Schedule and 2024-25 Results
Regular Season Records: Washington 51-22-9=111pts, Carolina 47-30-5=99pts
Game 1 on Tuesday, 06 May: Carolina wins at Washington, 2-goals-1(OT)
Game 2 on Thursday, 08 May: Carolina loses at Washington, 3-goals-1
Game 3 on Saturday, 10 May: Washington loses at Carolina, 4-goals-nil
Game 4 on Monday, 12 May: Washington loses at Carolina, 5-goals-2
Game 5 on Thursday, 15 May: Carolina wins at Washington, 3-goals-1

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 5: The Carolina Hurricanes visited and defeated the Washington Capitals 3-goals-1 to complete a 4-games-1 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1593 victory. With the series 1593 win, the Carolina Hurricanes improve their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record to 18-10 overall and 6-3 in the Quarterfinals round. With the series 1593 loss, the Washington Capitals see their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record fall to 19-31 overall and 3-12 in the Quarterfinals round. The win order for the victorious Carolina Hurricanes in series 1593 was WLWWW: Series 1593 thus becomes the tenth NHL Quarterfinals-round series, the 43rd NHL series (all rounds), and the 97th MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion. With their series 1593 Game 5 victory in Washington, the Carolina Hurricanes now have an active five-Game 5 winning streak in best-of-7 NHL playoff competition.

After Game 4: The Carolina Hurricanes hosted and topped the Washington Capitals 5-goals-2 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1593 lead of 3-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-1, the Carolina Hurricanes have a series record of 8-0 and a Game 5 record of 4-4. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-1, the Washington Capitals have a series record of 2-10 (with an active four-series losing streak) and a Game 5 record of 6-6.

After Game 3: The Carolina Hurricanes hosted and shut out the Washington Capitals 4-goals-nil to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1593 lead of 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Carolina Hurricanes have a series record of 9-2 and a Game 4 record of 6-5. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Washington Capitals have a series record of 8-10 and a Game 4 record of 9-9. Series 1593 becomes the first best-of-7 NHL playoff series in which the Carolina Hurricanes led 2-games-1 without having won Game 2.

After Game 2: The Washington Capitals hosted and defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 3-goals-1 to knot best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1593 at 1-game-all. When tied 1-game-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Washington Capitals have a series record of 12-16 and a Game 3 record of 13-15, while the Carolina Hurricanes have a series record of 5-3 and a Game 3 record of 3-5. The series 1593 Game 2 loss by the Carolina Hurricanes ends their ten-Game 2 winning streak in the wake of a 1-game-nil best-of-7 NHL playoff series lead.

After Game 1: The Carolina Hurricanes visited and topped the Washington Capitals 2-goals-1(OT) to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1593 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Carolina Hurricanes have a series record of 11-2 (with an active four-series winning streak) and a Game 2 record of 11-2 (with an active ten-Game 2 winning streak). When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Washington Capitals have a series record of 10-11 and a Game 2 record of 11-10. The Carolina Hurricanes trailed their host Washington Capitals by one goal as late as 9:41 into the third period but prevailed: In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff games from 1939 through 2024, inclusive, road teams down one goal as late as 9:41 into the third period had a game record of only 128-699 (.155) - the Carolina Hurricanes thus achieve a grade-B (.100 - .199) in-game comeback to win series 1593 Game 1.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2024-25 NHL regular season, the Washington Capitals finished twelve points ahead of the Carolina Hurricanes. From 1939 through the 2025 NHL Preliminary round, when NHL teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by twelve regular-season points, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 14-10 (.583) in those series against those opponents. Best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1593 is the 50th best-of-7 NHL playoff series for the Washington Capitals, and the 28th for the Carolina Hurricanes. In best-of-7 NHL playoff series, the Washington Capitals have an all-rounds series record of 19-30, a Quarterfinals-round series record of 3-11, and a Game 1 record of 28-21, while the Carolina Hurricanes have an all-rounds series record of 17-10, a Quarterfinals-round series record of 5-3, and a Game 1 record of 13-14. Series 1593 is the second best-of-7 NHL playoff series meeting between the Washington Capitals and the Carolina Hurricanes. In their previous best-of-7 NHL playoff series meeting, the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Washington Capitals in series 1388, in the 2019 NHL Preliminary round.