, where they still failed, and with a defeat (3:6). As expected, this failure did not affect the morale of the team in any way, and he immediately rehabilitated himself in front of the fans, defeating the Canadians twice with a score of 5:2 and 4:1, respectively.

Disqualifications and injuries

Backstrom, Fehervari, Milano and Oshie will not play in the upcoming meeting due to injuries.

Interesting betting trends

• The capitals concede an average of 2.4 goals per match.
• On average, the Capitals receive 10.8 minutes of penalty time per game.

Current form

Right at the end of the regular season, Carolina had a serious recession, which could have raised doubts about the club's successful start to the playoffs, which it completely dispelled in the first series with New Jersey. We can say that the Hurricanes were lucky to have a competitor, as the Devils enjoyed their game until about the middle of the championship, and after that they seriously slowed down, which was especially noticeable during the Stanley Cup.

The Hurricanes successfully took advantage of the home walls, winning two landslide victories (4:1 and 3:1), and then went with a comfortable advantage to play on the road. However, the Hurricanes did not play so reliably defensively, which led to the only defeat in the series (2:3 OT). In the remaining matches, Brindamore's players realized their attacking potential to the fullest, first defeating New Jersey (5:2), and then snatching Victoria in overtime (5:4).

Disqualifications and injuries

Fast will definitely not take part in the upcoming match. Aho and Robenson are also questionable.

Interesting betting trends

• Carolina gets 9.2 minutes of penalty time per match
• The hurricanes completed 31% of the majority attempts