Tough go at the moment for the Caps, losing six of their last seven, the only highlight last Wednesday vs. the Blues when Alex Ovechkin recorded his 900th career goal in a romp past St Louis., In the six losses, however, Washington has scored just ten goals. Now the Caps are minus forward Pierre Luc-Dubois for up to four months after surgery last week. It also looks a bad time to run into the Canes, who've revved up the engines with four straight wins, scoring 18 goals in the process. Seth Jarvis has also picked up the rhythm with goals in his last two games, now 10 for the season, putting him in a tie for 8th in the league. Play Canes on Puck Line

I don't think I can justify -1 here because Washington's Logan Thompson has been so good, that I expect a Hurricanes one-goal win simply as they are so good overall on a four-game winning streak and with just one home loss on the year. In addition, one of the team's top blueliners, Shayne Gostisbehere, was activated from injured reserve Tuesday. The Capitals have one win in their last seven contests with 16 total goals in that stretch and converting on only 5.0% of their power plays.