The Washington Capitals were on their collective back foot against the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series. For a while the scoreboard didn’t care, but eventually it caught up. Aliaksei Protas scored the lone goal of the first 40 minutes, set free by Brandon Duhaime’s frisky work along the boards. Halfway … Continue reading Cave-in: Hurricanes beat Caps 2-1 in overtime