Washington Capitals (48-17-9, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (45-24-4, in the Metropolitan Division)
Raleigh, North Carolina; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Hurricanes -166, Capitals +140; over/under is 5.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Carolina Hurricanes host the Washington Capitals after Seth Jarvis scored two goals in the Hurricanes' 6-4 win over the New York Islanders.
Carolina is 16-4-3 against the Metropolitan Division and 45-24-4 overall. The Hurricanes have gone 21-7-1 when they commit fewer penalties than their opponent.
Washington has a 48-17-9 record overall and a 15-4-0 record in Metropolitan Division play. The Capitals have a 45-2-6 record when scoring three or more goals.
The teams meet Wednesday for the third time this season. The Capitals won the previous matchup 3-1.
TOP PERFORMERS: Andrei Svechnikov has 19 goals and 26 assists for the Hurricanes. Mark Jankowski has seven goals over the last 10 games.
Dylan Strome has 24 goals and 48 assists for the Capitals. Aliaksei Protas has scored five goals with six assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Hurricanes: 8-2-0, averaging 3.8 goals, 6.2 assists, 3.1 penalties and 6.6 penalty minutes while giving up 2.3 goals per game.
Capitals: 6-3-1, averaging 3.8 goals, seven assists, 3.2 penalties and 7.5 penalty minutes while giving up three goals per game.
INJURIES: Hurricanes: None listed.
Capitals: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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