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Carolina Hurricanes: Takeaways from HUGE Game 7 Win Over Washington

By Matthew Nidiffer|
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 24: Brock McGinn #23 of the Carolina Hurricanes celebrates with his teammates after scoring the game winning goal in the second overtime period against the Washington Capitals in Game Seven of the Eastern Conference First Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Capital One Arena on April 24, 2019 in Washington, DC. The Hurricanes defeated the Capitals 4-3 in the second overtime period to move on to Round Two of the Stanley Cup playoffs. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/NHLI via Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 24: Brock McGinn #23 of the Carolina Hurricanes celebrates with his teammates after scoring the game winning goal in the second overtime period against the Washington Capitals in Game Seven of the Eastern Conference First Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Capital One Arena on April 24, 2019 in Washington, DC. The Hurricanes defeated the Capitals 4-3 in the second overtime period to move on to Round Two of the Stanley Cup playoffs. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/NHLI via Getty Images)
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WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 24: Brock McGinn #23 of the Carolina Hurricanes celebrates with his teammates after scoring the game winning goal in the second overtime period against the Washington Capitals in Game Seven of the Eastern Conference First Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Capital One Arena on April 24, 2019 in Washington, DC. The Hurricanes defeated the Capitals 4-3 in the second overtime period to move on to Round Two of the Stanley Cup playoffs. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/NHLI via Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 24: Brock McGinn #23 of the Carolina Hurricanes celebrates with his teammates after scoring the game winning goal in the second overtime period against the Washington Capitals in Game Seven of the Eastern Conference First Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Capital One Arena on April 24, 2019 in Washington, DC. The Hurricanes defeated the Capitals 4-3 in the second overtime period to move on to Round Two of the Stanley Cup playoffs. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/NHLI via Getty Images)

The Carolina Hurricanes have eliminated the Washington Capitals in Game 7 of the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Before setting our sights to the New York Islanders for Game 1 of the second round, let’s take a look at how the Hurricanes were able to prevail over the Capitals in Game 7.

Wow. What an incredible game! I still can’t believe I’m typing these words. The Carolina Hurricanes have eliminated the Washington Capitals in Game 7. In an absolute stunner of a game, the Carolina Hurricanes have secured their spot in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Two overtime periods. 90+ minutes. 6 regulation goals. 1 overtime goal. The perfect list of ingredients in an already epic postseason around the entire league. The NHL playoffs are already unpredictable, but this year has been a different beast entirely.

The San Jose Sharks rallied back on Tuesday night to beat the Vegas Golden Knights in overtime to secure their 2nd round berth. Enough about the rest of league. Let’s focus on why we’re all here: the Hurricanes eliminating the defending Stanley Cup champions in Round 1.

This game was an absolute rollercoaster; the Capitals went up by 2 goals early on, the Hurricanes scored on a Sebastian Aho shorthanded shift, the Capitals answered quickly, then Jordan Staal tied up the game in the third period. Today, we are going to dissect each individual period and relive what is instantly a classic game between the two Eastern Conference rivals.

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