Washington Capitals vs Carolina Hurricanes Prediction, Preview and Odds - 11/28/2021

Game Time: 1:00 pm ET, Sunday, November 28, 2021

Venue:  PNC Arena, Raleigh, NC

Where to Watch:  ESPN+

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Capitals +130, Hurricanes -150; Over/Under:  NL goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Capitals +135, Hurricanes -155; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Capitals +130, Hurricanes -155; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

 

Washington Capitals:  13-3-5 (2nd place, Metropolitan Division)

Carolina Hurricanes:  15-3-1 (1st place, Metropolitan Division)

 

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Washington Capitals:  8-1-1 last 10

Carolina Hurricanes:  6-3-1 last 10

 

 

 

The Capitals are coming into this game with 31 points and a 13-3-5 record overall while they are 6-2-2 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 4 of their last 5 games and are coming into this one on a 2 game winning streak after another win in their last game. Their last loss was against the Seattle Kraken while their 2 straight wins were against the Montreal Canadiens and the Florida Panthers in their last game. They beat the Panthers 4-3 in a close game on Friday. Alexander Ovechkin scored a hat trick in that game with 3 goals while Tom Wilson scored the other goal. Evgeny Kuznetsov led the team in assists in that game with 3 while Wilson and Aliaksei Protas both had 2 assists each. John Carlson also had 1 assist in that one. Ovechkin led the team in shots on goal in that one with 5. Ilya Samsanov was the starting goaltender in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 22 shots with 19 saves and a .864 sv percentage. The Capitals have scored 74 goals in their 21 games this season averaging 3.5 goals scored per game and they have allowed their opponents to score 50 goals against them allowing 2.4 goals per game.

 

 

The Hurricanes are coming into this game with 31 points and a 15-3-1 record overall while they are 6-1-0 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They have lost 2 of their last 3 games but are coming into this one off of a win in their last game which snapped a 2 game losing streak that they were on. Their 2 losses in that span were against the San Jose Sharks and the Seattle Kraken while their win was against the Philadelphia Flyers in their last game. They won that game 6-3 in a game that they were trailing at the end of the first period but then dominated in the second period scoring 4 goals. Sebastian Aho led the team in goals in that game with 2 while Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Jesper Fast, Steven Lorentz, and Andrei Svechnikov all scored 1 goal each. Tony DeAngelo led the team in assists in that game with 2. Aho led the team in shots on goal with 7 in that game. Antti Raanta was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 23 shots with 20 saves and a .870 sv percentage. The Hurricanes offense has scored 64 goals in their 19 games this season averaging 3.4 goals scored per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 39 goals against them allowing 2.1 goals per game.

 

 

The Hurricanes are matchup into this game as a -150 favorite with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Hurricanes were in a bit of a slump but they snapped that with their win against the Flyers scoring 6 goals in that game. The Capitals have been playing very well in their recent games but they just won against a very good Panthers side and just barely got by them with a win by 1 goal. The Hurricanes are back to scoring a lot in their wins and they are a better team than the Capitals are overall. The best bet to place in this game is on the Hurricanes to win this game straight up on the moneyline here at home. 

 

Capitals Hurricanes Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Sunday, November 28, 2021 (1:00 pm ET start time) is Hurricanes 5 Capitals 3.

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Washington Capitals: 917-961 O/U in all games. 214-218 O/U in a road game where where the total is 5.5. 394-399 O/U first half of the season. 318-332 O/U vs. division opponents.

Carolina Hurricanes:  796-912 O/U in all games. 180-230 O/U in a home game where where the total is 5.5. 117-154 O/U in November games. 345-410 O/U first half of the season. 267-291 O/U vs. division opponents.

 

 

Washington Capitals:  J. Schultz (D) Ques Sun - Upper Body injury. C. Sheary (LW) Ques Sun - Upper Body injury. T. Oshie (RW) Out indefinitely - Foot injury. N. Backstrom (C) Out indefinitely - Hip injury. A. Mantha (RW) Out indefinitely - Shoulder injury.

Carolina Hurricanes:  E. Bear (D) Out indefinitely - Illness.

 

 

 

“He’s a pretty motivated guy. I don’t know if it’s one thing that he looks at and that’s what gets him going. He comes to the rink, he wants to play and he wants to be a contributor.” - Peter Laviolette on Alex Ovechkin and how he always wants to play hard.

 

 

“It’s good to finish the road trip in the right way. Just a great job by our team. Two points. That’s huge.” - Sebastian Aho on their win against the Flyers on Friday night.

 

 

 

LW Ovechkin, Alex

C Kuznetsov, Evgeny

RW Protas, Aliaksei

LD Fehérváry, Martin

RD Carlson, John

G Samsonov, Ilya

 

LW Teräväinen, Teuvo

C Aho, Sebastian

RW Necas, Martin

LD Slavin, Jaccob

RD Deangelo, Anthony

G Raanta, Antti

 

 

Points: A. Ovechkin (36)

Goals: A. Ovechkin (18)

Assists: E. Kuznetsov (20)

GAA:  I. Samsonov (2.30)

 

Points: A. Svechnikov (20)

Goals: S. Aho (10)

Assists: T. DeAngelo (15)

GAA: F. Andersen (1.89)

 

Coaches:

Washington Capitals: Peter Laviolette (2nd season)

Carolina Hurricanes: Rod Brind’Amour (4th season)