Carolina visits Washington with 1-0 series lead

Carolina Hurricanes (47-30-5, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Washington Capitals (51-22-9, in the Metropolitan Division)

Washington; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT

Hurricanes -135, Capitals +114; over/under is 5.5

NHL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND: Hurricanes lead series 1-0

BOTTOM LINE: The Carolina Hurricanes visit the Washington Capitals in the second round of the NHL Playoffs with a 1-0 lead in the series. The teams meet Tuesday for the sixth time this season. The Hurricanes won 2-1 in overtime in the previous matchup.

Washington has gone 51-22-9 overall with a 17-9-1 record in Metropolitan Division play. The Capitals serve 9.5 penalty minutes per game to rank sixth in the league.

Carolina is 47-30-5 overall and 23-4-5 against the Metropolitan Division. The Hurricanes have a 26-9-1 record when they commit fewer penalties than their opponent.

TOP PERFORMERS: Pierre-Luc Dubois has 20 goals and 46 assists for the Capitals. Alexander Ovechkin has six goals and two assists over the last 10 games.

Sebastian Aho has 29 goals and 45 assists for the Hurricanes. Andrei Svechnikov has scored six goals with two assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Capitals: 5-4-1, averaging 2.5 goals, 4.1 assists, 4.5 penalties and 13.1 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.

Hurricanes: 6-3-1, averaging 3.6 goals, 5.5 assists, 3.9 penalties and 9.4 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.

INJURIES: Capitals: None listed.

Hurricanes: None listed.

------

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.