Carolina Hurricanes vs Washington Capitals Prediction, Odds and Game 5 Picks for Today, 05/15/25

The Carolina Hurricanes and Washington Capitals return to action for Game 5 of their Round Two battle. The series took no shortage of time to be tight and entertaining, but since Game 2, the Hurricanes have completely dominated this series. It is do-or-die for Washington, and no matter the outcome we should be in for an excellent game. Here are our Hurricanes vs Capitals predictions.

The Capitals are playing within an incredible season, winning the Eastern Conference and walking through the first round. They are deep and have had a major portion of this group step up and have career years. They are fighting for their lives, so there is no reason for them not to put their season’s life on the line and go all out. Additionally, NHL legend Alex Ovechkin is running out of chances to win another Stanley Cup, so he and this group should be able to use this as motivation. Momentum may be in Carolina’s favor, but on home ice in what should be an amazing effort, I think the Capitals can stay alive here. Take them as major home underdogs on the money line for our Hurricanes vs Capitals best bet.

Hurricanes vs Capitals prediction: Capitals ML (+145) available at time of publishing. Playable to +115.

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