The Hurricanes host the Capitals in a second leg of a back-to-back for both teams in Carolina on Friday night.
With both teams playing the second leg of a back-to-back at PNC Arena in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes host the Washington Capitals in a pivotal matchup on Friday night. Carolina has clinched a playoff berth as the likely second seed in the Metropolitan division with 101 points with six games remaining in the season. The Hurricanes 47 wins are the third-most in the Eastern Conference, while the Canes are 7-2-1 in their last 10 games. Washington, on the other hand, has fallen out of a playoff spot in the East due to a three-game losing streak. The Capitals have 82 points on the season, one shy of the Flyers and Islanders. The Capitals won a wild game in the shootout by a final score of 7-6 over the Hurricanes late last month.
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Game Date: April 5, 2024
Game Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
TV: Bally Sports Southeast, Monumental Sports
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Most recently, the Hurricanes gave up three first-period goals to fall into an insurmountable hole in a 4-1 loss to the Bruins on Thursday night. Jake Guentzel scored on the power play for Carolina, who couldn’t dig itself out of a 3-0 deficit against Boston and Jeremy Swayman.
As for Washington, the Capitals also lost in the first leg of their back-to-back in a 4-1 loss to the Penguins on Thursday night. Pittsburgh scored the first three goals of the game, including two in the first period, before Alex Ovechkin scored his 27th goal on the power play for the lone Caps tally.
The Hurricanes host the Capitals in a key Eastern Conference matchup on Friday night.
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