Washington Capitals @ Carolina Hurricanes

46-24-8, 23-14-2 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Capitals WSH	1	0	2	3
Hurricanes CAR	1	1	0	2

Carolina HurricanesHurricanesCAR

42-28-7, 22-13-4 Home

Capitals clinch playoff spot with 3-2 victory over Carolina

Nic Dowd scored on a deflection with 4:56 remaining, and the Washington Capitals clinched a playoff berth with a 3-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night.

Mar 29, 2019, 01:14 pm - Associated Press

		1	2	3	T
	Capitals	1	0	2	3
	Hurricanes	1	1	0	2

1st Period			WSH	CAR
4:31		Nino Niederreiter (22) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Justin Williams (28), Sebastian Aho (51)	0	1
5:13		Brett Connolly (22) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Brooks Orpik (7)	1	1

2nd Period			WSH	CAR
12:30		Warren Foegele (8) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Justin Faulk (24), Brett Pesce (20)	1	2

3rd Period			WSH	CAR
1:35		Jakub Vrana (23) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov (49), Christian Djoos (8)	2	2
15:04		Nic Dowd (7) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Nick Jensen (17)	3	2

CAPITALS

HURRICANES

Regular Season Series

WSH wins 4-0

Capitals
6
Hurricanes
5

Game 1

15/12

Hurricanes
1
Capitals
3

Game 2

28/12

Hurricanes
1
Capitals
4

Game 3

27/3

Capitals
3
Hurricanes
2

Game 4

29/3

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	53	22	7	113
Pittsburgh	41	25	16	98
Philadelphia	43	27	12	98
Washington	43	30	9	95
Columbus	40	30	12	92
NY Islanders	43	34	5	91
New Jersey	42	37	3	87
NY Rangers	34	39	9	77

Stars keep 'cornerstone' Jason Robertson with one-year deal

After a season in which he led the club with 96 points, Dallas forward Jason Robertson, who nixed a trade to the Seattle Kraken this summer, avoided a salary arbitration hearing with the Stars, accepting a one-year deal worth $12 million on Tuesday night.

NHL to produce games for Hurricanes, Blue Jackets, Wild, Blues

The Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes, along with the Columbus Blue Jackets, Minnesota Wild and St. Louis Blues, will have their games produced and distributed by the NHL for the coming season as the league branches out into centralized production.

Mammoth sign defenseman John Marino to 8-year, $54M extension

The Utah Mammoth have signed defenseman John Marino to an 8-year, $54M extension, the team announced Tuesday.

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Washington Capitals @ Carolina Hurricanes

Jakub VranaLW - WSH

Nino NiederreiterRW - CAR

Nic DowdC - WSH

Capitals clinch playoff spot with 3-2 victory over Carolina

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Stars keep 'cornerstone' Jason Robertson with one-year deal

NHL to produce games for Hurricanes, Blue Jackets, Wild, Blues

Mammoth sign defenseman John Marino to 8-year, $54M extension