The perfect penalty killing unit of the Carolina Hurricanes is creating serious issues for the Washington Capitals.

New Jersey was third in power-play percentage in the NHL (28.2 %) and was relying on it to provide offense against the Hurricanes. One problem: The Canes were No. 1 in penalty-killing this season ...

The top penalty-killing unit during the regular season (83.6 percent) has been equally swarming in the Stanley Cup Playoffs and was again a key factor in a 3-1 win against the New Jersey Devils in ...

The one power-play goal the Hurricanes did get, late in Game 2, came off a fortuitous deflection to Shayne Gostisbehere, a ...

The Hurricanes entered the game with a sterling 100% success rate on the penalty kill, but a laser from defenseman John Carlson ended that. The Hurricanes wouldn't let the Capitals outdo them ...