Washington Capitals - Carolina Hurricanes: NHL match betting tip

Current form

Washington looked great throughout the regular season and became the best team in the first part of the season in the Eastern Conference. The hosts scored a lot on their own and quite often played reliably on their side of the ice. Alexander Ovechkin remained the leader of the Capitals, who broke Wayne Gretzky's record by scoring 897 goals. Now it is the Russian who is the greatest sniper in the history of the league, but this Great 8 is clearly not enough. Your guys are going to take another Stanley Cup, and the team has absolutely everything for that.

Spencer Carbery's team began the playoffs with a confrontation with Montreal. Washington won two meetings on its own ice (3:2, OT and 3:1), but was defeated in Canada, but was able to trade matches on the road. After returning to the US capital, the Caps did not notice their opponents on their home court and ended the series (4:1) without nerves. In the opening game of the quarterfinals, the hosts led the score for a long time, but could not achieve the desired result.

Disqualifications and injuries

Niklas Backstrom, Martin Fehervari, Sonny Milano and T.J. Oshie will not play in the upcoming match due to injuries.

Interesting betting trends

• The capitals concede an average of 2.33 goals per match in the playoffs.
• On average, the Capitals receive ten minutes of penalty time per game.

Current form

Carolina often lacked stability during the first part of the season, so the Raleigh team was constantly shifting between second and fifth place in the East. At the end of the regular season, Rod Brindamore's wards began to win more often and lose less often in series, which allowed them to gain a foothold in the top three. However, the Atlantic Division clubs were very good and left the Hurricanes only in fourth place in the conference. The visitors played well defensively and conceded only 2.84 goals on average per match.

Jordan Staal and his teammates approached the playoffs in good condition and started it with two home wins over the Devils (4:1 and 3:1). After an unpleasant defeat in the third meeting, the Hurricanes defeated New Jersey (5:2) in Newark, and then put the squeeze on the Devils on their home ice (5:4, OT). In the first game of the quarterfinals, Carolina had to fight back, but in the end she still won in overtime (2:1, OT).

Disqualifications and injuries

Jesper Fast will definitely not take part in the upcoming match. Mark Jankowski is also questionable.

Interesting betting trends

• Carolina gets 8.33 minutes of penalty time per match
• Hurricanes win 49.9% of face-offs