The Washington Capitals will play the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday night at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina.
The Washington Capitals are 5-4-0 this season and have ten points on the year. Washington is coming off of a win against the Nashville Predators by a score of 3-0 in their last game. Washington out shot Nashville by a total of 35-34, but did lose 61.3% of the faceoffs in the game. The Washington Capitals are averaging 3.11 goals per game, 2.89 goals against per game, 20% on the power play, and 81.5% on the penalty kill this season. Alex Ovechkin has led the Capitals with four goals, three assists, and 39 shots on goal this season. The projected starting goalie for Washington is Darcy Kuemper, who is 4-3-0 this season with a 2.47 goals against average and a .919 save percentage.
The Carolina Hurricanes are 5-2-1 this season and have 11 points so far this year. Carolina is coming off of an overtime win against the Philadelphia Flyers by a score of 4-3 in their last game. Carolina out shot Philadelphia by a total of 38-29 and went 5-6 on the penalty kill in the game. The Carolina Hurricanes are averaging 3.25 goals per game, 2.88 goals against per game, 17.2% on the power play, and 80% on the penalty kill this season. Martin Necas has led the Hurricanes with five goals, six assists, and 22 shots on goal this season. The projected starting goalie for Carolina is Frederik Andersen, who is 3-2-0 this season with a 2.81 goals against average and a .896 save percentage.
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