The Washington Capitals were two minutes from beating the Carolina Hurricanes and claiming undisputed first place in the Eastern Conference, then they blew it. The first period belonged to the Canes – in the possesion game if not on the scoreboard. In the second, Connor McMichael broke the tedium by beating Brandon Bussi backhand to … Continue reading Beaten by the boring beasts of the east: Canes beat Cap 3-2 in the shootout