News and views about the Carolina Hurricanes and the NHL
There was a possible Eastern Conference Final preview on display in Tampa on Saturday night, as the Carolina Hurricanes emerged with a hard-fought victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning. The two top teams in the East by points percentage entering the game squared off, and at the start of the contest, it followed a familiar […]
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There’s a heavyweight fight on the docket Saturday night, as the Carolina Hurricanes prepare to visit the Tampa Bay Lightning for a showdown between two of the top three teams in the Eastern Conference. The Metropolitan Division leading Hurricanes take their 41-18-6 record to Tampa to challenge the 40-20-4 Lightning, who sit two points behind […]
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After playing a dominating first period, the Carolina Hurricanes let their “foot off the gas” and allowed the St. Louis Blues to crawl back into the game and eventually win by a score of 3-1, on Thursday night at the Lenovo Center. Even as they outshot the opposition 13-2 and out-chanced them, the home team […]
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The Carolina Hurricanes (41-17-6) finish up their brief homestand tonight with a match against the St. Louis Blues (25-29-10). The Canes have allowed 16 goals in their last four games but still have a 3-1 record for their trouble. They will be looking to tighten up the defense a bit against the Blues. St. Louis […]
5 days ago | 1 read
The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins, 5-4, in a shootout on Tuesday night at the Lenovo Center to get back in the win column. Jackson Blake scored the winner in the shootout, propelling the Canes to the win. Two goals, both with an empty net in the final three minutes of the third period, […]
6 days ago | 1 read
After a couple days off, the Carolina Hurricanes (40-17-6) are back in action tonight to host the Pittsburgh Penguins (32-17-14) at 7 PM. Following Saturday’s 5-4 loss to the Calgary Flames, the Canes have a chance to get back in the win column in a battle of the two top teams in the Metropolitan Division. […]
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Two weeks ago between the end of the Olympics and the return of the NHL, UNC tipped off against Louisville in a big ACC Matchup. The stands were stuffed with UNC fans, students, alumni, and dignitaries. And right there a couple of rows behind the scorer’s table, in clear camera view, sat several members of […]
8 days ago | 1 read
It felt like for the longest time that the remarkable start of Brandon Bussi was one that was increasingly impossible. While bringing a strong track record of sterling saves, since the Olympic Break he hasn’t looked nearly as stellar. What’s been more concerning is his weakness at handling the puck, and it would play a […]
9 days ago | 2 reads
After defeating Edmonton 6-3 last night, the Carolina Hurricanes travel three hours south to take on Calgary tonight at 10:00 PM ET. Saturday night’s matchup is a tale of two opposites. The Flames are the second-worst team in the league, while the Hurricanes are tied for the second-best record in the NHL. Calgary General Manager […]
10 days ago | 5 reads
Jackson Blake scored twice, Carolina survived the potent Edmonton Power Play, and the Hurricanes took their second straight on their Pacific Road Trip defeating Connor McDavid and the Oilers 6-3. It was the first game for Carolina since a quiet deadline day that saw the Hurricanes involved, per reports, in several discussions but ultimately settling […]
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The Carolina Hurricanes (39-16-6) are on the road tonight to take on the Edmonton Oilers (30-24-8) at 9 PM. The Canes are fresh off a slightly underwhelming trade deadline, where their only move was acquiring winger Nicolas Deslauriers from the Philadelphia Flyers for a 2027 conditional seventh round pick. With center and goalie depth a […]
10 days ago | 3 reads
At last it is March 6 and the final day to make trades for the 2025-26 season has arrived. By 3 P.M. (or shortly afterward), fans will know if the Hurricanes made any changes. There are still big names out there available but will the Canes make any moves or not? Eric Tulsky has his […]
11 days ago | 2 reads
The Carolina Hurricanes got a hat trick from Nikolaj Ehlers and defeated the Vancouver Canucks, 6-4 on Wednesday night at Rogers Arena. It was a tight game at the end as Ehlers netted his last goal into an empty net with just 14 seconds left. It was his second hat trick of the season and […]
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The Carolina Hurricanes (38-16-6) continue their road trip with a visit to Vancouver to battle the Canucks (18-35-7) tonight. This is game two of their four game visit out West. The Canes point streak was broken in Seattle on Monday night but they still have an admirable 12-1-2 record in their last 15 games. The […]
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Streaks were made to be broken and a couple of them were broken late Monday night as the Carolina Hurricanes lost to the Seattle Kraken, 2-1. The Canes had earned points in 12 straight games up to this night. The team was undefeated with Jaccob Slavin in the lineup up until this game. Both streaks […]
14 days ago | 3 reads
The Carolina Hurricanes (38-15-6) begin a four game road trip out west as they take on the Seattle Kraken (28-22-9) at Climate Pledge Arena tonight. Game time is 10 P.M. Eastern. The Hurricanes are currently the hottest team in the NHL and are sporting a 10-0-2 record in their last 12 games. This is the […]
15 days ago | 3 reads
For 59 minutes, the Carolina Hurricanes completely outclassed the Detroit Red Wings, a quality playoff team in the Eastern Conference, on their way to a 5-2 victory at the Lenovo Center on Saturday night. Shayne Gostisbehere turned in a three-point night while Taylor Hall and Jackson Blake stayed hot as the Canes ran their point […]
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The Carolina Hurricanes have defeated their first playoff opponent in each of their seven seasons in which Rod Brind’Amour has been behind the bench. The quality of those teams has been a mixed bag. In 2019, they slayed a behemoth in the reigning Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals. In 2022, they knocked off a 107-point […]
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The Carolina Hurricanes will look to extend their point streak to 12 games on Saturday night as they welcome the Detroit Red Wings to the Lenovo Center. Two of the top five teams in the Eastern Conference by points percentage square off, as both clubs come in having won their first game back from the […]
17 days ago | 3 reads
The Carolina Hurricanes face a second consecutive stiff test from an Atlantic Division foe on Saturday night, as the Detroit Red Wings make their way into the Lenovo Center for a 7:00 pm puck drop. After defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning in thrilling fashion in their first game back from the Olympic break on Thursday, […]
17 days ago | 3 reads
The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning, 5-4, on Thursday night in their first game back following the Olympics. Despite giving up an early three goal lead, the Canes power play was the difference, with Sebastian Aho netting the game winner with 12 minutes left. Carolina has now won nine of its last 11 […]
18 days ago | 4 reads
Hurricanes hockey is back. After a three week Olympic hiatus, the Carolina Hurricanes (36-15-6) host the Tampa Bay Lightning (38-14-4) tonight at 7 pm. Carolina had three players bring home medals: Jaccob Slavin won gold with the United States, Seth Jarvis won silver with Canada, and Sebastian Aho won bronze with Finland. All three will […]
19 days ago | 4 reads
The NHL Trade Deadline is fast approaching and now that the Olympic trade freeze is over, look for all kinds of rumors and inuendo to explode around hockey social media for the next several days. Yes, even more so than usual. If NHL General Managers want to try to improve their respective teams, they have […]
21 days ago | 3 reads
The United States defeated Canada 2-1 on Sunday in an overtime epic that will live in lore for the ages, while on Saturday Finland avenged its earlier loss to Slovakia 6-1 to take the bronze. With it, three Hurricanes will return this week with medals: One gold, one silver, and one bronze. That’s the basics […]
23 days ago | 3 reads
For whatever doubts you may have had about the quality of the hockey going into the 2026 Winter Olympic games, the past three days have delivered some of the best action we could have hoped for. Since Wednesday, eight games have been played with six of them being decided by only one goal, and five […]
24 days ago | 2 reads