Carolina Hurricanes vs Washington Capitals Prediction, Bet Builder Tips & Odds | NHL, 15 May 2025

We’re Backing Canes To Win

Carolina Hurricanes (47-30-5, 16-21-4 Away) clash with Washington Capitals (51-22-9, 26-9-6 at Home) in game 5 of this Stanley Cup Playoffs Eastern Conference second round matchup at Capital One Arena. The Canes lead the series 3-1.

We’re heading to the 3-Way Moneyline and our prediction is for the Hurricanes to win in 60 minutes. The visitors could prove too strong for the Capitals and the -103 makes lots of appeal.

Teams’ Last Clash Saw 5-2 Canes Win

Carolina Hurricanes and Washington Capitals clashed on Monday night, with the Canes triumphing 5-2 at Lenovo Center.

The Canes had 25 shots on goal, with Seth Jarvis on target along with four of his teammates. The Caps fired 21 shots on goal, with Jakob Chychrun and Alexander Ovechkin each scoring one goal.

The Canes have triumphed in six of the previous 10 clashes between these teams.

Starting Goalies

Frederik Andersen (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	11-5-0	2.07	.918	1
23/24	13-2-0	1.84	.932	3

Logan Thompson (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	31-4-6	2.32	.917	2
23/24	25-14-3	2.7	.908	1

7 wins, 2 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 3.6 goals from 34.3 shots on goal, with a 25.0% powerplay efficiency. The Canes have given up 2.4 goals from 25.3 shots, averaging 4.3 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 88.4%.

Andrei Svechnikov is the top points scorer with 10 points, 8 goals and 2 assists, with Sebastian Antero Aho recording 10 points, 3 goals and 7 assists, in the past 10 games. Goalie Frederik Andersen have a 2.05 goal against average with a .911 save percentage, including one shutout.

The Caps have 5 wins, 4 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 2.6 goals from 23.6 shots on goal, with a 16.2% powerplay efficiency. They have conceded 2.9 goals from 31.3 shots, averaging 4.0 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 77.5%.

The top points scorer is Dylan Strome with 12 points, 2 goals and 10 assists, while Tom Wilson is next in line after having 8 points, 3 goals and 5 assists. Goalie Logan Thompson have a 2.45 GAA with a .918 SV%.

Expert NHL Analysis

The NHL predictions are only made once we have established the latest team news. It’s also important to study the form and investigate the most relevant player and goalie stats to get the full picture.

Key Hurricanes vs Capitals stats:

• Hurricanes have won 4 of their last 5 games.
• Hurricanes have won 7 of their last 10 games.
• Hurricanes have won 2 consecutive games.
• Capitals have lost 3 of their last 5 games.
• Capitals have lost 11 of their last 20 games.
• Capitals have lost their last 2 games.
• Capitals have lost their last 2 games against Hurricanes.

Carolina Hurricanes vs Washington Capitals Prediction

For this NHL clash, we are going to bet against the home team. One way of doing this is by siding with the opposition and we really like the -103 about Carolina Hurricanes winning on the 60-minute line.

Carolina are available at a range of odds on the Puck Line. If you are looking for more juice, then consider this betting option and choose the right wager for you.

Canes 3-Way Moneyline Probability

The sportsbooks are estimating that there is a 50.8% likelihood of this pick winning. After careful examination, our experts have this probability somewhere between 55-60%. This hockey bet can therefore be backed with confidence.

Our Pick

Hurricanes 3-Way Moneyline @ -103 Bet Now

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Tom Wilson Over 1.5 Shots -185

Tom Wilson (Capitals) has covered the 1.5 shots on goal total in 8 of the past 10 games. The stats suggest that he can oblige with our Overs wager and we’re more than happy to take the -185 available.

Latest Tom Wilson Player Prop Odds

Goals

Anytime

+285

First

+1400

Shots on Goal

Over 1.5

-185

Under 1.5

+140

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Correct Score Prediction

Hurricanes 4 - 3 Capitals

You can secure odds of +1050 that the Hurricanes are able to land a 4-3 victory. Correct score betting can provide plenty of fun and it’s a way of landing bigger odds.

Latest Correct Score Odds

Score

Hurricanes

Capitals

1-0

Hurricanes

+4000

Capitals

+4500

2-0

Hurricanes

+3400

Capitals

+4000

2-1

Hurricanes

+1050

Capitals

+1300

3-0

Hurricanes

+2200

Capitals

+3300

3-1

Hurricanes

+1400

Capitals

+1800

3-2

Hurricanes

+750

Capitals

+900

4-0

Hurricanes

+2800

Capitals

+4500

4-1

Hurricanes

+1200

Capitals

+1800

4-2

Hurricanes

+1400

Capitals

+1800

4-3

Hurricanes

+1050

Capitals

+1300

5-0

Hurricanes

+5000

Capitals

+9000

5-1

Hurricanes

+2000

Capitals

+3400

5-2

Hurricanes

+1500

Capitals

+2200

5-3

Hurricanes

+2400

Capitals

+3000

5-4

Hurricanes

+2400

Capitals

+2800

6-0

Hurricanes

+8000

Capitals

+14000

6-1

Hurricanes

+4500

Capitals

+9000

6-2

Hurricanes

+2900

Capitals

+5000

6-3

Hurricanes

+3300

Capitals

+4500

6-4

Hurricanes

+5500

Capitals

+7000

6-5

Hurricanes

+6000

Capitals

+7000

7-2

Hurricanes

+7500

Capitals

+12500

7-3

Hurricanes

+6000

Capitals

+9000

7-4

Hurricanes

+7500

Capitals

+10000

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Carolina Hurricanes vs Washington Capitals Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Little Between the Two Teams According to the Books

Carolina Hurricanes have the shortest price to win this game, with the sportsbooks giving them a 62% probability due to their -161 Moneyline betting odds. If you’re looking for an alternative angle, Washington Capitals are trading at +134.

The puck line is 1.5 and the total goals line is 5.5. The beauty of Totals is that you only have to choose from one of two options. If you want to back Over 5.5, it’s -100.

The betting sites offer a wide range of game lines and team props for every National Hockey League clash. Make sure you look through all the available options before deciding which bet to place.

Moneyline

Hurricanes

-161

Capitals

+134

3-Way Moneyline

Hurricanes

+104

Tie

+320

Capitals

+210

Puck Line

Hurricanes -1.5

+160

Capitals +1.5

-200

Total Goals

Under 5.5

-122

Over 5.5

-100

Alex Ovechkin is the First Goalscorer Favorite

Alex Ovechkin is the favorite to be First Goalscorer at +900. If you’re interested in backing him to find the net at anytime, then the price is +160.

Player Goals

Alex Ovechkin (Capitals)

First

+160

Anytime

+900

Andrei Svechnikov (Hurricanes)

First

+170

Anytime

+900

Sebastian (Hurricanes)

First

+170

Anytime

+900

Seth Jarvis (Hurricanes)

First

+180

Anytime

+950

Jackson Blake (Hurricanes)

First

+285

Anytime

+1400

Tom Wilson (Capitals)

First

+285

Anytime

+1400

Dylan Strome (Capitals)

First

+285

Anytime

+1400

Connor McMichael (Capitals)

First

+300

Anytime

+1500

Taylor Hall (Hurricanes)

First

+300

Anytime

+1500

Logan Stankoven (Hurricanes)

First

+350

Anytime

+1600

Alexei Protas (Capitals)

First

+360

Anytime

+1700

Pierre-Luc Dubois (Capitals)

First

+410

Anytime

+1900

Jesperi Kotkaniemi (Hurricanes)

First

+420

Anytime

+1900

Jordan Martinook (Hurricanes)

First

+460

Anytime

+2000

Jack Roslovic (Hurricanes)

First

+460

Anytime

+2000

Jordan Staal (Hurricanes)

First

+460

Anytime

+2000

Jakob Chychrun (Capitals)

First

+480

Anytime

+2200

Player Shots

Alex Ovechkin (Capitals)

Over 3.5

+120

Under 3.5

-156

Andrei Svechnikov (Hurricanes)

Over 2.5

-143

Under 2.5

+110

Seth Jarvis (Hurricanes)

Over 2.5

-114

Under 2.5

-114

Jakob Chychrun (Capitals)

Over 2.5

+150

Under 2.5

-200

Tom Wilson (Capitals)

Over 1.5

-185

Under 1.5

+140

Dylan Strome (Capitals)

Over 1.5

-143

Under 1.5

+110

Connor McMichael (Capitals)

Over 1.5

-114

Under 1.5

-114

Taylor Hall (Hurricanes)

Over 1.5

-164

Under 1.5

+125

Logan Stankoven (Hurricanes)

Over 1.5

-156

Under 1.5

+120

Pierre-Luc Dubois (Capitals)

Over 1.5

+120

Under 1.5

-156

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Starting Lineups

NHL Standings

Division Conference League

Metropolitan	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Columbus	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 New Jersey	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Washington	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Boston	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Florida	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Montreal	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Ottawa	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Tampa Bay	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Toronto	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Chicago	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Colorado	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Dallas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Nashville	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 St Louis	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Utah	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Winnipeg	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

West Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Anaheim	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Calgary	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Edmonton	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 LA Kings	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 San Jose	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Seattle	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vancouver	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vegas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

Eastern	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Boston	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Florida	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Montreal	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Ottawa	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Tampa Bay	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Toronto	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Columbus	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 New Jersey	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Washington	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

Western	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Chicago	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Colorado	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Dallas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Nashville	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 St Louis	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Utah	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Winnipeg	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Anaheim	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Calgary	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Edmonton	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 LA Kings	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 San Jose	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Seattle	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vancouver	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vegas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Anaheim	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
2 Boston	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
3 Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
4 Calgary	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
5 Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
6 Chicago	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
7 Colorado	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
8 Columbus	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
9 Dallas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
10 Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
11 Edmonton	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
12 Florida	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
13 LA Kings	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
14 Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
15 Montreal	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
16 Nashville	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
17 New Jersey	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
18 NY Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
19 NY Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
20 Ottawa	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
21 Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
22 Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
23 San Jose	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
24 Seattle	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
25 St Louis	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
26 Tampa Bay	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
27 Toronto	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
28 Utah	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
29 Vancouver	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
30 Vegas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
31 Washington	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
32 Winnipeg	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

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