Andrei Svechnikov scored the game-winner late in the third period to lift the Hurricanes to the series victory with a 3-1 win, ending Washington’s season.

After dropping the first two games of their Stanley Cup playoffs second-round series, the Panthers have rattled off three consecutive victories against the Toronto Maple Leafs and now have two chances to advance to the Eastern Conference final where the Carolina Hurricanes await.

Kaleigh Kurtz, defender for NC Courage, discusses her love for Carolina Hurricanes and their Stanley Cup Playoffs journey. Here’s a clip from the full episode on CBS 17 PLUS.

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.

The Hurricanes will go to Washington for Game 5 on Thursday with a chance to close out the second-round Stanley Cup playoff series, but expect to see Capitals’ best.