Third Period

0:00 — That'll do it. 4-0 loss, and Capitals trail the series 2-1.

3:16 — Jackson Blake gets a fortunate bounce, and it's 4-0.

16:43 — Eric Robinson makes it 3-0. Beats Logan Thompson blocker side.

18:43 — Nothing on that power play.

20:00 — Back for the third.

Second Period

0:00 — After 40, Capitals trail Hurricanes 2-0. Carolina up 17-15 in shots on goal. Washington's good start evaporates, though anything can happen in the final 20. There will be 1:17 minutes of PP time remaining to open the third.

0:44 — Capitals to the power play.

1:03 — Jack Roslovic converts on the power play. 2-0.

2:35 — Not a good penalty for Alex Alexeyev to take. Hooking puts Capitals down 5-on-4 near the end of this frame.

7:20 — The Hurricanes tilted the ice, and a lost draw leads to Andrei Svechnikov sneaking one past Logan Thompson. Capitals trail 1-0.

18:03 — Pierre-Luc Dubois and Jackson Blake get into it and receive matching roughing penalties. To 4-on-4 we go.

20:00 — Second period underway.

First Period

0:00 — After 20, Capitals and Hurricanes tied 0-0. Capitals lead 9-6 in shots on goal. Much better start.

8:14 — Nothing on that power play, and Logan Thompson bails out his team with a big save on Seth Jarvis' attempt on the shorthanded break.

10:14 — Capitals to the power play. Some scares there on the empty net on the delayed call, as the puck just squeaked past it.

14:13 — Good chances early for the bottom-6. Good looks for Brandon Duhaime and Taylor Raddysh in front, but no dice yet.

20:00 — Game 3 is underway.

Pregame

6:30 — The Capitals will stick wth the same combinations from their Game 2 win, with Taylor Raddysh staying in for Ryan Leonard. Logan Thompson starts with Charlie Lindgren backing up.

Here are the combinations:

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

Alex Alexeyev-Trevor van Riemsdyk

Logan Thompson 

Charlie Lindgren