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.

T he stakes are high between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Washington Capitals. Entering Game 4 of their second-round series, the Canes can take a 3-1 series lead over the top-s

The second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs continued on Monday with a pair of Game 4s. Here are takeaways from the two games as the Carolina Hurricanes and Edmonton Oilers each moved one win away from advancing to their respective conference finals.

The second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs features eight teams that advanced out of the first round in four best-of-7 series. The second round starts Monday. Today, NHL.com previews the Eastern Conference Second Round between the Carolina Hurricanes and Washington Capitals:

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The Washington Capitals face the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 3 of the second-round of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs on Saturday, May 10, 2025. The game will be broadcast at 6 p.m. ET on TNT/truTV. If you don’t have cable, here’s how you can watch the game.

Washington, East No. 1 seed, defeated Montreal in 5 games; Carolina advanced with 2OT win against Devils in Game 5 on Tuesday