News and views about the Carolina Hurricanes and the NHL
The Carolina Hurricanes closed out their season with a 2-1 win over the New York Islanders on Tuesday night at USB Arena. After clinching the Eastern Conference title by earning a point in Philadelphia last night for the first time in franchise history, they finished with 113 points which is good enough for second place […]
The Carolina Hurricanes visit the New York Islanders tonight to play in the “Mother of all Meaningless Games” at UBS Arena. The Canes have already clinched the Eastern Conference while the Islanders have officially been eliminated from playoff contention. Of course, the game does hold meaning for the players trying to impress their respective coaches, […]
The Carolina Hurricanes lost to the Philadelphia Flyers, 3-2 in a shootout on Monday night but the point earned guaranteed them the top spot in the Eastern Conference and home ice for the first three rounds of the playoffs. The Canes will face either the Ottawa Senators or the Boston Bruins, depending upon the outcome […]
The Carolina Hurricanes (52-22-6) are in the “City of Brotherly Love” to do battle with the Philadelphia Flyers (41-27-12) in a game with playoff implications. The Hurricanes need just one point to wrap up first place in the Eastern Conference. The Flyers can clinch third place in the Metropolitan Division with a win, which of […]
Jordan Staal notched his 20th goal of the season and the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Utah Mammoth, 4-1 on Saturday evening in Salt Lake City. It was Staal’s first 20 goal season in nine years. The Canes have now won three games in a row and they look like they are certainly peaking at the […]
After their 7-2 shellacking of Chicago on Thursday night, the Carolina Hurricanes (51-22-6) are now in Utah to face the Mammoth (42-30-6) for a match today. The Canes have won three in a row and they are 7-3-0 in their last 10 games. They are two points ahead of Buffalo for first place in the […]
The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Chicago Blackhawks, 7-2, on Thursday night to inch closer to locking up the top seed in the Eastern Conference. After clinching the division on Tuesday and calling up four players from the Chicago Wolves, the Hurricanes ruled out many regular faces including Seth Jarvis, Sebastian Aho, Andrei Svechnikov and Jaccob […]
The Carolina Hurricanes (50-22-6) are on the road tonight to take on the Chicago Blackhawks (28-36-14) at 8:30 PM, two days after clinching the Metropolitan Division. A 6-5 win over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday allowed the Canes to clinch the division with four games left to go, as the playoffs inch closer. If the […]
For a last regular season game, the fans in the Lenovo Center on Thursday got one entertaining affair. A game that saw multiple lead changes, six different Hurricanes scoring, a Boston Bruins hat trick, a goalie being replaced, and an overtime winner all equaled a 6-5 win by the Carolina Hurricanes over the Boston Bruins. […]
It’s been a long road, but for the last time in the regular season the Carolina Hurricanes will take the ice in the Lenovo Center. They’ll do so—again stop me if you heard this before—with a chance to clinch the Metropolitan Division and home ice advantage in at least the first two rounds of the […]
When the pregame hype reel was released on social media for Sunday’s game against Ottawa, the sight of Nicolas Deslauriers walking in and his jersey being hung ended up being a signal that Carolina was prepared to have at least one player sit out. It turns out two players didn’t make the trip to Ottawa—Jordan […]
There’s no rest for the weary Hurricanes as they have to take a quick trip North of the Border for the last time in the regular season to face off against an Ottawa team that’s—stop me if you heard this one before—fighting for its spot in the playoffs. In the last two weeks—starting with the […]
Seth Jarvis scored two goals and had an assist as the Carolina Hurricanes dominated the New York Islanders, 4-3 on Saturday night at the Lenovo Center. While the score was close, the Canes controlled puck possession and shots. The home team outshot the visitors 13-4 in the first period and 18-2 in the second. Overall, […]
The New York Islanders (42-30-5) are visiting Raleigh to take on the Carolina Hurricanes (48-21-6) tonight at the Lenovo Center. With a win, the Hurricanes can wrap up the Metropolitan Division title. The Islanders are currently in third place in the division and they are fighting for their playoff lives. So far they have wilted […]
The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets, 5-1, on Thursday night to clinch a playoff spot for the eighth straight season. Logan Stankoven netted two early first period goals and the Hurricanes rolled from there, holding the Blue Jackets to just 11 shots in the game. It took little time for the Canes to […]
The Carolina Hurricanes (47-21-6) are back home tonight to take on the Columbus Blue Jackets (38-25-12) at 7 PM, with a chance to clinch a playoff berth. Tonight’s matchup is the second straight between the two teams, with the Canes winning the first 5-2 on Tuesday. Nikolaj Ehlers led the way for Carolina on Tuesday […]
The Carolina Hurricanes reached the 100-point mark once again with a 5-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena on Tuesday night. Columbus entered as the more desperate team, as they push for a berth in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, but Nikolaj Ehlers and the Carolina power play proved to be too much. […]
The Carolina Hurricanes (46-21-6) traveled to Columbus and will do battle with the Blue Jackets (38-24-12) tonight at Nationwide Arena. This is the first of two consecutive games between these teams in the next three days. The Canes are coming off another loss to the Montreal Canadiens where they like felt they played well but […]
The Montreal Canadiens finished off their season-series sweep of the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday, riding a 34-save performance by Jakub Dorbes and a three-goal second period explosion to a 3-1 win at Lenovo Center. Carolina outshot Montreal 35-18 and held a 1-0 lead after a dominant first period. For the second time in a week, […]
The Carolina Hurricanes are back in action this afternoon with a 5:00 PM puck drop against the Montreal Canadiens at the Lenovo Center. After taking care of the New Jersey Devils 5-2 on Saturday night, the Canes will look to avoid the season sweep versus the Habs this evening. Montreal owns the season series so […]
Brandon Bussi made seventeen saves in his best performance since the Olympic Break, the Canes shook off a slow first period, and then dominated the New Jersey Devils from the second period on to win 5-2 at Lenovo Center Saturday. The Hurricanes had been off since a 5-2 loss to Montreal on Tuesday—a team that […]
After a rare three-day break, the Carolina Hurricanes return to action this afternoon as they host the New Jersey Devils at Lenovo Center. The game offers a rare break for the Hurricanes in the midst of a grueling schedule that has them playing teams still vying for a playoff spot. Five of their last six […]
Just a couple of years ago, Jesperi Kotkaniemi was a promising prospect who was on the rise. Now? He is a regular healthy scratch who is currently the 14th forward on the Hurricanes, one spot behind the newly acquired Nicolas Deslauriers who is best known for being a pugilist. There is talk around the team […]
The Carolina Hurricanes jumped out to a 2-0 lead early in the game but they were unable to hold the lead or light the lamp again as the Montreal Canadiens defeated them, 5-2 on Tuesday night at the Bell Centre. The Hurricanes played well enough, they outshot the home team 42-19, but they could not […]
The Carolina Hurricanes (45-19-6) wrap up their three game road trip tonight with a match against the Montreal Canadiens (38-21-10). The Canes have won three games in a row and they are 7-3-0 in their last 10 games. The Habs won their last game against the Islanders and they are 5-4-1 in their last 10. […]