The Carolina Hurricanes are heading to the Eastern Conference final for the second time in three seasons after their 3-1 victory against the Washington Capitals in Game 5 on Thursday night.

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.

WASHINGTON — The series between the Carolina Hurricanes and Washington Capitals wasn’t decided by an inch. The deciding game, though, came close. Carolina, behind another strong game from ...

They didn't get swept this time around, but the Carolina Hurricanes have again fallen in the Eastern Conference Final.

Behind another solid performance from Frederik Andersen in net and a late third-period charge punctuated by an Andrei Svechnikov goal, the Hurricanes downed the Capitals in five games.

There’s only so much the Washington Capitals can do now. And when their first-period onslaught was turned entirely away by Frederik Andersen, they were at the mercy of the Hurricanes at their best.

In a Hurricanes-Capitals series that’s delivered a handful of double-take moments, perhaps the biggest so far came in Carolina’s 5-2 win over Washington in Game 4 at Lenovo Center on Monday.

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With their season-ending loss, the Carolina Hurricanes extended a surprising streak into a seventh straight campaign.

The Carolina Hurricanes switched starting goalies again for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals, going back to Frederik ...

Washington Capitals legend Alex Ovechkin could be planning to call it a career after the 2025-26 NHL season. On Thursday, an ...