The Washington Capitals are 13-5-4 at home this season, but will welcome a formidable opponent to their home ice tonight when the Carolina Hurricanes come into town. If you’d like a sense of how similar these two teams are (despite the fact that the Capitals are 1st in the Metropolitan Division and the Hurricanes are 4th, separated by a nine-point gap), consider this:
The Hurricanes rank 5th in plus-minus (+27) this season and the Capitals rank 6th (+26).
