The Metropolitan Division-leading Carolina Hurricanes (33-15-5, 71 points) take a six-game points streak (5-0-1) into Saturday night’s matchup with division rival Washington Capitals (26-22-7, 59 points), who have won just two of their last eight, at Capital One Arena. 

How to Watch Carolina Hurricanes vs Washington CapitalsWhen: Saturday, January 31, 2026Time: 5:00 PM ETTV Channel: FanDuel Sports Network South, ESPN+Live Stream: Fubo (try for free)

Carolina shocked the visiting Utah Mammoth with three goals in the final two minutes en route to a 5-4 victory on Thursday night. Jordan Staal got the game-winner with 29.4 seconds remaining after Shayne Gostisbehere’s second goal of the night tied it with 1:27 left. Gostisbehere and Andrei Svechnikov each finished with two goals and an assist.

The Capitals blew a two-goal lead in the final 1:40 of regulation before Nic Dowd’s backhand in the shootout lifted them to a 4-3 road win over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night. Dylan Strome had a goal and an assist for Washington, which took a 3-1 lead on Declan Chisholm’s tally with 5:16 remaining. Dowd got the Caps on the board in the first period.

The teams split road wins in their first two meetings, with the season series to be decided on Saturday. Seth Jarvis leads the Hurricanes with 23 goals, while Svechnikov has 20. Sebastian Aho tops the club with 52 points while Brandon Bussi is 20-3-1 with a shutout, a .906 save percentage, and 2.22 goals against average. Alex Ovechkin and Tom Wilson share the team lead for Washington with 22 goals and 46 points apiece. Logan Thompson, who didn’t play on Thursday with an upper-body injury, is 18-16-4 with two shutouts, a .912 save percentage, and 2.46 GAA.

This is a great NHL matchup that you will not want to miss; make sure to tune in and catch all the action.

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