As the minutes ticked away between the Carolina Hurricanes and Washington Capitals, the Hurricanes were running away with an important victory. A win over the C

The Carolina Hurricanes punched their ticket to the postseason, defeating the Washington Capitals in a hot-blooded 5-1 blowout Wednesday night at Lenovo Center.

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Leonard was sitting with his Boston College teammates Monday when he received a text with a dinner invitation from Alex Ovechkin. Was it real?

Despite a 5-1 loss and a less-than-impressive showing against the Carolina Hurricanes, the Washington Capitals weren't going to leave Raleigh quietly.

McIlrath, the Capitals’ 6-foot-5, 232-pound defenseman used his reach advantage early to pull Viel’s helmet off. But despite giving way three inches and 19 pounds, Viel got inside and eventually separated McIlrath from his headwear too.

At 72 ft x 32 ft, the 2,300 square foot Capitals Rink at Hi-Lawn is the largest outdoor rooftop synthetic rink in the nation. The rink’s vast size allows for general skating while alsoencouraging hockey play with hockey sticks, pucks and goals available to skaters.

Goalie Logan Thompson left the Washington Capitals' 5-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday night with what the team said was an upper-body injury. Charlie Lindgren took over in net to start the second period,