The Washington Capitals took a 3-2 series lead with Saturday night's 6-0 home victory and would close out this Eastern Conference Quarterfinals series with a win here in Raleigh Monday night.

We can however note that both teams are perfect on home ice in this series, and the visiting team has yet to hold a lead in any of the five games. The Carolina Hurricanes enjoy tremendous support home at PCN Arena, something the Caps are well aware of. "They get behind their players and they play well there," Washington center Nic Dowd said.

Carolina hopes to have rookie Andrei Svechnikov back in action for this contest. He has missed the last two games after getting knocked out by an Alex Ovechkin punch in Game 3. Expect the home town crowd to rally behind Svechnikov and the rest of the Hurricanes in this do-or-die matchup to carry the home team to a decisive Game 7 in Washington.

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