Carolina tied it in the third period before Jaccob Slavin converted 3:06 into OT as the Hurricanes won, 2-1, in Game 1 at Capital One Arena. Game 2 is Thursday.

Jaccob Slavin scored in overtime, one of 33 shots from a dominant Carolina effort, and the Hurricanes topped the Washington Capitals 2-1 in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series on Tuesday, the club's second straight playoff win beyond regulation.

Carolina needed that many shot attempts to beat the Washington Capitals, 2-1, in Game 1 of their second-round Stanley Cup playoff series. In the end, it was Hurricanes defenseman Jaccob Slavin beating Capitals goaltender Logan Thompson,