2025 NHL Playoffs

Hurricanes rookies ‘seizing the moment’

May 27, 2025 Cory Lavalette

SUNRISE, Fla. — When teams go looking for postseason reinforcements at the trade deadline in any sport, intangibles are often high on the wish list. Grizzled veterans, players with previous championships and dyed-in-the-wool leaders are […]

Category 5: Hurricanes look for answers before Game 2

May 22, 2025 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The Hurricanes find themselves down 1-0 in the Eastern Conference final after dropping Tuesday’s Game 1 at home to the Florida Panthers, 5-2. Carolina will need to bounce back in Thursday’s Game 2 […]

Hurricanes push Capitals to brink with 5-2 Game 4 win

May 12, 2025 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — Many saw this season as a retooling year for the Carolina Hurricanes. After winning Monday’s Game 4 over the Capitals 5-2, they are within one victory of reaching the Eastern Conference final. Taylor […]

Hurricanes drop Game 2 to Caps, head home with split

May 8, 2025 Cory Lavalette

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The bounces didn’t cost the Hurricanes the first game of their second round series against the Washington Capitals. One did in Game 2. A dump-in attempt by Sean Walker early in the […]

Hurricanes, Capitals go back to the future

May 6, 2025 Cory Lavalette

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Just over seven years ago, the Washington Capitals were the defending Stanley Cup winners and Metropolitan Division champions for the fourth consecutive season, loaded with a star-studded roster looking to make another […]

Hurricanes’ Slavin reaffirms ‘he can do it all’

April 29, 2025 Cory Lavalette

NEWARK, N.J. — Jaccob Slavin may not have won gold at the 4 Nations Face-Off in February, but he certainly made a claim to being the best defensive player in hockey. None of that came as […]

Martinook, Andersen lead Hurricanes to 2-0 series lead over Devils

April 22, 2025 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — In the first intermission, Jordan Martinook asserted that the Hurricanes, trailing by a goal, didn’t come ready to play to start Game 2 of their playoff series with the New Jersey Devils. Carolina […]

Stankoven scores twice, Hurricanes overwhelm Devils in Game 1 win

April 20, 2025 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour shrugged off a question on the local broadcast before the game about who he thinks his team’s surprise player might be this postseason. Instead, Brind’Amour said his team will […]