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Islanders still awaiting next playoff opponent as Hurricanes beat Capitals to force Game 7

Teuvo Teravainen #86 celebrates with Nino Niederreiter #21 and Sebastian Aho #20 of the Carolina Hurricanes after scoring a goal against the Washington Capitals in the second period of Game Six of the Eastern Conference First Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at PNC Arena on April 22, 2019 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Photo Credit: Getty Images/Grant Halverson

RALEIGH, N.C. — Jordan Staal scored the go-ahead goal and added an assist in the third period, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Washington Capitals 5-2 on Monday night to force Game 7 in their first-round playoff series.