Hurricanes Knock Out Stanley Cup Champs

Steve Bell

am800-sports-hockey-nhl-playoffs-carolina-capitals-washington-1.9103129 WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 24: Brock McGinn #23 of the Carolina Hurricanes scores the game winning goal against Braden Holtby #70 of the Washington Capitals at 11:05 of the second overime period in Game Seven of the Eastern Conference First Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Capital One Arena on April 24, 2019 in Washington, DC. The Hurricanes defeated the Capitals 4-3 in the second overtime period to move on to Round Two of the Stanley Cup playoffs. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) (Patrick Smith/Brock McGinn of the Carolina Hurricanes scores the game winning goal against Braden Holtby of the Washington Capitals at 11:05 during the 2019 Playoffs April 24, 2019 in Washington. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images))

Carolinas Brock McGinns goal in doubleovertime sends the Hurricanes into Round 2 against the Islanders

The Carolina Hurricanes are moving on in the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Brock McGinn scored midway through the second overtime to give the Hurricanes a 4-3 win over the defending champion Washington Capitals in Game Seven of their first-round series in D.C.

Jordan Staal squared the game at three early in the third for Carolina, which overcame a 3-1 deficit to pull out the win.

The Hurricanes will face the Islanders in round two.

Andre Burakovsky, Tom Wilson and Evgeny Kuznetsov scored for Washington, which lost the final two games of the series.