The Carolina Hurricanes struck first in a pivotal Game 3 of the East semifinals against the Washington Capitals.

Capitals props and NHL picks for tonight’s second-round showdown. Andrei Svechnikov finished with three shots on 11 attempts in Game 1, and he’s pacing the Carolina Hurricanes in both with 25 ...

Notably, the Carolina offense was led by Andrei Svechnikov. He scored a team-high five goals during the opening round, which helped him secure the second-most points on the team. Svechnikov has ...

TOP PERFORMERS: Seth Jarvis has 32 goals and 35 assists for the Hurricanes. Andrei Svechnikov has six goals and two assists over the last 10 games. Alexander Ovechkin has 44 goals and 29 assists ...

Streaks Sebastian Aho (3g, 5a) and Seth Jarvis (2g, 3a) have points in four straight games. Andrei Svechnikov (4g, 1a) has points in three straight games. Jackson Blake (1g, 2a) and Jaccob Slavin (1g, ...

Carolina Hurricane right wing Andrei Svechnikov (37) is surrounded by teammates ... The first Pope from the United States is a White Sox fan? Ryan Spilborghs joins the show and talks about the ...

But 12 players from that epic seven-game series are — including both Andrei Svechnikov and Alex Ovechkin ... The first Pope from the United States is a White Sox fan? Ryan Spilborghs joins ...

Sebastian Aho has 29 goals and 45 assists for the Hurricanes. Andrei Svechnikov has scored six goals with two assists over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Capitals: 5-4-1, averaging 2.5 goals ...