Series Coverage

WASHINGTON -- For a long time, Andrei Svechnikov has been the Carolina Hurricanes would-be and should-be gamebreaker. "We say it all the time," Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour said of the 25-year-old. "All year we've been kind of waiting for that Andrei. And still, we got through the regular season, but

The Washington Capitals were eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs by the Carolina Hurricanes with a 3-1 loss in Game 5 of the best-of-7 Eastern Conference Second Round at Capital One Arena in Washington on Thursday. The Capitals (51-22-9) became the first team in the NHL to clinch a playoff

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WASHINGTON -- The game is tied, it's tight, getting late into the third period, overtime looming, and the Washington Capitals, in their home building and with the crowd revved up, are desperately pushing to keep their season alive. Some other opponents might have been uncomfortable in that situation in Game

WASHINGTON – The end came suddenly and painfully for the Washington Capitals in the final two minutes of a third period in which they had done everything they could to extend their season but, like for most of the series against the Carolina Hurricanes, could not find the goal they

WASHINGTON -- Andrei Svechnikov scored the go-ahead goal with 1:59 remaining in the third period, and the Carolina Hurricanes eliminated the Washington Capitals with a 3-1 win in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Second Round at Capital One Arena on Thursday.

WASHINGTON -- Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Alexander Nikishin made his NHL debut in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Second Round against the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena on Thursday. Nikishin had two shots on goal in 10:33 of ice time for the Hurricanes, who eliminated the Capitals with a

WASHINGTON -- The Carolina Hurricanes can advance to the Eastern Conference Final for the second time in three seasons with a win against the Washington Capitals in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Second Round at Capital One Arena on Thursday (7 p.m. ET; MAX, truTV, TNT, SN, TVAS). Carolina

RALEIGH, N.C. -- The Carolina Hurricanes have a pretty good track record when it comes to finishing teams off in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Under coach Rod Brind’Amour, they’re 9-5 in closeout games, 4-3 on the road, and 1-0 this postseason. The Hurricanes will try to do it again when

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Square to the puck. Big in the net. Chest up even when he's down. Confident. Ask Henrik Lundqvist about Frederik Andersen and the Hockey Hall of Famer is quick to rave about the Carolina Hurricanes goalie. Lundqvist, a retired goalie who played for the New York Rangers,

ARLINGTON, Va. -- The Washington Capitals believe they’re ready to respond to by far the biggest test to their resilience they’ve faced in a season that was going smoothly from the start. The Capitals have no other choice, trailing the Carolina Hurricanes 3-1 in the Eastern Conference Second Round heading

ARLINGTON, Va. -- The Washington Capitals are considering at least one major lineup change with them down 3-1 and facing elimination in the best-of-7 Eastern Conference Second Round against the Carolina Hurricanes. Connor McMichael, usually the left wing on Washington’s second line, was at center on the third line between

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Tom Wilson directly laid out what the Washington Capitals need to do to come back against the Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference Second Round. "It's going to have to be all four lines one after another pushing, pushing, pushing," Wilson said after a 5-2 loss in

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Jackson Blake is 21 years old, and already the Carolina Hurricanes rookie forward has some NHL bragging rights over his dad. Jason Blake played 871 NHL regular-season games but never made it out of the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs in six trips. Jackson, in

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Taylor Hall first had to defend himself a little bit because, well, how in the world was he that wide open at the far blue line for a breakaway when the puck was below the goal line on the other end of the ice? "Everyone's asking me

RALEIGH, N.C. -- The shift that changed everything for the Washington Capitals in the Eastern Conference Second Round started in their own zone with 11:18 remaining in the first period of Game 4 at Lenovo Center on Monday. Up to this point in the game, the Capitals were the better

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Sean Walker and Taylor Hall each had a goal and an assist, and the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Washington Capitals 5-2 in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Second Round at Lenovo Center on Monday.

RALEIGH, N.C. -- The Washington Capitals are using resiliency as a confidence booster heading into Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Second Round against the Carolina Hurricanes at Lenovo Center on Monday (7 p.m. ET; MAX, truTV, TNT, SN, TVAS). Carolina won Game 3 on Saturday, 4-0, to take a

RALEIGH, N.C. -- The Carolina Hurricanes have reason to feel confident going into Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Second Round against the Washington Capitals at Lenovo Center on Monday (7 p.m. ET; MAX, truTV, TNT, SN, TVAS). They have a 2-1 lead in the best-of-7 series after a 4-0

RALEIGH, N.C. -- In the category of some things never seem to change, it's time for old stalwarts Alex Ovechkin and John Carlson to deliver in a big way for the Washington Capitals in the Eastern Conference Second Round. Ovechkin, the leading goal-scorer in NHL history (897), doesn't have a

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Jack Roslovic started the Eastern Conference Second Round as the Carolina Hurricanes odd forward out, a healthy scratch, just as he finished the first round. Then came Saturday, when Roslovic ended maybe the best night he's ever had in the Stanley Cup Playoffs sitting next to Frederik

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Frederik Andersen made 21 saves, and the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Washington Capitals 4-0 in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Second Round at Lenovo Center on Saturday.

RALEIGH, N.C. -- The Carolina Hurricanes were unrecognizable for most of the first half of Game 3 against the Washington Capitals on Saturday. On their heels. Giving up grade-A scoring chances. Inconsistent on the forecheck. One and done in the offensive zone. Relying way too much on goalie Frederik Andersen

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Home ice has truly been an advantage for the Carolina Hurricanes in 2024-25. They tied for the most home wins during the regular season with 31 and already are 3-0 at Lenovo Center in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. If the trend holds Saturday, the Hurricanes can take

MORRISVILLE, N.C. -- Two games, three goals, 180 total shot attempts. The Carolina Hurricanes are being the Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference Second Round, and they're not about to change who they are and what they do just because they haven't yet lit up the scoreboard against the Washington