Posted at 2:00 PM EST

OT included. The Capitals are the greatest show on paper right now with an 11-0-2 record over their past 13 games but the bubble is about to burst anytime now because the run is better than the performance. On Saturday, the Caps went into Dallas and recorded a mere 22 shots on net in a 4-3 OT win against a team that gives up shots by the bushel. Two nights prior, the Caps scored seven goals on 18 shots on net in St. Louis. That game sent Jake Allen to his bedroom for a time out. The game before that, the Caps scored seven times on 28 shots against Pittsburgh. The game before that, the Caps scored five goals on 22 shots against Philadelphia. Washington has been outshot and out-chanced in four straight games. Dallas outshot them 35-22, Pittsburgh outshot them, 37-28 and the Blue Notes outshot them, 25-18. The Caps have scored an absolutely incredible 23 goals on 90 shots on goal over their past four games. That’s almost as lucky as winning the lottery and it’s simply not sustainable.

Don't get us wrong, as we acknowledge that the Capitals are a force to be reckoned with but they’re not in great form. They’re not creating lately, they’ve been getting outplayed and we also have to question whether or not they even want this unbeaten in regulation streak to last. The Caps have taken heat for peaking at the wrong time over a number of strong regular seasons before bowing out quietly in the playoffs. Surely they’re not interested in a repeat. The Caps now return home from a three-game trip and head right back out after this one for another three-game trip that starts in Ottawa tomorrow. Aside from all that, the Hurricanes are too good to be taking back prices like this. 

Carolina has dropped three straight so its stock is low again for the first time in weeks. In their last game against Columbus, a 3-2 loss, the ‘Canes outshot the Jackets 37-20. Carolina has an outstanding record against this rival. They have picked up three out of a possible four points this year against them. Carolina’s last three losses to Washington over the past two seasons have all been by one goal and this is the best Hurricanes’ team in years.  The ‘Canes are in a bit of a funk but it’s not because they’re playing poorly. They continue to be a possession monster that is capable of defeating and badly outplaying any team in this league. Carolina’s weakness is still goaltending and if they lose here, that will likely be the reason but it’s not going to deter us from taking back this massive price on a very good team n a very good situational spot. 

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