The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Washington Capitals, 5-1, on Wednesday night in a game in which Capitals star Alex Ovechkin inched closer to breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record with his 892nd ...

The Hurricanes also knocked off the New Jersey Devils in five games in the first round. Carolina's smothering defensive style limited Washington's No. 2-ranked regular-season offense to seven ...

Enjoy that first game of the Washington Capitals’ second-round playoff series against the Carolina Hurricanes ... I felt like we didn’t play our style of hockey tonight.