Carolina Hurricanes vs. Washington Capitals Game 5: Pick, Predictions, Odds and Player Props

Read the latest betting pick, predictions and odds for Carolina Hurricanes vs. Washington Capitals Game 5 in the NHL Playoffs second round, courtesy of our friends at Daily Faceoff.

Carolina Hurricanes vs. Washington Capitals Game 5 betting pick and prediction

The Hurricanes pushed the Capitals to the brink of elimination with a 5-2 win in Game 4, as Carolina improved to a perfect 5-0 at home in the playoffs.

However, the scene will now shift to Washington for Game 5, where these teams split the first two games of this series, with Carolina needing overtime in Game 1 in order to claim the only road victory of the series to this point.

The Hurricanes have outshot the Capitals 126-77 in the series, limiting Alex Ovechkin to just 11 shots and one goal through the first four games. Washington has managed just six goals in the series to this point, as Carolina has done an incredibly effective job of limiting chances.

Hurricanes forward Andrei Svechnikov has scored in back-to-back games in this series, notching a total of seven goals in these playoffs while averaging 2.38 expected goals per 60 minutes. He’s listed at +240 to score in a third consecutive game.

Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen has faced a light workload in this series, recording 21 saves or less in all four games while averaging 17.75 per game. He’s -120 to record under 21.5 saves in Game 5, and leads all goaltenders in these playoffs with 10.2 goals saved above expected.

Pick: Frederik Andersen to record a shutout (+750)

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Carolina Hurricanes vs. Washington Capitals Game 5 odds

CAR Hurricanes	-170 ML
WAS Capitals	+145 ML
Puck Line	CAR -1.5 (+155)
Total Goals	O/U 5.5

Carolina Hurricanes vs. Washington Capitals Game 5 player props

Anytime Goalscorer

Alex Ovechkin (WAS)	+165
Sebastian Aho (CAR)	+200
Seth Jarvis (CAR)	+200
Andrei Svechnikov (CAR)	+240
Tom Wilson (WAS)	+240
Dylan Strome (WAS)	+240

This article was written by a partner sports writer via Better Collective. Odds displayed within this article were correct at the time of writing and are subject to change.