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.

WASHINGTON -- Jaccob Slavin scored at 3:06 of overtime, giving the Carolina Hurricanes a 2-1 win against the Washington Capitals in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Second Round at Capital One Arena on Tuesday. Slavin won it with a shot from the right point that got through traffic and under the right pad of Capitals goalie Logan Thompson.

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