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Aho’s power play goal leads Hurricanes to win in return

February 26, 2026 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour gave Sebastian Aho the morning off, saying his star center — recently back from winning a bronze medal in Italy — was “run down.” Aho described himself as “gassed” […]

Which Winter Olympians have ties to North Carolina?

February 21, 2026 Ryan Henkel

The 2026 Winter Olympics commenced earlier this month as athletes from 92 nations arrived in Italy to compete for gold. In total, 2,871 athletes qualified for this year’s games to compete in the 116 different […]

Kucherov third-period goals spoil Hurricanes’ opener in 4-1 Lightning win

October 11, 2024 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The Tampa Bay Lightning aren’t what they once were, but they can still score on the power play. The Hurricanes learned that the hard way in Saturday’s season opener at Lenovo Center. Carolina […]

Assessing the Hurricanes halfway through the season

January 10, 2024 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The Hurricanes approach the 2023-24 midseason points having picked up points in 12 of the last 13 games with an 8-1-4 record to climb into second place in the Metropolitan Division. Carolina — […]

Hurricanes unravel in 8-2 loss to visiting Lightning

November 25, 2023 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The Hurricanes had arguably their best first period of the season and then unraveled as the Lightning scored three second period power play goals and cruised to an 8-2 win Friday at PNC […]

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 fail to find footing in shutout loss to Lightning

March 29, 2023 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — Jordan Staal said the team “didn’t have a whole lot of jump.” Jordan Martinook offered that the players were “trying to get a spark.” Coach Rod Brind’Amour suggested “it certainly didn’t bounce our […]

Avalanche dethrone Lightning to win Stanley Cup

June 27, 2022 The Associated Press

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 […]

Lightning’s power play strikes thrice in Hurricanes’ 4-3 OT loss

March 30, 2022 Cory Lavalette

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 […]

Power play lifts Hurricanes over Lightning

March 23, 2022 Cory Lavalette

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 […]