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Although the final score was 2-1 in favor of the Hurricanes, the box score shows that Carolina could have won this contest going away.
The Canes outshot the Caps, 33-14, and they created 60 more shot attempts than Washington.
The expected goals ended 4.2 to 2.5 in favor of Carolina.
Will Game 2 look any different? Or will the Caps find their legs and send this series to Raleigh tied at one?
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Hurricanes vs. Capitals Game 2 betting preview
The knock on the Hurricanes for the past three seasons has been that they have to work extremely hard to generate their scoring chances, and they don't have the finishing talent to execute on the opportunities that they do create.
That showed in Game 1, as the Canes didn't get on the scoreboard until the third period and needed overtime to dispatch the Caps despite generating 90 shot attempts.
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It's hard not to be impressed with the way Carolina played in Game 1 but, at the same time, you have to imagine that the Caps will improve and close the gap, which shrinks the margin for error even more for the Canes.
Hurricanes vs. Capitals Game 2 pick
The Capitals will need to make some adjustments, but there are some options available to Spencer Carbery to give his team more punch at 5-on-5.
Aliaksei Protas got on the board Tuesday, and he should be in line to move up the lineup after playing his second game since returning from injury.
Carolina's Logan Stankoven prepares to shoot in Game 1 against the Washington Capitals.
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Protas notched 30 goals in the regular season, and pushing him up to play with Dylan Strome and Alex Ovechkin or Pierre-Luc Dubois and Tom Wilson would give the Caps more scoring punch.
The price on Protas to get on the board again looks quite tempting for Game 2.
The Play: Aliaksei Protas to score 1+ goals (+450)
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