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Kraken 2, Hurricanes 1
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 […]
Hurricanes @ Kraken – Preview and Open Thread
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 […]
Hurricanes rout Red Wings 5-2 for fifth straight win
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 […]
Taking Stock of the Canes’ Possible Playoff Opponents
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 […]
Red Wings at Hurricanes: How to Watch, Odds and Game Thread
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 […]
Game Preview: Hurricanes put 11-game point streak on the line against Red Wings
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, […]
Hurricanes hold off Lightning, 5-4, in first game back after Olympics
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 […]
Game Preview and Thread: Hurricanes vs Lightning
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 […]
To Trade Or Not To Trade, That Is The Question
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 […]
Hurricanes bring back all three medals—US is golden
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 […]
Olympic Medal Matches set with Hurricanes guaranteed two and a chance for all three
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 […]
Olympics Final Four Set: Hurricanes set to face each other
When you take a step back, you understand why the NHL missed the last two Olympics. The league generally doesn’t get much of a ratings bump for interrupting their season for three weeks so the competition can play out, the risk of injury is high and has reared its head a couple times this time […]
Olympic Update—How Hurricanes are doing and when they are playing next
Once the hockey players arrived in Italy, the action moved on in a fast an furious manner. Since Wednesday, nations have been playing each other in their round robin groups to establish seeding this week. With the United States winning 5-1 over Germany on Sunday, all of the seeding has now been set and we […]
Your 2026 Olympics Men’s Hockey guide
Just because we have a nearly three week break in NHL hockey doesn’t mean you won’t be able to see your Carolina Hurricanes play. The Olympics, after all, are the reason we have this break in the first place. For the first time since the 2014 games in Sochi, Russia, the NHL is sending their […]
“Just Win, Baby” – Hurricanes 2, Rangers 0
The Carolina Hurricanes earned another two points as they shutdown and shutout the New York Rangers, 2-0 on Thursday night at Madison Square Garden. The Canes have now notched points in 10 straight games (8-0-2) and have points in 14 of their last 15 games played. A big part of that is because of goalie […]
Hurricanes @ Rangers – Preview and Game Thread
The Carolina Hurricanes (35-15-6) are visiting “The City That Never Sleeps” and will do battle with the New York Rangers (22-28-6) Thursday night at Madison Square Garden. This is the last game for Carolina before the long Olympic break. They will not be back in action until February 26. The club was involved in some […]
Bussi Does it Again – Hurricanes 4, Senators 3
The Carolina Hurricanes won a tight battle with the Ottawa Senators, 4-3 on Tuesday night at the Lenovo Center. Goaltender, Brandon Bussi earned the win and continued with his magical season by improving his overall record this season to 22-3-1. While Bussi allowed three goals on the 25 shots he faced, many of his saves […]
Senators @ Hurricanes – Preview and Game Thread
The Carolina Hurricanes (34-15-6) are back in action as they take on the Ottawa Senators (27-21-8) tonight at the Lenovo Center. This will be the last home game before the Olympic break for Carolina, so come and see your team or wait until their next home game which will be on February 26th against the […]
Hurricanes blow 2-0 lead but beat Kings 3-2 in Overtime
It’s become more apparent than ever that we’ve hit the time of year where the Canes can feel a little more secure in their positioning for the playoffs, and they underestimate the opponent that is fighting for their playoff lives. It was a problem against Washington on Saturday and it reared its head again against […]
Kings at Hurricanes: Preview, How to Watch, Game Thread
As fun as Thursday Night was for the Canes, yesterday was equally frustrating as once again the Canes give up a 3-0 lead to a team on the road. This time it was to the Washington Capitals as they couldn’t match the desperation of a team fighting for its playoff life. There’s little time to […]
Canes Blow 3-0 Lead, Fall in Overtime to Caps
The Carolina Hurricanes were the talk of the league with their historic comeback victory on Thursday night. And much of the pregame buzz centered on that win over Utah two nights ago. The task for this team was to harness that momentum against an opponent desperate for a win, fighting for their playoff lives. And […]
Hurricanes @ Capitals – Preview and Game Thread
The Metropolitan Division leading Carolina Hurricanes (33-15-3) return to action today and will do battle with the Washington Capitals (26-22-7) at the Capital One Arena. Game time is 5 P.M. The Hurricanes are one of the hottest teams in the league with a 7-1-2 record in their last 10 games. Stat wise, Andrei Svechnikov has […]
Hurricanes complete remarkable comeback—Stun Utah 5-4
On a remarkable night in the Lenovo Center, the Carolina Hurricanes completed one of the most amazing comebacks that you will see. Trailing 4-2 late in the third, they scored three goals in 1:29 seconds to just stun the Utah Mammoth 5-4. How amazing? It’s only the third time in NHL history that a team […]
Mammoth at Hurricanes: Preview, How to Watch, Game Thread
The Carolina Hurricanes are set to hit the ice at Lenovo Center once again as they welcome the Utah Mammoth to Raleigh. The Hurricanes have been off for four full days, not playing since last Saturday’s 4-1 win over the Ottawa Senator’s in Canada’s capital city. Carolina remains six points up on the surging Pittsburgh […]
Hurricanes drop drowning Senators, 4-1
The Ottawa Senators out shot the Carolina Hurricanes, but that’s about all they did well as their goaltending issues cropped up again, meanwhile Brandon Bussi made 33 saves once again looking stellar in net, and the Canes won their 14th on the road by defeating the Senators 4-1. It was the fifth straight game with […]
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