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Here are five reasons the Capitals were eliminated:
A season that began with low expectations turned into a campaign that produced the most points in the Eastern Conference. And it felt like it ended too soon.
It wasn't the ending the Washington Capitals dreamt up for what's been a storybook 50th season, a Game 5 loss and second-round exit in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
One of the most memorable seasons in Washington Capitals history has come to an agent. Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals were eliminated from the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs with a second-round loss to the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 5 on Thursday night.
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FOX 5 DC on MSNWashington Capitals eliminated as Hurricanes advance in NHL playoffsThe Washington Capitals were eliminated from the NHL playoffs Thursday night, falling to the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 5 of their second-round series.
The Washington Capitals' historic 50th anniversary season ended in almost too familiar fashion when they lost in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference second round to the Carolina Hurricanes.
As each conference final nears a close, the four teams eliminated in Round 2 have started planning for the off-season. Rory Boylen examines one pressing question facing each franchise this summer.