NHL Prop Bets: Carolina Hurricanes vs Washington Capitals (October 2, 2026)
The Washington Capitals (0-0-0) face the Carolina Hurricanes (0-0-1) at Lenovo Center. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Friday's matchup.
- The Capitals had a 45-37 Puck Line record last season, while the Hurricanes held a record of 43-58.
The total goals line is set at 6.5, with OVER at +110 and UNDER at -130.
- The Capitals had a 36-42-4 O/U record last season (meaning 36 games went over the total points line, 42 went under and four resulted in a push). The Hurricanes had a 50-47-4 O/U record last season.
Goals For Insights
- The Capitals scored 3.18 goals per game last season (15th in the league). Comparatively, the Hurricanes averaged +0.4 more at 3.55 goals (2nd).
- Defensively, the Capitals allowed 2.90 goals per game last season (T7th in the league), while the Hurricanes gave up an average of 2.88 goals (T5th).
Shots
- Looking at creating chances to score, Washington averaged 28.0 shots per game last season (16th in the NHL). Meanwhile, Carolina allowed its opposition 23.9 shots per game (1st).
- Flipping that script, the Capitals allowed 28.1 shots per game (19th in the NHL), while the Hurricanes averaged 32.2 shots (2nd).
Power Play
- Washington held a lowly power play percentage of 17.8% last season, ranking 25th in the league. Comparitively, Carolina sat 4th with 24.9% of its power play opportunities converted into goals.
Penalty Kill %
- On the opposite end, the Capitals had a penalty kill rate of 80.1% (ranked 14th), compared to the Hurricanes at 80.5% (11th).
P1 Result
Washington is +200 to win the first period, while Carolina is +155.
- Here are their first period records in 2025/26.
| Total | Home | Road | Last 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | 28-25-29 | 15-14-12 | 13-11-17 | |
| Carolina | 50-25-26 | 23-14-14 | 27-11-12 |
To Go To Overtime
Friday's matchup is +285 to go to overtime.
- The Capitals played in 15 games that went to overtime last season, while the Hurricanes appeared in 28.
To Go To a Shootout
- The Capitals played in 8 games that went to a shootout last season, while the Hurricanes appeared in 9.
Last Time They Met
Washington recorded a 4-3 overtime victory over Carolina at Capital One Arena when these teams last met on January 31, 2026. Jakob Chychrun led the way to that result, recording 1 goal and 1 assist.
