Ovechkin has zero points through the first three games of the Capitals' second-round series with the Hurricanes.

"We're doing a lot of things right... I've been very, very happy with the way we've played in all three games."

Sean Walker scored late and Andrei Svechnikov added an empty-net clincher to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Washington Capitals 5-2 on Monday night for a 3-1 lead in their second-round playoff series.

The Carolina Hurricanes twice found their two-goal margin halved in the third period of their latest playoff game with the Washington Capitals. Each time they found a prompt response.

Zeisberger digs into Matthews a bit, saying it's time for Toronto's star center, who hasn't scored in the series, to come through in a big way to get the Maple Leafs over the hump and into the Eastern Conference Final.

Game 4 in Raleigh brought more trouble for the Washington Capitals as they fell 5-2 to the Carolina Hurricanes and slipped into a 3-1 series hole.Even with Washington on the brink of elimination after finishing the regular season with the most points among Eastern Conference teams,

Alex Ovechkin surpasses Mario Lemieux for 12th on the NHL's all-time playoff goals list during Game 4 against the Hurricanes.

Jason Blake played 871 NHL regular-season games but never made it out of the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs in six trips. Jackson, in his first NHL postseason, is playing regularly against the Washington Capitals in the Eastern Conference Second Round.