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2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs Second-Round Series Preview: Washington Capitals vs. Carolina Hurricanes
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The Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes will meet for only the second instance all-time in the postseason during the second round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Carolina came back from 2-0 and 3-2 series deficits and took Game 7 of the 2019 first-round series in overtime. The best-of-seven series will kick off with Game 1 on Tuesday night at Capital One Arena (7 PM ET, ESPN).
SCHEDULE
Graphic: @Capitals
HOW THEY GOT HERE
Carolina: 47-30-5 regular-season record (.604 points percentage), second in Metropolitan Division; 4-1 first-round series win over New Jersey Devils
Washington: 51-22-9 regular-season record (.677 points percentage), first in Eastern Conference; 4-1 first-round series win over Montreal Canadiens
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES
- 12/20/2024: 3-1 Washington
- 4/10/2025: 5-4 Washington (SO)
** N0te: Carolina hosted Washington, who played the second half of a back-to-back both instances they visited Raleigh, after coming off of two days of rested themselves each time
REGULAR-SEASON TEAM LEADERS
Ovechkin (1.12, 73 in 65), who missed 16 games with a broken leg in November and December, and Strome (1.00) both averaged at least a point-per-game for Washington. Ovechkin, Tom Wilson (33-32-65 in 81), and Aliaksei Protas (30-36-66 in 76) all hit the 30-goal mark while Strome (29) came up just short. Connor McMichael (26-31-57 in 82), Jakob Chychrun (20-27-47 in 74), and Pierre-Luc Dubois (20-46-66 in 82) all eclipsed 20.
Aho and Jarvis were the only Hurricanes to finish the season on the roster and hit the 25-goal, 60-point marks, respectively, after the team traded Martin Necas in January and Mikko Rantanen at the trade deadline. Jarvis, Aho (29), Jack Roslovic (22), and Svechnikov (22) were the only Hurricanes to eclipse 20 goals.
FIRST ROUND TEAM LEADERS
Svechnikov co-led the NHL in goals with Minnesota Wild left-wings Kirill Kaprizov and Matt Boldy and Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon through five games of the first round league-wide.
Strome was just a helper shy of Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid and St. Louis Blues defenseman Cam Fowler of the league lead and co-led in points with Kaprizov and Fowler among players not participating in the Los Angeles Kings-Edmonton series.
REGULAR-SEASON TEAM STATISTICS
Both teams had nearly identical goals-against totals and ranked in the top five league-wide when it came to penalty-killing, where Carolina led the pack. The Hurricanes finished with the lowest shots-against, where the Capitals ranked 10th.
While both squads finished above .5 in every possession metric, Carolina led the NHL in each category. However, Washington had the best shooting percentage and better save percentage.
FIRST-ROUND TEAM STATISTICS
The Capitals and Hurricanes had identical goals and goals-against per game averages but Carolina had significantly better special teams. The Hurricanes had a slight advantage in shot suppression, though both teams thrived in that area during the first round.
Washington had the better expected goals ratio but Carolina fared better in the other two possession metrics. The Capitals were also better at finishing their chances.
GOALTENDING MATCHUP
Thompson, 28, performed better than Andersen, 35, in every category during the regular- and postseason. Andersen is expected to be ready after getting injured in the second period of Game 4 at New Jersey and not returning for the remainder of the first round.
Thompson played only one period against Carolina during the regular season, making nine saves on 12 shots-against (.750) on April 2. Andersen, 35, recorded a 1-0-1 record, .898 save percentage, and 2.41 goals-against average in the last two meetings.
Andersen topped both Thompson’s save percentage and goals-against average in four games during the first round.
INJURIES
Washington
- D Martin Fehervary (knee)
- LW Sonny Milano (upper-body)
- C Nicklas Backstrom (hip)
- RW T.J. Oshie (back)
Carolina
WILL WIN IF
Washington: the team continues to control the puck against a strong possession team and does not allow Carolina to spend long amounts of time in the offensive zone; steal at least a game out of Raleigh after the Hurricanes went an Eastern Conference-best 31-9-1 at home (which was also second in the NHL) during the regular season and won all three games at Lenovo Center in the first round (Washington went 25-13-3 on the road in the regular season – tied league lead with Toronto Maple Leafs – before splitting two games in Montreal during the first round, Carolina has gone under .500 on the road with a 16-21-4 regular-season record and split two postseason away contests); they win the special teams matchup
Carolina: Andersen outplays Thompson after falling to Andrei Vasilevskiy (Tampa Bay Lightning, 2021), Igor Shesterkin (New York Rangers, 2022/2024), Sergei Bobrovsky (Florida Panthers, 2023) the previous four seasons; they get scoring depth across their forward lineup; they turn their strong scoring-chance generation into more goals
X-FACTORS
Washington: C Pierre-Luc Dubois — The 26-year-old will likely get tasked with shutting down Aho and Svechnikov’s line after doing the same to Nick Suzuki’s in the first round. Dubois gives Washington an advantage down the middle, especially after Carolina parted with their second-line center in Necas during the regular season and may be vulnerable at that position. Dubois had a solid first round, when he tallied a .5386 five-on-five expected goals-for percentage, but he has more offense in him than the two assists he notched in five games vs. Montreal. If Dubois produces more offense than he did in the first round, it could be a big difference maker for Washington.
Carolina: Andersen — Carolina was arguably the better team in each of the last two series losses but fell because their opponent had the superior goaltending. Once again in this series, Washington likely has the edge in net after Thompson had a breakout regular season and shined again in the first round. The Hurricanes will need timely saves to build momentum that compliments their possession dominance in the offensive zone and Andersen needs to continue to put up the numbers he turned in against New Jersey to give his team a boost.
PROJECTED LINES
Carolina
Svechnikov — Aho — Jackson Blake
Jordan Martinook – Jordan Staal — Jarvis
Taylor Hall – Jesperi Kotkaniemi — Logan Stankoven
Eric Robinson — Mark Jankowski — William Carrier
Slavin — Brent Burns
Dmitry Orlov — Jalen Chatfield
Shayne Gostisbehere – Sean Walker
Andersen
Pyotr Kochetkov
- Scratched
- Roslovic
- C Skylar Brind’Amour
- C Tyson Jost
- C Bradley Nadeau
- D Riley Stillman
- D Scott Morrow
- D Domenick Fensore
- G Spencer Martin
Washington
Ovechkin — Strome — Anthony Beauvillier
McMichael – Dubois — Wilson
Andrew Mangiapane – Lars Eller — Ryan Leonard
Brandon Duhaime — Nic Dowd — Protas
Chychrun — Carlson
Rasmus Sandin — Roy
Alexander Alexeyev – Trevor Van Riemsdyk
Thompson
Charlie Lindgren
- Scratched
- RW Taylor Raddysh
- D Dylan McIlrath
- D Ethan Bear
- RW Ethen Frank
- G Mitchell Gibson
BETTING ODDS (Caesers, as of 5/2)
- Series Betting
- Carolina: -175
- Washington: +148
- Series Score
- Carolina 4-1: +500
- Carolina 4-2: +350
- Carolina 4-3: +475
- Carolina 4-0: +900
- Washington 4-3: +500
- Washington 4-2: +675
- Washington 4-1: +800
- Washington 4-0: +1800
- Total Number Of Games
- 4: +600
- 5: +260
- 6: +190
- 7: +200
- Series Spreads
- Series Handicap 2
- Carolina +2.5: -800
- Washington -2.5: +550
- Series Handicap
- Carolina +1.5: -320
- Washington -1.5: +250
- Series Handicap 3
- Carolina -1.5: +120
- Washington +1.5: -150
- Series Handicap 4
- Carolina -2.5: +270
- Washington +2.5: -350
- Series Handicap 2
STAFF SERIES PREDICTIONS
- Jon: Washington in 7
- Ethan: Washington in 6
- Della: Washington in 7
- Diane: Washington in 7
- Harrison: Washington in 6
- Eric: Washington in 6
- Aaron: Washington in 7
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This story contains descriptions of fatal violence against a transgender person.
The Seattle Police Department are searching for a suspect after a 19-year-old University of Washington student was stabbed to death in an off-campus student apartment complex on May 10.
Seattle Police Department Detective Eric Muñoz told NBC News that the victim is “believed to be a 19-year-old transgender female” who was enrolled at the university. The victim has not yet been publicly identified by name. She was found in the housing complex laundry room shortly after 10 p.m. on Sunday night.
The housing complex, Nordheim Court, is privately managed but affiliated with the university, located near an upscale shopping center in Seattle’s U-Village neighborhood. According to NBC News, residents received an official alert from UW to stay inside their homes and lock all windows and doors — an alert that was lifted around 1 a.m. with the acknowledgment that “a death investigation remains ongoing.”
According to SPD detective Eric Muñoz, police and the fire department attempted lifesaving measures but ultimately “pronounced the victim deceased at the scene.”
“Officers are actively searching for the suspect, believed to be a black male with a beard, 5’6-8” tall, wearing a vest with button up shirt, and blue jeans,” Muñoz wrote in a blotter report.
Muñoz noted that the victim would be identified by the medical examiner’s office in “the coming days.” The SPD did not immediately respond to Them’s request for comment.
This is the seventh known trans person to be violently killed in 2026. In mid-April, 39-year-old transmasculine farmer Luca RedBeard was fatally shot in rural New Mexico. Last week, police in Marion County, Florida opened a homicide investigation into the shooting death of a 29-year-old who went by multiple names and referred to “transitioning” on social media. In Kentucky, an investigation into the disappearance of 22-year-old trans college student Murry Foust remains ongoing.
Police are asking anyone with information about the University of Washington case to call the Violent Crimes Tip Line at 206-233-5000, emphasizing that anonymous tips are accepted.
This is a developing story.
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On a quiet stretch of Des Moines Memorial Drive in South Seattle, the Sea Mar Museum of Chicano/a/Latino/a Culture rises like a long‑overdue acknowledgment. Its brick exterior doesn’t shout; it invites. Inside, the rooms hum with the stories of families who crossed borders, harvested fields, organized classrooms, and built communities across Washington state—often without seeing their histories reflected anywhere on a museum wall.
For Rogelio Riojas, founder and CEO of Sea Mar Community Health Centers, the museum is a promise kept. “We wanted to make sure the contributions of Latinos in Washington state are recognized and preserved for future generations,” he told The Seattle Times when the museum opened in 2019. It was a simple statement, but one that captured decades of work—both visible and invisible—by the region’s Latino communities.
Walking through the galleries feels like stepping into a living archive. One of the most arresting sights is a pair of original farmworker cabins, transported from Eastern Washington. Their narrow wooden frames and sparse interiors speak volumes about the migrant families who once slept inside after long days in the fields. The cabins are not replicas or artistic interpretations; they are the real thing, weathered by sun, dust, and time. They anchor the museum’s narrative in the physical realities of labor that shaped the state’s agricultural economy.
Sea Mar describes the museum as “dedicated to sharing the history, struggles, and successes of the Latino community in Washington state,” a mission that plays out in photographs, letters, student newspapers, and oral histories contributed by community members themselves. These aren’t artifacts chosen from afar—they’re family treasures, personal archives, and memories entrusted to the museum so they can live beyond the kitchen tables and shoeboxes where they were once kept.
The story extends beyond the museum walls. Just steps away is the Sea Mar Community Center, a sweeping, light‑filled gathering space designed for celebrations, performances, workshops, and community events. With room for nearly 500 people, a full stage, a movie‑theater‑sized screen, and a catering kitchen, the center was built with one purpose: to give the community a place to see itself, gather, and grow. Sea Mar describes it as “a welcoming space for families, organizations, and community groups to gather, celebrate, and learn,” and on any given weekend, it lives up to that promise.
Together, the museum and community center form a cultural campus—part historical archive, part living room for the region’s Latino communities. Students come to learn about the Chicano activists who reshaped the University of Washington in the late 1960s. Families come to see their own histories reflected in the exhibits. Visitors come to understand a story that has long been present in Washington, even if it wasn’t always visible.
The Sea Mar Museum is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., offering free admission to anyone who walks through its doors. For many, it’s more than a museum—it’s a recognition, a gathering place, and a testament to the people who helped shape the Pacific Northwest.
Preserving Latino History and Community Life in Washington was first published on Washington Latino News (WALN) and republished with permission.
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