The Carolina Hurricanes (34-10-8) will be going for their fifth consecutive road win when they face the Washington Capitals (28-21-6) on Tuesday night. The Hurricanes are coming off a 6-2 loss to the Rangers. The Capitals are coming off a 4-1 loss to San Jose.
Carolina and Washington split their last 10 meetings.
The Hurricanes had their seven-game winning streak snapped by the Rangers in their last game. They will try to bounce back from the loss with a win over the Capitals, which will give them their eighth win in their last nine games.
Carolina is averaging 3.31 goals per game. They scored two goals on 29 shots in their last game.
Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Teuvo Teravainen scored a goal apiece for the Capitals, while Andrei Svechnikov and Calvin de Haan picked up an assist.
Carolina has played well defensively, giving up 2.67 goals per game. They gave up six goals in their last game and won’t win too many games if they don’t play better defense.
Frederik Andersen saved 13 of the 18 shots that he faced. He is 11-4-0 in 16 games with a 2.65 GAA and a .895 save percentage.
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