Hurricanes Overwhelm Capitals In Game 4
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Before starting the second round against the Carolina Hurricanes, Washington Capitals coach Spencer Carbery had a good sense of what would determine the series between the top two teams in the Metropolitan Division,
The Hurricanes do not appear to be making any changes for Game 5. Defenseman Jalen Chatfield was the only player who did not practice on Thursday. Alexander Nikishin, who has yet to make his NHL debut, took Chatfield’s spot on the defensive pairing with Dmitry Orlov.
The Capitals are staring down elimination in Game 5. Here's what would help them start to dig out from the 3-1 hole.
"We're doing a lot of things right... I've been very, very happy with the way we've played in all three games."
Ovechkin has zero points through the first three games of the Capitals' second-round series with the Hurricanes.