The Carolina Hurricanes are on the verge of advancing to the Eastern Conference Final, having taken a 3-1 series lead over the Washington Capitals with Monday's 5-2 win.

The Hurricanes have just been overwhelming the Capitals on both sides of the puck, and the biggest key to that is that everyone has been stepping up for the team.

Currently, there just looks like no weak link on the Canes roster.

Offensively, Carolina has enjoyed a very balanced attack.

14 different skaters have registered at least one goal this postseason (10 in this series alone) and all but one skater has at least a point (William Carrier is the lone one still searching).

Every night, it seems like someone different is rising to the occasion for the Hurricanes and that's why they're finding so much success as of late.

"That's how we have to do it to get it done," said Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour. "We've done it that year all year and that's what's expected. Everyone is expected to chip in. That's obviously what is happening."

But even with the balanced scoring, the Canes' top guns have been leading the way.

Andrei Svechnikov has been having a great postseason, leading the team with seven goals, and Sebastian Aho (10pts), Seth Jarvis (8pts) and Shayne Gostisbehere (7pt) are all over the scoresheet too.

And then the extra layers of offense from Jackson Blake, Logan Stankoven and Taylor Hall are just pushing the Canes even further.

And then defensively, the Hurricanes have been giving their opponents absolutely nothing.

In four games, the Capitals have gotten just 146 chances at 5v5, scoring just three goals on those attempts.

New Jersey actually fared better, with 261 chances and 10 goals in five games at 5v5, but it was still substantially low.

Carolina is being staunch at the blueline, getting physical, blocking shots and doing everything they can to keep the pressure off of their own netminder.

And it's been every pair. Brind'Amour hasn't been afraid to roll out his full lineup and everyone is doing their job.

"It's what you try to do," said Dmitry Orlov. "It's playoff hockey and you just try to leave everything out there. Sacrifice for your teammates. That's how you win. Sometimes you can cheat a game, but you have to put your face out there to try and stop the puck. Make a big hit or take a big hit to make a play. All these small things make a difference in the playoffs and that's what you try to do and what we need to keep doing."

And when chances do get to the net, Frederik Andersen has been hands down the best goaltender in the postseason.

Andersen leads the entire league in postseason save percentage (0.935), goals against average (1.41), high-danger save percentage (0.933) and goals saved above expected (9.21).

"I think it's just so apparent the confidence that he's giving us," said Sean Walker. "We can play a lot more aggressive. Mistakes are going to happen, but he's been bailing us out tons. Just going out there every night and just knowing that he's back there and he's playing unbelievable really, so it's really comforting feeling."

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