Washington Capitals vs. Carolina Hurricanes
Raleigh, North Carolina; Friday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Capitals take on the Carolina Hurricanes in Metropolitan Division action on Friday.
Carolina went 24-4-2 in Metropolitan Division games and had a 53-22-7 record overall last season. The Hurricanes gave up 2.9 goals per game while scoring 3.6 last season.
Washington went 43-30-9 overall and 17-7-2 in division play last season. The Capitals scored 3.2 goals per game last season while giving up 2.9 per game.
INJURIES: Hurricanes: Seth Jarvis: out (shoulder).
Capitals: Rasmus Sandin: out (knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.