While goaltending and secondary scoring certainly have factored into going up 3-1 in their series for Carolina and Dallas, the biggest reason each team has gotten to this point is some of the best special teams play in the NHL playoffs.

Jonny Lazarus is targeting Andrei Svechnikov, Logan Thompson, and Taylor Hall with his Hurricanes vs. Capitals props in Game 5 on Thursday, May 15.

The Carolina Hurricanes are one win away from advancing to the Eastern Conference Final. Carolina has shut down the normally explosive Washington Capitals'

The Washington Capitals head into Thursday's Game 5 matchup with the visiting Carolina Hurricanes knowing they must win the next three games to keep their second-round series going and advance to the NHL's Eastern Conference final.

Ovechkin has zero points through the first three games of the Capitals' second-round series with the Hurricanes.

Zeisberger digs into Matthews a bit, saying it's time for Toronto's star center, who hasn't scored in the series, to come through in a big way to get the Maple Leafs over the hump and into the Eastern Conference Final.

The Carolina Hurricanes twice found their two-goal margin halved in the third period of their latest playoff game with the Washington Capitals. Each time they found a prompt response.