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NHL Playoffs Live Blog: Carolina Hurricanes, Washington Capitals Kick Off Second Round Series

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NHL Playoffs Live Blog: Carolina Hurricanes, Washington Capitals Kick Off Second Round Series

The Carolina Hurricanes and Washington Capitals were the first two teams to advance to the second round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs and will now square off tonight at Capital One Arena for their second round series.

The top two Metropolitan teams share a brief playoff history, only having met one time prior (in 2019 with the Hurricanes upsetting the Capitals in seven games), but their is plenty of animosity between these two clubs.

Neither team is anticipated to have any lineup changes heading into tonight’s tilt, with Frederik Andersen and Logan Thompson the anticipated starters in net.

This story will be updated throughout the game. Make sure you refresh the page so that you are reading the latest version of the story and be sure to join the conversation in the comment section below.

For the Capitals live blog, click here!

Also, be sure to check out the post-game Playoff Frenzy livestream.

Broadcast

  • The game is being streamed on ESPN, Sportsnet and TVAS, but for fans who want to listen to Mike and Tripp, you can tune into 99.9 FM The Fan.

Third Period

(20:00) Will Carolina mount a third period comeback? Let’s see. One note is that 4C Mark Janowski is not on the Canes bench to start the third.

(19:33) Blake with an early tripping penalty. Another offensive-zone call. Not what Carolina needed.  

(18:15) CanesPR has issued an update on Jankowski, saying he has an undisclosed injury and that won’t return to tonight’s game.

(17:32) Canes kill off the penalty and Ovechkin immediately takes a slash. Carolina needs the power play to come through here.

(15:32) Hurricanes with a few chances, but Thompson is just giving up no rebounds. Jarvis also hit the post again as the power play expired. Canes now have five shots that have hit the frame.

(10:18) 1-1; Rookie Logan Stankoven snipes one top corner after the Canes’ forecheck forces a Washington turnover deep in the offensive zone. We have a game here!

(7:17) Thompson turns it over to Svechnikov, who nearly pumps in a go-ahead goal. 93mph shot by the Russian there.  

(5:30) Leonard misses on a breakaway. Still tied as we approach the end of regulation.

Second Period

(20:00) Back for the second. Can Carolina keep the pressure up?

(19:25) Chatfield acts quickly to get back and kill a Strome chance in front.

(18:30) Svechnikov/Burns with a terrible turnover that winds up with Dubois getting a chance in front but he rings the crossbar.

(16:07) 1-0 Caps; Protas shoots one past Andersen off the rush to open the scoring. Carolina’s strong start is all for not.

(11:35) Walker goes to the bench in some pain after absorbing a Kotkaniemi shot in his midsection. He seems fine.

(7:44) Canes survive a good shift by Caps top line after a turnover by Orlov earlier in the play.

(5:01) Svechnikov off the crossbar… again.

(4:00) Mark Jankowski has reportedly gone back to the locker room.

(1:50) Hurricanes top line with a really good shift. They need someone to step up here.

(0:00) Caps lead 1-0 / SOG 20-11 CAR

Washington had a good push to start the second period, but Hurricanes have gotten back to their high-pressure game.

Soft goal against on Andersen the difference here. 

First Period

(20:00) Martinook-Staal-Jarvis-Orlov-Chatfield-Andersen the starting six for the Hurricanes.

(18:50) Great stick by Burns to deny a Capitals 2-on-1 chance. On the replay, it looks like the pass from Dubois was off.

(16:30) Wilson already making his presence known with a pair of hits on Orlov and Chatfield. Canes have to keep their heads up when he’s out on the ice.

(14:00) Hurricanes forecheck really giving Washington troubles early on. SOG are 4-0 and shot attempts are 14-1.

(12:58) Aho takes an offensive zone high-sticking penalty. It was all Carolina early, but now the penalty kill is going to have to come up big.

(10:30) Kill comes through. Capitals had three shots on goal, including an Ovechkin one-timer.

(8:43) Svechnikov and Wilson come together after a whistle. They’re each team’s biggest agitators, so who’ll come out on top?

(8:39) Gostisbehere rings the post.

(5:09) Carolina getting their shot at the power play now as Orlov is yanked down by Duhaime.

(3:10) One shot on goal for the Hurricanes on that man advantage. Washington kept the diamond tight on the kill and are selling out to block shots.

(2:02) Svechnikov off the crossbar.

(0:00) Score: 0-0 / SOG 13-6 CAR

Carolina outchanced Washington 32-6 at 5v5 and the Capitals also had 14 blocked shots in the opening frame.

Hurricanes game is all about wearing down their opponents, so in that regard, that was a good road period.  

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