Jaccob Slavin scored his first career playoff overtime goal early in the extra period to give the Hurricanes an important road win to open their second-round playoff series against the Capitals.

After the Hurricanes were 30th in the NHL in hits per 60 minutes during the regular season (17.15), they have more than doubled that with an average of 34.53 in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. That’s actually more than the Capitals, who have averaged 31.35 this postseason.

Jacob Slavin's goal 3:06 into overtime gave the Carolina Hurricanes a 2-1 victory Tuesday over the host Washington Capitals in Game 1 of their Stanley Cup Playoff second-round matchup.