The Capitals visit the Carolina Hurricanes tonight at Lenovo Center for the first of three games between the teams this season and the first meeting since their second-round playoff series in May. In 2024-25, Washington and Carolina split the regular-season series 2-2-0, with the home team winning each game. The Capitals have a record of 74-41-7-10 (.625 point percentage) against the Hurricanes since 1997-98, the team’s first season in Raleigh. In addition, the Capitals are 7-7-1 in their last 15 games versus Carolina dating back to the 2021-22 season.
Tonight marks Washington’s sixth Metropolitan Division game of the season. The Capitals are 3-2-0 against Metropolitan Division opponents, with all three of their wins coming on the road (10/11/25 at NYI, 4-2 W; 10/12/25 at NYR, 1-0 W; 10/24/25 at CBJ, 5-1 W). Through their first five divisional games, the Capitals have outscored the opposition 14-11, while Alex Ovechkin has recorded a team-high six points (1g, 5a). Including tonight’s contest, four of Washington’s next 11 games will come against Metro teams. The Metro is the only division in the NHL to have all eight of its teams be .500 or above. The Capitals and Hurricanes, who are 4-0-0 within the division, have combined to win eight of the last nine Metropolitan Division titles (Washington: 2025, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016; Carolina: 2023, 2022).
