The veteran Washington winger has been a presence for the Capitals against the Hurricanes in the NHL playoffs, and understands the urgency needed from both teams in Game 4.

The Hurricanes won last night's game in landslide fashion against the Capitals, and after the game, Carolina mocked Tom Wilson with a viral social media post.

"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.

The Washington Capitals are one loss from a postseason exit after a 5-2 defeat to the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday night. Game 4 followed a familiar pattern at the Lenovo Center.

Jason Blake played 871 NHL regular-season games but never made it out of the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs in six trips. Jackson, in his first NHL postseason, is playing regularly against the Washington Capitals in the Eastern Conference Second Round.

The Carolina Hurricanes twice found their two-goal margin halved in the third period of their latest playoff game with the Washington Capitals. Each time they found a prompt response.

Game 4 in Raleigh brought more trouble for the Washington Capitals as they fell 5-2 to the Carolina Hurricanes and slipped into a 3-1 series hole.Even with Washington on the brink of elimination after finishing the regular season with the most points among Eastern Conference teams,