A shot to the short side went in to put Carolina up 2-0 in Game 3. Then Thompson couldn't hold onto a glove save in Game 4, and a goal off the rebound gave the Hurricanes a two-goal lead in that one.

The Capitals have 84 shot attempts; 35 on goal, 20 blocked and 29 misses. But the Hurricanes have only three goals to show for it, one on 28 shots on goal and 86 total shot attempts in Game 2.

Known for their shot volume of putting the puck on net from just about every angle, the Carolina Hurricanes moved on to the Eastern Conference final by keeping the Washington Capitals from doing ...

Capitals These Capitals skate a fine line between being up 2-0 and down 0-2. Stanley Cup playoff series are won on the margins -— and every hit, every shift, every shot can make a difference.

A shot to the short side went in to put Carolina up 2-0 in Game 3. Then Thompson couldn’t hold onto a glove save in Game 4, and a goal off the rebound gave the Hurricanes a two-goal lead in that ...

But the big question all series was whether Carolina's style of play — which relies on shot quantity more than quality — would succeed. The answer to that was obvious from the start.

Andre Svechnikov’s shot from a bad angle slipped past Logan Thompson, ending the Washington Capitals’ most successful season since their 2018 Stanley Cup title.