RALEIGH, N.C. — A five-goal blowout like Game 3 of this series is one way to lose a playoff game. Then there’s the edge-of-your-seat, something-has-to-break-soon kind of night the Washington Capitals played Thursday.
The Carolina Hurricanes held on for a 2-1 win over the Capitals at PNC Arena to even the series at two games apiece, shutting out the Capitals for the entire third period to hang on.
Alex Ovechkin scored for the Capitals and Braden Holtby saved 22 shots.
The Hurricanes scored 17 seconds into the game and again in the waning moments of the second period.