Carolina has played a smothering defensive style and limited the NHL's No. 2 regular-season offense to six goals, one of them an empty-netter, in four games. The Capitals are averaging fewer than 20 shots a game.

Canada continues to prove why it's a powerhouse in the hockey realm. Three games into the 2025 World Championships, and the team has three wins. Across those outings, Canada has scored 16 goals while allowing just one for the best goal differential through May 13.