Washington Capitals Look to Bounce Back in Game 5

The Washington Capitals dropped their last two games to the Carolina Hurricanes in a hostile road environment. Now the series comes to D.C. There’s no place like home.

Capital One Arena will be the place to be on Saturday night and the Washington Capitals will look to continue a trend where the home team has won a game this series. It’s 2-2 after the Carolina Hurricanes won both their games on home ice.

While the Capitals played better in Game 4, there’s still things they could improve on in their series against the Carolina Hurricanes.

For one, yes the Capitals outshot the Hurricanes 31-24 which is much better than the 45 allowed shots while only putting up 18 including one in the second…