RALEIGH — Sunday’s matinee between the Carolina and Arizona didn’t have the entertainment value of recent Hurricanes’ high-scoring losses, but it had plenty of what the young team needed: a shutout, a goal from a […]
RALEIGH — The Toronto Maple Leafs may not have looked like surefire Stanley Cup contenders Tuesday, but the Carolina Hurricanes continue to look like a team that can’t get over the hump and enter the […]
RALEIGH — For more than 56 minutes, Hurricanes goalie Curtis McElhinney looked like he would be putting a cherry on top of his recent ascension to No. 1 goalie. But with Carolina holding on with […]
RALEIGH — Nearly two months ago, on Oct. 1, the Toronto Maple Leafs decided to go younger and cheaper with their backup goaltending spot, opting to keep 25-year-old Garrett Sparks over 35-year-old Curtis McElhinney. In […]
RALEIGH — The Carolina Hurricanes are happy to be riding the calm wave that is goaltender Curtis McElhinney. Or, to combine a tweet of mine with one from a reader, Greg Ruff: Curt-ice — Greg […]
RALEIGH — As time wound down in the Carolina Hurricanes’ 2-1 home loss Sunday to the New York Islanders, there was one overriding feeling: He did it again. Thomas Greiss, the 10-year veteran manning the […]
RALEIGH — Nothing brings out the best in New York Islanders goalie Thomas Greiss quite like the Carolina Hurricanes — and the barrage of shots they toss his way. The Islanders beat Carolina 2-1 on […]
RALEIGH — The Carolina Hurricanes played arguably their worst period of hockey in the first 20 minutes of Friday’s game against the visiting San Jose Sharks. Heading out for the second period facing a two-goal […]
RALEIGH — The Carolina Hurricanes — notoriously slow starters in recent seasons — started the 2018-19 campaign with a 3-0-1 record after Tuesday’s night’s 5-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks. The new coaching staff — […]
RALEIGH — Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour has said he would allow his young players to make — and learn from — their mistakes. There were plenty of mistakes Sunday from two young teams, but Carolina […]
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