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.

Welcome to The Hockey News Playoff Frenzy Live, streaming nightly during the NHL's Stanley Cup playoffs. After the big game of the night, our experts go live to react to the match that was, break down the key moments and storylines and read your opinions.

Sean Walker scored late and Andrei Svechnikov added an empty-net clincher to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Washington Capitals 5-2 on Monday night for a 3-1 lead in their second-round playoff series.

"We're doing a lot of things right... I've been very, very happy with the way we've played in all three games."

As he entered this year’s Stanley Cup playoffs, Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen had something to prove.

Ovechkin has zero points through the first three games of the Capitals' second-round series with the Hurricanes.

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,

Taylor Hall and Sean Walker came up with big third-period goals that the Carolina Hurricanes needed to stay in control of their Game 4 playoff win against the Washington Capitals.