Hurricanes, Stars near conference finals

Hurricanes, Stars near conference finals

Before starting the second round against the Carolina Hurricanes, Washington Capitals coach Spencer Carbery had a good sense of what would determine the series between the top two teams in the Metropolitan Division, fierce rivals who are very familiar with…

Hurricanes and Stars ride stellar special teams to the verge of the conference finals

Before starting the second round against the Carolina Hurricanes, Washington Capitals coach Spencer Carbery had a good sense of what would determine the series between the top two teams in the Metropolitan Division, fierce rivals who are very familiar with…

HURRICANES ROCK CAPITALS AGAIN

Capitals must complete rare 3-1 comeback against Hurricanes and history is not on their side

The Washington Capitals have zero room for error. There’s just no other way to slice it. After falling 5-2 to the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 4 on Monday, the Caps are now down three games to one in their second-round playoff series. If they can’t find a win in Game 5 on Thursday, they’ll fall to 1-6 in playoff series since lifting the Stanley Cup in 2018. “We’re going to have to slowly try and push them out of the series. Obviously, our backs a…