TAMPA, Fla. — Nathan MacKinnon could not find the words. Gabriel Landeskog cracked a smile and a joke. After years of playoff disappointments, the Colorado Avalanche are back atop hockey’s mountain after dethroning the two-time […]
RALEIGH — Even some of the Hurricanes fans gave a standing ovation after Detroit goalie Alex Nedeljkovic posted a 46-save shutout in just his second game back in Raleigh since Carolina traded him in the […]
The Tampa Bay Lightning couldn’t figure out how to score on Hurricanes goalie Antti Raanta at 5-on-5. They found other ways to do it. Steven Stamkos scored the Lightning’s third power play goal of the […]
RALEIGH — With the trade deadline in the rearview mirror and Carolina’s newest addition watching from the press box, the Hurricanes gave the NHL a little peek ahead to the postseason. From both an entertainment […]
There was plenty that was familiar for the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night in Tampa Bay. For one, there was Steven Stamkos scoring after a failed Hurricanes power play. Hulking defenseman Victor Hedman was patrolling […]
TAMPA, Fla. — Instead of calling Steven Stamkos over to accept the Stanley Cup, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman beckoned the Tampa Bay Lightning over as a team. The Lightning sent out another pandemic hockey season […]
RALEIGH — The Carolina Hurricanes’ season came to an end Tuesday at PNC Arena when the Tampa Bay Lightning won the second-round series between the teams with a 2-0 win in Game 5. Three Thoughts […]
TAMPA, Fla. — The Hurricanes scored four second-period goals but it still wasn’t enough to top the Lightning, who reeled off four unanswered goals and converted half of their power play opportunities to overcome a […]
TAMPA BAY, Fla. — Jordan Staal redirected a Sebastian Aho shot 5:57 into overtime to give the Hurricanes a 3-2 win in Game 3 of their seven-game series with the Lightning on Thursday at Amalie […]
RALEIGH — The Hurricanes dropped a second straight 2-1 decision to the Lightning at PNC Arena, falling into a 2-0 hole in the best-of-seven second-round series. Andrei Svechnikov scored the lone goal for Carolina. The […]
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