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Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes predictions, picks and best bets

Esten McLaren
Sportsbook Wire

The Washington Capitals can advance to the second round of the 2018-19 Stanley Cup Playoffs with a Game 6 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes at PNC Arena Monday. Puck drop will come shortly after 7 p.m. Eastern.

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Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes: By the Numbers

  • Carolina leads playoff teams with a Corsi For Percentage (rate of all attempted shots) of 59.85 through five games, according to Corsica.Hockey.
  • Capitals G Braden Holtby turned in his first shutout of the postseason in the 6-0 Game 5 win. He had two shutouts en route to the Capitals' Stanley Cup win last season. Saturday was just his second time making at least 30 saves in the series.

  • Just three players for each team have scored multiple goals in the series, led by Capitals C Nicklas Backstrom's five tallies.
  • Washington has six power-play goals to Carolina's three.

Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes: Projected Goalie Starters

Braden Holtby vs. Petr Mrazek

Holtby's .923 save percentage through five games is on par with his mark from last postseason. He's gone undefeated at home but is still searching for his first win in Carolina.

Mrazek's .890 save percentage ranks 14th among all goalies in the postseason. He's faced more than 30 shots on goal just twice and made 30 stops once.

Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes: Key Injuries

Capitals RW T.J. Oshie is out indefinitely with a leg injury and missed Saturday's game.

Hurricanes LW Andrei Svechnikov is hopeful to return Monday. Fellow LWs Jordan Martinook and Michael Ferland are questionable.

Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes: NHL Best Bet

Moneyline: The Capitals are +100 underdogs on the road as they try to advance to Round 2. Holtby's been the far better goalie through five games and bettors should bank on his experience at a friendly number.

Against the spread: Washington is just -280 to cover a spread of +1.5. Go with the moneyline, instead.

Over/under: The UNDER on 5.5 (-115) is the play with neither team expected to be at full health up front.

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