Washington Capitals vs Carolina Hurricanes Prediction, 10/13/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Capitals vs Carolina Hurricanes

Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Location: Lenovo Center in Raleigh, NC

TV: Monumental Sports Network, Hurricanes Hockey Network

Odds/Point Spread: Capitals (+136) Hurricanes (-150)

The Washington Capitals (3-2-0) are on their way to Lenovo Center on Tuesday where they will try to beat the Carolina Hurricanes (5-1-1). The moneyline on this game has Washington at +136 while Carolina is sitting at -150. The total comes in at 6.5.

The Washington Capitals will look for better times on the ice after their 5-3 loss to the Kraken in their previous game. Washington recorded 4 penalty minutes in this contest. The Capitals had a middle of the road offensive performance in the loss. In addition, they had 2 power play opportunities but didn't net one. For the outing, they netted 3 of the 36 shots they attempted.

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Washington Capitals opponents have totaled 17 power play tries (16th in the NHL) and have racked up 2 goals in those attempts. The Capitals so far have had 142 shots attempted against them and hold a save percentage of .901. Washington has taken 138 shots and holds a shot percentage of 12.3%. When at even strength, the Capitals have allowed 12 goals while scoring 15 themselves. Washington has compiled 13 power play chances and they have scored 2 goals during those chances, garnering them a percentage of 15.38%. For the current campaign, the have a total of 6 points and their points % is .600. When it comes to their goal scoring prowess, the Washington Capitals have tallied 17 goals (13th in hockey) for the season and have conceded 14.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Logan Thompson. The opposition has scored 520 goals versus Thompson in his NHL career and his goals against rate is 2.61. Thompson has participated in 208 matchups during his professional hockey career. His save percentage currently is at .911 in his 11,913 minutes played. He has earned a mark of 121-60-23 and he has started in 199 games. Over the course of his pro career, Thompson has accrued 124 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .623. Thompson has seen 5,872 shots against him and has recorded 5,352 saves.

In their last game, Carolina faced off against the Flyers in an outing where the Hurricanes earned a victory by a final score of 4-1. The Hurricanes netted 4 goals of the 30 shots on goal they attempted. They had 4 power play attempts in this outing but weren't able to notch a goal.

Carolina has taken 223 shots (1st in the NHL) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 12.11%, while allowing the opposition 150 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 92.86% on their oppositions 28 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage is currently 88.7%. They have recorded 30 power play opportunities and they have a power play percentage of 23.33%. The Hurricanes are sitting with 20 goals at even strength and 7 goals (2nd in the NHL) while on the power play. They have granted a total of 17 goals to be scored by way of 15 goals at even strength and 2 goals while they had less men on the ice. On the season, the Carolina Hurricanes have 27 goals, 11 points, and a points percentage of .786.

Across the rink you are going to see Brandon Bussi protecting the goal. Bussi holds a career mark of 33-7-3 and has played in 43 games. Bussi's rate of quality starts comes out to 55.8% and he has made 24 quality starts in his pro career. He has gathered 897 stops out of 1,005 shots tried, which gives him a rate of .893. Teams are averaging 2.53 goals/game and he has relinquished 109 goals in total. He has been a starter 43 games and has played for a total of 108 minutes.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Carolina (-150) and under 6.5 goals

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