Washington Capitals at Carolina HurricanesOct 2, 2026

7:00 PM ETFriday, Oct 2, 2026· Lenovo Center

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Washington CapitalsWSH

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Carolina HurricanesCAR

Preview

Probable goalies, start odds, schedule edge and each team's lines from its last game.

Schedule Edge

No schedule edge

WSHaway±0.0 pts

First game · 376 km travel

CARhome±0.0 pts

2 days rest

No meaningful schedule edge: WSH (first game) at CAR (2 days rest).

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Washington Capitals

Goalie: Logan Thompson Confirmed
Start probability: Logan Thompson97%Confirmed
Charlie Lindgren3%
Schedule: Rested · plays again tomorrow
Last game: W 2–1 at CBJ · Apr 14

L1McMichael – Lapierre – Leonard
9:35
L2Ovechkin – Strome – Beauvillier
9:27
L3Wilson – Protas – Protas
8:20
L4Duhaime – Sourdif – Miroshnichenko
7:41
D1van Riemsdyk – Chychrun
17:10
D2Roy – Hutson
13:57
D3McIlrath – Fehérváry
11:31
PP1Ovechkin – Strome – Sourdif – Hutson – Protas
3:13

Projected WSH lines →·WSH goalies →·Goalie start planner →

Carolina Hurricanes

Goalie: Brandon Bussi Confirmed
Start probability: Brandon Bussi97%Confirmed
Pyotr Kochetkov3%
Schedule: Rested · plays again tomorrow
Last game: OTL 0–1 vs FLA · Sep 29

L1Hall – Stankoven – Blake
8:49
L2Staal – Martinook – Ehlers
7:40
L3Aho – Robinson – Svechnikov
7:11
L4Deslauriers – Jankowski – Carrier
4:13
D1Slavin – Chatfield
12:10
D2Walker – Miller
11:38
D3Gostisbehere – Legault
9:26
PP1Gostisbehere – Ehlers – Aho – Svechnikov – Blake
5:39

Projected CAR lines →·CAR goalies →·Goalie start planner →

Game day: all games on Oct 2.

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.