Aleksander Barkov

Panthers take Game 5, eliminate Hurricanes from playoffs

May 29, 2025 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The Hurricanes built a two-goal lead, lost it and clawed back to tie the game in the third period. It wasn’t enough. Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov wriggled free from Carolina defensemen Dmitry Orlov […]

Hope fades for Hurricanes after third period collapse

May 25, 2025 Cory Lavalette

SUNRISE, Fla. — The Carolina Hurricanes seemed to have a glimmer of hope. They entered the third period of Game 3 of the Eastern Conference final tied, having won their first period of the series. […]

Hurricanes listless in 5-0 Game 2 loss to Panthers

May 22, 2025 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — A disastrous opening 20 minutes sank the Hurricanes in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference final. The question is whether they can recover after losing the opening two games at home to the […]

Hurricanes’ Slavin, Staal join Andersen as NHL award finalists

May 7, 2024 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — While the Hurricanes battle in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs against the New York Rangers, they are proving to be big players in the NHL’s award season. Days after Frederik […]

Andersen’s shutout, Kuznetsov’s goal highlight Hurricanes’ 4-0 win over Panthers

March 14, 2024 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The Hurricanes sent a message to their opponent in last year’s Eastern Conference final, shutting out the Panthers for the second matchup with a 4-0 win Thursday at PNC Arena. Seth Jarvis, Martin […]

Hurricanes ‘bad’ in 5-2 loss at Panthers

November 10, 2023 The Associated Press

SUNRISE, Fla. — Matthew Tkachuk, Aleksander Barkov and Carter Verhaeghe each had a goal and an assist, and the Florida Panthers topped the Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 on Friday night in a rematch of last season’s […]

Tkachuk, Panthers end Hurricanes’ season with goal in final seconds to complete sweep

May 25, 2023 Cory Lavalette

SUNRISE, Fla. — In some alternate universe, Matthew Tkachuk is playing for the Hurricanes, agitating opponents and scoring big goals. In this one, he was doing all that to the Hurricanes — and ending their […]

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 […]