RALEIGH — With the Stanley Cup favorite Tampa Bay Lightning and perennial threat Pittsburgh Penguins swept out of the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the defending champion Washington Capitals were suddenly being painted […]
RALEIGH — Already down two games in their first-round series against the Washington Capitals, it would have been easy for the Carolina Hurricanes to throw in the towel in Game 3 when they went down […]
WASHINGTON — A rat falling out of the arena hallway ceiling during the Carolina Hurricanes’ warmup game of soccer was just a precursor to a wacky afternoon of playoff hockey. Long after the dead rodent […]
The Carolina Hurricanes first playoff game in nearly a decade didn’t look like it would live up to expectations after the Capitals scored three first-period goals. Then it did. The upstart “Bunch of Jerks” pulled […]
WASHINGTON — Nicklas Backstrom and Alex Ovechkin came out firing, the Carolina Hurricanes surged and the Washington Capitals showed why they’re the defending Stanley Cup champions when it mattered most. Backstrom and Ovechkin combined to […]
RALEIGH — Coach Rod Brind’Amour and captain Justin Williams delivered on their main promise this season: make the Carolina Hurricanes relevant again. But that goal along with one to reach the Stanley Cup Playoffs for […]
RALEIGH — The wait is over. The Carolina Hurricanes are going back to the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Carolina’s 3-1 win over New Jersey coupled with Montreal’s 2-1 loss in Washington clinched a playoff berth for […]
RALEIGH — Following Tuesday’s game in Toronto, the Carolina Hurricanes will have two dates remaining in the 2018-19 regular season schedule. The looming question is whether there will a postseason for the Hurricanes for the […]
RALEIGH — A crowd that was as rowdy as possible before Saturday’s matinee against the Philadelphia Flyers wasn’t nearly as loud in the third period. It wasn’t because the Carolina Hurricanes were on their way […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin heard Capitals fans chanting, “We want 50!” after scoring his 49th goal of the season. “Next game,” Ovechkin said. The next game could bring milestones for Ovechkin and Washington, which […]
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