The Washington Capitals will look to stay perfect in the NHL Stadium Series when they battle the Carolina Hurricanes in a Metropolitan Division matchup on Saturday. The Capitals (28-23-6), who have dropped six of nine, including three consecutive, were victorious in their previous Stadium Series appearance, a 5-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs at Annapolis, Maryland, in 2018. The Hurricanes (36-10-8), who hold a five-point edge over the New Jersey Devils in the division, are making their initial appearance in the Stadium Series. Carolina is coming off a 6-2 win over Montreal on Thursday, while Washington was beaten 6-3 at home against Florida. Alex Ovechkin (bereavement) is expected to miss the game for Washington.

The puck will drop at 8 p.m. ET at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh, N.C. Carolina is a -205 favorite (risk $205 to win $100) on the money line in the latest Capitals vs. Hurricanes odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the over/under for total goals scored is set at 5.5 (see the latest lines for every game on our NHL odds page).

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The model knows center Sebastian Aho leads Carolina with 24 goals and 48 points, and is a plus-9 this season. He is coming off a big night against Montreal on Thursday, scoring a goal and adding an assist. The 25-year-old from Finland, has logged three goals and an assist over the past five games. He has registered two hat tricks on the year, including a three-goal performance in a 5-2 win at New York against the Islanders on Jan. 21.

Washington will look to counter with a big game from goalie Darcy Kuemper, who has a 2.63 GAA and a .914 save percentage. With Ovechkin out, center Evgeny Kuznetsov (45 points) and center Dylan Strome (37 points) will look to help pick up the offensive production. 

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