Carolina wins Game 7 with 2 late goals

The Carolina Hurricanes stole their thrilling first-round series from the New Jersey Devils in the final 80 seconds.

Jussi Jokinen and Eric Staal scored in a 48-second span late in the third period and the Hurricanes stunned the Devils 4-3 in Game 7 of their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series Tuesday night in Newark, N.J.

It was the second shocking loss for the Devils in the series. They lost Game 4 on a goal by Jokinen with 0.2 seconds to play.

This time they gave away the series in the final 1:20.

Jokinen tied the game after taking a great cross-ice setup by Joni Pitkanen. Staal then buried the Devils with a shot from the middle of the right circle with 31.7 seconds to play.

Carolina next plays top-seeded Boston.

Capitals 2, Rangers 1: Fedorov beat Henrik Lundqvist with 4:59 left in the third period, and host Washington edged the New York Rangers in Game 7 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal, becoming the 21st team in NHL history to win a series after trailing 3-1.