The Carolina Hurricanes return home for Game 3 of their second-round playoff series against the Washington Capitals having split the first two games on the road

Jaccob Slavin scored his first career playoff overtime goal early in the extra period to give the Hurricanes an important road win to open their second-round playoff series against the Capitals.

Knowing full well the chances of being competitive in their second-round series against the Carolina Hurricanes hung in the balance, the Washington Capitals flipped the script from the opener in a big way in Game 2.