Carolina Hurricanes vs Washington Capitals Prediction, Odds and Game 2 Picks for Today, 05/08/25

The Carolina Hurricanes surprised the Washington Capitals in the series opener on Tuesday night, winning 2-1 in overtime, thanks to a Jaccob Slavin bomb from just inside the blue line. Logan Thompson had a strong game for the Capitals, turning aside 31 of the 33 shots he faced, but he was unable to stop the defenseman’s slapper through traffic from the point. On the flip side, Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen, back from an upper-body injury suffered in Game 4 of the New Jersey series, faced just 14 shots for the entire evening, stopping all but Aliaksei Protas’ shot in the 2nd period.

Despite the road victory, Carolina is still just 18-21-5 on the road, including the playoffs. To be fair, the Hurricanes have won 2 games, while losing Game 3 in the New Jersey series in overtime, but it has been an impressive turnaround. Still, Washington was the Metropolitan Division winner, and it is the top overall seed in the Eastern Conference. To see the Caps as home underdogs is simply staggering. I’m taking advantage and going in rather aggressively on the Capitals, as they look to square things up before the series shifts to Raleigh for Game 3 and Game 4.

Hurricanes vs Capitals prediction: Capitals ML (+115) available at time of publishing. Playable to -120.

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