Over a handful of weeks in the summer, the Washington Capitals made quite the statement, overturning a third of the roster with an on-the-fly retool. Among the big-name acquisitions like Jakob Cychrun,

The Carolina Hurricanes will face the Washington Capitals for Game 1 of the Second Round on Tuesday at the Capital One Arena. The Second Round is here as we continue our Stanley Cup Playoffs Odds series with a Hurricanes-Capitals Game 1 prediction and pick.

The Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes will meet in the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the second time when they play in the Eastern Conference Second Round. The Capitals and Hurricanes last played against each other in the playoffs in the first round in 2019,