Since April of 2019, the rivalry between the Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes has been gaining traction. The last time that Carolina lost a game against Washington was the 6-0 shutout on April 20th, 2019. Since then, the Capitals have been unable to gain any traction against the Bunch of Jerks.
In their last four outings together, Carolina has out-scored the Capitals eighteen to eleven, and look to gain another critical two points within the tight Metropolitan Division tonight. Nine points separate Carolina and Washington (4th and 1st respectively), while only three points bridge the Hurricanes from second-place in the Division (New York Islanders, 25-10-3, 53pts).