Carolina at Washington

Washington begins defending its title against the Carolina Hurricanes. The Capitals have won five of their last seven and will have Braden Holtby in goal and he has a 32-19-5 record and 2.82 goals-against average and .911 save percentage. Most importantly, Holtby has the experience of leading the Caps to a Stanley Cup Championship last year. The Hurricanes are 17-38 their last 55 games when playing with at least three days rest and Washington has won 13 of its last 18 against Eastern Conference teams. Also, the OVER is 16-4-1 in the Capitals' last 21 games with three or more days of rest. Alex Ovechkin finished the regular season with 51 goals, Evgeny Kuznetsov recorded 21 goals and 51 assists and Tom Wilson missed 17 games and still had 22 goals and 18 assists. Washington has the firepower and experience, so go with the Capitals for a Max Play today and also back the OVER.