2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Category 5: Do-or-die Game 4 for Hurricanes

May 24, 2023 Cory Lavalette

SUNRISE, Fla. — The Hurricanes face elimination Wednesday when they play the Panthers in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals at FLA Live Arena at 8 p.m. Carolina trails 3-0 in the series, and […]

LAVALETTE: Hurricanes, in 3-0 deficit, must tap into past experiences

May 23, 2023 Cory Lavalette

After the clock expired in Game 3, sending the Hurricanes to a 1-0 loss and 3-0 series hole to the Panthers in the Eastern Conference finals, frustration reached a boiling point. A video of center […]

Bobrovsky, Panthers push Hurricanes to the brink with 1-0 Game 3 win

May 23, 2023 Cory Lavalette

SUNRISE, Fla. — Sergei Bobrovsky had done everything in the first two games of the Eastern Conference finals except earn a shutout. Now he has one of those as well. The Panthers goalie stopped all […]

Category 5: Hurricanes have to ‘be a little sharper’ in Game 3

May 22, 2023 Cory Lavalette

SUNRISE, Fla. — The Hurricanes will try to start to dig out of a 2-0 hole in the Eastern Conference finals when they play Game 3 against the Panthers on Monday in Sunrise. Carolina dropped […]

Tkachuk strikes in OT again, Hurricanes in 2-0 hole in Eastern Conference finals

May 21, 2023 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — Matthew Tkachuk stuck a knife in the Hurricanes in the first game of the Eastern Conference finals. He gave it a turn in Game 2. With Carolina’s Jesperi Kotkaniemi in the penalty box […]

Category 5: Hurricanes, Panthers regroup for Game 2

May 20, 2023 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — Friday was a recovery day for everyone involved in Thursday’s epic four-overtime game — the players, coaches, staff, media and fans all needed a reboot after the nearly six-hour game won 3-2 by […]

Hurricanes, Panthers meet in NHL’s final 4

May 17, 2023 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — Before the Panthers’ second round series against the Toronto Maple Leafs, Florida forward Matthew Tkachuk lamented his team’s reward for beating the powerhouse Bruins in the opening round. “I guess the prize for […]

Hurricanes respond with 5 2nd period goals to push Devils to brink

May 10, 2023 Cory Lavalette

NEWARK, N.J. — The Devils carried over their positive momentum from Game 3, scoring in the first two minutes of Tuesday’s Game 4 to ignite the Prudential Center crowd. By the end of the second […]

Brind’Amour’s message, the same 5 years later, prepares Hurricanes for Game 4

May 9, 2023 Cory Lavalette

NEWARK, N.J. — Five years ago Monday, the Hurricanes made their most pivotal decision in franchise history. “Obviously, you never know,” Sebastian Aho said of that day in 2018. “You can’t really predict what’s actually […]

Devils start fast, roll past Hurricanes in 8-4 Game 3 win

May 7, 2023 Cory Lavalette

NEWARK, N.J. — No one expected the Devils to go quietly after they lost the first two games of their second round series with the Hurricanes. They didn’t. New Jersey scored three times in the […]