Washington at Carolina

Washington has a winning record both home and away with exceptional balance at #7 in goals scored, and #8 in goals allowed. The Capitals are 20-7 when playing on one day of rest. They face a last place Carolina squad that is #27 in goals scored and #15 in goals allowed. It's a team in transition too. After a pair of trades this week, the Hurricanes won't resemble the team that dropped the first two meetings this season with Washington. On Wednesday, they sent third-leading goal scorer Jiri Tlusty to Winnipeg for two draft picks and defenseman Andrej Sekera to Los Angeles for a prospect and another pick. Carolina is 26-56 against a team with a winning record. When these division rivals meet the road team is 6-1 in the last seven meetings and the Capitals are 5-0 here in Carolina. Take Washington.