The Hurricanes will go to Washington for Game 5 on Thursday with a chance to close out the second-round Stanley Cup playoff series, but expect to see Capitals’ best.

The Hurricanes may not be the most star-studded team still in the playoffs, but they have the best shot of winning the Cup right now.

Toronto Maple Leafs star forward Mitch Marner is predicted to leave the team in free agency for a Stanley Cup contender.

In a Hurricanes-Capitals series that’s delivered a handful ... turning back 19 of 21 shots to earn his sixth win of these 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs. (Pyotr Kochetkov had the win to close out New Jersey in Round 1.) And for all of those adjectives that ...

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.

After the Panthers won a thriller in Game 3, ESPN BET has the Leafs at -125 to win the series, with the Panthers at +105. Both teams are right in the middle of the Cup futures mix, with the Panthers slightly ahead; Florida is +550 and Toronto is +600.

Stanley Cup Playoffs second round intensifies. Connor McDavid shines for the Edmonton Oilers, leading 2-0 against the Vegas Golden Knights. Frederik Andersen stands out for the Carolina Hurricanes, who are tied 1-1 with the Washington Capitals.

You have the chance to see the Carolina Hurricanes play in Game 4 of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs! The winner gets two (2) tickets to the Monday, May 12, 2025, game at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, NC.

Carolina tied it in the third period before Jaccob Slavin converted 3:06 into OT as the Hurricanes won, 2-1, in Game 1 at Capital One Arena. Game 2 is Thursday.