Game 5 of the NHL Playoffs Second Round at Capital One Arena on Thursday, May 15 showcases the Carolina Hurricanes and the Washington Capitals squaring off at 7 p.m. ET on TNT. The Hurricanes are up 3-1.

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Hurricanes vs. Capitals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Hurricanes (-162)
• Underdog: Capitals (+136)
• Over/under: 5.5

Hurricanes vs. Capitals Quick Facts

• Carolina and its opponent have gone over the current 5.5-goal total in 47 of 91 games this season.
• Washington has combined with its opponent to score over 5.5 goals in 49 of 91 games this season.
• The combined goals scored average of these two clubs, 6.7, is 1.2 above Thursday’s over/under.
• The 5.6 goals per game these two teams are giving up this season are 0.1 more than the 5.5-goal over/under set for this match.

Hurricanes Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Hurricanes Season Stat Insights

• The Hurricanes’ 266 goals this season make them the ninth-best scoring team in the NHL.
• Carolina has conceded the 10th-fewest goals in NHL action this season, 230 (2.8 per game).
• The team’s goal differential is ninth-best in the league at +36.
• The 46 power-play goals Carolina has recorded this season (on 246 chances) rank 20th in the league.
• The Hurricanes’ 18.7% power-play conversion rate this season ranks 25th in the league.
• Carolina’s offense has recorded 10 shorthanded goals this season (fourth among all squads).
• The Hurricanes’ 83.61% penalty-kill success rate currently leads the league.
• The Hurricanes win the sixth-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL at 52.7%.
• Carolina has a 10.2% shooting percentage as a team, ranking 22nd in the league.
• The Hurricanes have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 17.2 hits and 11.6 blocked shots per game.

Hurricanes Moneyline

• In 83 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Carolina has been victorious 51 times.
• The Hurricanes have a record of 40-24 this season in games with their moneyline odds shorter than -162.
• Looking at the moneyline odds, Carolina has a 61.8% chance of winning this contest.

Hurricanes Leaders

• Sebastian Aho: 29 goals and 45 assists
• Seth Jarvis: 32 goals and 35 assists
• Andrei Svechnikov: 20 goals and 28 assists
• Pyotr Kochetkov: 27-16-3 record, .897 save percentage, 121 goals conceded

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Capitals Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Capitals Season Stats Insights

• The Capitals’ 286 total goals (3.5 per game) are the second-most in the NHL.
• Washington has conceded 2.8 goals per game, and 229 total, the eighth-fewest among all league teams.
• Their +57 goal differential is fourth-best in the league.
• Washington has scored 52 power-play goals this season (13th in the NHL) on 221 chances.
• The Capitals have the league’s 14th-ranked power-play conversion rate of 23.53%.
• Washington has scored eight shorthanded goals this season (10th in league).
• The 82.01% of opponent power plays the Capitals kill is the fifth-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Capitals win 50.1% of their faceoffs. That’s the 16th-ranked figure in the NHL.
• Washington’s collective 12.6% shooting percentage leads the league.
• The Capitals have not shut out an opponent this season. They average 19.3 hits and 16.4 blocked shots per game.

Capitals Moneyline Insights

• This season the Capitals have 22 wins in the 39 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
• Washington has won nine of its 15 games when it is the underdog by +136 or longer on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied, based on the moneyline for this matchup, that the Capitals have a 42.4% chance to win.

Capitals Leaders

• Dylan Strome: 29 goals and 53 assists
• Alexander Ovechkin: 44 goals and 29 assists
• Aliaksei Protas: 30 goals and 36 assists
• Logan Thompson: 31-6-6 record, .910 save percentage, 105 goals conceded

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