The Carolina Hurricanes qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2009:
Canes head to Washington and lose the series opener 4-2:
And they follow that up with an overtime loss in Game 2…:
…but they get to come back home to the loudest house in the NHL:
And Canes fans, starving for playoff hockey, do not disappoint:
When Ovechkin knocked out Svechnikov:
And the Canes still shut out the Caps:
And then when they evened the series at 2-2 after a close one in Game 4:
Let’s not talk about Game 5:
When the Caps scored the first goal in Game 6, marking the first time the road team had led in the series:
Ovechkin when he tried to check Hamilton and missed:
Our Hayes Permar rode the Zamboni when it was tied 2-2 after the second period:
And the Canes scored 3 unanswered to win Game 6:
The Canes go down 2-0 early in Game 7:
Aho scores a shorty to make it 2-1:
Kuznetsov pushes it back to a 3-1 Caps lead:
But Turbo makes it 3-2 right before the 2nd period ends:
Staal makes it 3-3 early in the 3rd:
Brock McGinn dives to save the playoffs for the Hurricanes late in the 3rd period:
WE’RE GOING TO OVERTIME IN GAME 7 OH MY GOD:
THE CANES ARE THE BETTER TEAM BUT CAN’T SCORE SO WE GO TO DOUBLE OVERTIME:
MCGINN SCORES THE GAME AND SERIES WINNER WITH AN ASSIST FROM MR. GAME 7 JUSTIN WILLIAMS:
