What - Game 3 (1-1)
When - 6 p.m., Saturday, May 10
Where - Lenovo Center; Raleigh, NC
How to Watch - TNT, truTV, MAX, Sportsnet, TVAS 

The Carolina Hurricanes will look to jump back ahead in their series against the Washington Capitals tonight as they return to Lenovo Center.

The Canes, who have yet to lose at home this postseason, were one of the most successful home teams this season, having tied the franchise record for home wins in a regular season.

After taking Game 1 in Washington, the Canes faltered in Game 2, but the road split gives the Hurricanes a big leg up as the series shifts.

If Carolina can take advantage of home ice, they'll have a good shot of advancing to the next round, but it all starts with getting it done at home.

Streaks

• None

Milestone Watch

• Dmitry Orlov will play in his 100th career playoff game tonight.

Game Notes

• The last two times these teams met in the postseason was 2019. Carolina qualified for the playoffs for the first time in nine years and Washington were the defending Cup champions. The Canes won the series in seven games.
• While not too many players are left from either of those teams, what's notable is that two defensemen have now swapped places as Dmitry Orlov and Trevor van Riemsdyk will now be on separate sides of the series.
• Jaccob Slavin (1g, 10pts in 9gp) is a point-per-game player against Washington in the postseason.

Key Matchups

Projected Starting Goalies

• Frederik Andersen: 4-2; 0.930 Sv%; 1.55 GAA
• Logan Thompson: 5-2; 0.931 Sv%; 2.01 GAA

Leading Scorers

• Goals - Andrei Svechnikov (5) / Alex Ovechkin (4)
• Points - Sebastian Aho (9) / Dylan Strome (10)

Power Play

• Carolina - 28% (7/25)
• Washington - 22.1% (4/18)

Penalty Kill

• Carolina - 95% (19/20)
• Washington - 71.4% (15/21)

Hurricanes Projected Lineup

Andrei Svechnikov - Sebastian Aho - Jackson Blake
Taylor Hall - Jesperi Kotkaniemi - Logan Stankoven
Jordan Martinook - Jordan Staal - Seth Jarvis
William Carrier - Jack Roslovic - Eric Robinson

Jaccob Slavin - Brent Burn
Dmitry Orlov - Jalen Chatfield
Shayne Gostisbehere - Sean Walker

Frederik Andersen
Pyotr Kochetkov

Injuries and Scratches: Tyson Jost, Juha Jaaska, Alexander Nikishin, Riley Stillman, Ty Smith, Spencer Martin, Mark Jankowski (undisclosed), Jesper Fast (neck)  

Capitals Projected Lineup

Alex Ovechkin - Dylan Strome - Aliaksei Protas
Connor McMichael - Pierre-Luc Dubois - Tom Wilson
Andrew Mangiapane - Lars Eller - Taylor Raddysh
Brandon Duhaime - Nic Dowd - Anthony Beauvillier

Jakob Chychrun - John Carlson
Rasmus Sandin - Matt Roy
Alexander Alexeyev - Trevor van Riemsdyk

Logan Thompson 
Charlie Lindgren

Injuries and Scratches: Ethan Bear, Ethen Frank, Dylan McIlrath, Ryan Leonard, Nicklas Backstrom (hip), Martin Fehervary (meniscus), Sonny Milano (UBI), T.J. Oshie (back)  

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