The Capitals better start finishing their scoring chances the way they did during the regular season if they plan to push this series against the Hurricanes beyond Game 5 at Capital One Arena on Thursday (7 p.m. ET; MAX, truTV, TNT, SN, TVAS).

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.

Alex Ovechkin leads the Washington Capitals against the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 4 of a series the ‘Canes lead 2-1.

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 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. Taylor Hall scored on a breakaway chance roughly three minutes after the Washington Capitals scored their first goal,

The Washington Capitals appear to be making some tweaks to the lineup as they try to even the series against the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 4 on Monday, and it looks like Ryan Leonard will be back in the mix.

The Caps find themselves down 2-1 in their second-round playoff series against the Hurricanes, but insist they know what they need to do in Monday’s Game 4.