And so it’s set.
Capitals vs. Hurricanes. Red, white, and blue vs. red and black. A rivalry that has traveled from the Southeast to the Metropolitan to the postseason, now for a second time. Another round of the Caps vs. a coach who loves to complain about officiating. Unleashing the fury vs. a surging storm. Aliaksei Protas vs. Andrei Svechnikov. John Carlson vs. Jaccob Slavin.
There’ll be plenty of time to dive into those storylines and others in the days ahead, of course, but first things first: the numbers.
Below are the Caps’ team and individual stats from this season against the Canadiens:
| Record | 2-2-0 |
| GF/Game | 2. |