Washington Capitals Coach Makes Confession on Alex Ovechkin and Co. as Embarrassing Loss to Carolina Hurricanes Continues

The Washington Capitals came into PNC Arena hoping to halt the Canes’ perfect postseason home record and level the Round 2. Instead, it was Carolina who extended the lead and decimated Spencer Carbery‘s boys 5-2 to maintain its winning ways. The Hurricanes are now 3-1 up in the best-of-seven-game series, and understandably, Coach Carbery is at his wits’ end.

“I have always appreciated the fact that our guys are a confident group,” the Caps’ head coach said before Game 4. And yet, by the end of the night of May 12, his optimism looked entirely misplaced. With that latest defeat, the Washington Capitals now face the threat of being eliminated from Stanley Cup contention, and the coach can’t help but get real.

In a post by the official Washington Capitals account on X from May 12, the veteran coach can be heard addressing his tanking emotions in the post-match presser. During the event, one reporter asked Spencer if Alex Ovechkin and the boys couldn’t test the Canes’ netminder, Frederik Andersen, more. In response, the coach said, “Yeah, I don’t think that’s an overriding theme, but I would agree at certain points we need to do a better job of shooting the puck when we get into some spots.”

“There have been times where I’ve thought through this series is, ‘Shoot the puck,’ in my head, which I’m sure maybe you have as well,” the Washington Capitals boss admitted that the squad needed to pull up its socks and do better.

Full postgame media availability with head coach Spencer Carbery following Game 4 tonight in Raleigh.#CapsCanes pic.twitter.com/0mjdazla1r

— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) May 13, 2025

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