For part of Monday night, the Washington Capitals stunk. For other parts, they tried desperately to remain with the Carolina Hurricanes — and just about did. But think about that for a second. It feels as if the Capitals are merely trying to hold on to this second-round Stanley Cup playoff series with the tips of their fingernails as the Hurricanes rip it away from them.

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.

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.

Getting contributions up and down the lineup, the Carolina Hurricanes put forth a formidable team effort Monday, when they skated

Outside of a couple of periods and a few isolated moments, it would’ve been unfair for the Carolina Hurricanes not to leave Lenovo Center with a 3-1 series lead over the Washington Capitals. Despite an expected third-period push by Washington,

We have a pair of Game 4s ahead of us in tonight's NHL playoff action. The Carolina Hurricanes can take a 3-1 series lead with a win against the Washington Capi

The Washington Capitals are far from being in all-out crisis, but hopes for their season definitely don’t look good. After a staggering 4-0 loss in Raleigh on Saturday it’s become apparent that whatever strategy this team brought into the series simply isn’t working.