WATCH | Hurricanes outlast Capitals in double OT:Brock McGinn scored the winner in the second overtime period to give Carolina the 4-3 win in Washington, sending them to the second round. 2:16Carolina pushed Washington out of the playoffs by erasing a two-goal deficit and dominating two overtime periods in the third-longest Game 7 in NHL history. The Hurricanes outshot the Capitals 18-6 in the overtimes, and it was clear Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, Evgeny Kuznetsov and the big guns were gassed after each surpassing 30 minutes of ice time. "When you don't do well, it is more than just we were up in the series or the game. The Capitals had the opportunity to face former coach Barry Trotz's Islanders in the second round after they swept the Penguins, but now the opportunity belongs to the Hurricanes.

Source: CBC News April 25, 2019 03:45 UTC