Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes: How to watch Game 4 of NHL Playoffs for FREE

The Washington Capitals need a win on Monday night as they head to the Lenovo Center in Raleigh, North Carolina, for Game 4 of their NHL Eastern Conference playoffs series with the Carolina Hurricanes.

Carolina is coming off a 4-0 win at home on Saturday, which gave it a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.

The game is set to start at 7 p.m. EDT and you can watch it on TNT/TruTV/Max or live stream it on DirecTV Stream (free trial) and SlingTV (low intro rate). The game will also stream on Max, which includes live sports via the B/R Sports package with standard ($16.99/mo.) and premium ($20.99) subscriptions.

Washington Capitals (51-22-9, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (47-30-5, in the Metropolitan Division)

Raleigh, North Carolina; Monday, 7 p.m. EDT

TV: TNT/TruTV/Max

LIVESTREAM: DirecTV Stream (free trial) and SlingTV (low intro rate). The game will also stream on Max, which includes live sports via the B/R Sports package with standard ($16.99/mo.) and premium ($20.99) subscriptions.

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Hurricanes -244, Capitals +199; over/under is 5.5

NHL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND: Hurricanes lead series 2-1

Carolina is 47-30-5 overall and 24-5-5 against the Metropolitan Division. The Hurricanes have a 27-9-1 record when they commit fewer penalties than their opponent.

Washington is 18-10-1 against the Metropolitan Division and 51-22-9 overall. The Capitals have scored 286 total goals (3.5 per game) to rank second in the league.

TOP PERFORMERS: Andrei Svechnikov has 20 goals and 28 assists for the Hurricanes. Sebastian Aho has three goals and six assists over the last 10 games.

Alexander Ovechkin has 44 goals and 29 assists for the Capitals. Connor McMichael has five goals and two assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Hurricanes: 6-3-1, averaging 3.3 goals, 5.1 assists, 4.1 penalties and 9.8 penalty minutes while giving up 2.4 goals per game.

Capitals: 6-3-1, averaging 2.7 goals, 4.3 assists, four penalties and 9.6 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.

HOW TO WATCH

• WHAT: Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, Game 4 of NHL Eastern Conference best-of-seven playoff series; Carolina leads 2-1
• WHEN: 7 p.m. EDT, Monday, May 12
• WHERE: Lenovo Center, Raleigh, North Carolina
• TV: TNT/TruTV/Max
• LIVESTREAM: DirecTV Stream (free trial) and SlingTV (low intro rate). The game will also stream on Max, which includes live sports via the B/R Sports package with standard ($16.99/mo.) and premium ($20.99) subscriptions.

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Game preview, from The Associated Press:

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Frederik Andersen has been playing so well in net for the Carolina Hurricanes that coach Rod Brind’Amour is staying with his hands-off approach when it comes to goaltenders.

Andersen is coming off his first postseason shutout with Carolina in Game 3 of the second-round series with the Washington Capitals.

The 35-year-old Andersen has been strong since taking over the lead role in the playoffs, going 5-2 while posting a 1.32 goals-against average and a .940 save percentage — with the latter two numbers standing as the best among goaltenders playing multiple games in this postseason.

Saturday night’s 4-0 win came with Andersen having to stand up to early quality chances for the Capitals, notably a 1-on-1 chance for Tom Wilson just 30 seconds in and a clean look from the slot for Taylor Raddysh just 2 minutes later. It also included stopping three first-period shots from Alex Ovechkin, who passed Wayne Gretzky this year for the NHL’s all-time goals record.

“I don’t get to choose who shoots,” Andersen said. “I’ve just got to try to see what comes my way and do my best to stop it.”

Andersen has allowed more than one goal in just two of his seven appearances, though one ended early on a hit from New Jersey’s Timo Meier in the crease knocked him out for the rest of the rest of Game 4 and the Game 5 clincher.

Otherwise, Andersen is making decisions easy for Brind’Amour and goaltender coach Paul Schonfelder.

“I don’t get involved into much of that,” Brind’Amour said Sunday. “”We got guys that take care of that. Paul does a great job with the goalies, he kind of tells me how that’s going. ... I just ask (Andersen) how he’s doing and that’s about it. As long as he feels good, he’s going to be in there."

Meanwhile, Washington’s Alex Ovechkin had 44 regular-season goals then four more in the five-game win against Montreal in Round 1, but he’s yet to crack the score sheet in Round 2. He averaged 3.8 shots on goal against the Canadiens, but has just eight through three games against the Hurricanes (2.7 average).

Coach Spencer Carbery pointed Sunday to the challenge for Ovechkin and top-line center Dylan Strome against a defense that makes it difficult to create off entries into the offensive zone.

“They just have to continue to work,” Carbery said. “It’s not going to be perfect every night. I thought they did some good things last night. In these series, in these games, you have one game where you make a difference offensively and it could be the difference in this series.”