Hurricanes push Caps to the brink
- On Monday night in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes secured a 5-2 victory over the Washington Capitals, taking a 3-1 advantage in their second-round playoff series.
- The Capitals had pulled within 3-2 on a power-play goal by Alex Ovechkin before Sean Walker scored a critical goal for Carolina to regain a two-goal lead.
- Walker’s goal followed a puck battle where Rasmus Sandin’s stick got caught, allowing Taylor Hall to pass to Walker who scored at 16:45 of the third period.
- Hurricanes goalie Frederik Andersen finished with 19 saves, while Andrei Svechnikov added an empty-net goal, marking his seventh postseason tally in the series.
- Carolina, undefeated at home in the playoffs with a 5-0 record, has the chance to secure a return to the Eastern Conference final for the second time in three seasons when the series moves to Washington for Game 5 on Thursday.
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Hurricanes push Caps to the brink
RALEIGH, N.C. — Sean Walker cut to the middle of the ice and beat Logan Thompson for a critical late goal, then Andrei Svechnikov followed with an empty-net clincher to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Washington Capitals 5-2 on…
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Hurricanes push Capitals to brink of elimination with 5-2 win
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Sean Walker cut to the middle of the ice and beat Logan Thompson for a critical late goal, then Andrei Svechnikov followed with an empty-net clincher to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Washington Capitals 5-2…
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