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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 […]

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 […]

Hurricanes’ season forgettable after postseason flameout

May 31, 2022 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The Hurricanes exited the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs bitter and battered. Carolina’s special teams, even its league-best penalty kill, sputtered in the seven-game series with the New York Rangers. Seth Jarvis, the 20-year-old […]

Hurricanes’ ‘sometimes-stars’ return in key Game 5 win

May 27, 2022 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — You need your best players to be at their best to win in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. And the Hurricanes’ best might have finally shown up for their second round series against the […]

Category 5: Hurricanes focus on power play, shrug off Reaves’ comments

May 23, 2022 Cory Lavalette

The Hurricanes held a rare postseason off-day practice Monday in between games of their Eastern Conference semifinal with the Rangers, getting a familiar face back on the ice, working on a reorganized power play and […]

Hurricanes’ playoff road and power play woes continue in 3-1 loss to Rangers

May 22, 2022 Cory Lavalette

NEW YORK — There are two things the Carolina Hurricanes haven’t figured out this postseason: how to score on the power play and how to win on the road. That continued in Sunday’s Game 3 […]

Category 5: Series shifts to MSG for Rangers-Hurricanes Game 3

May 22, 2022 Cory Lavalette

The second round series between the Rangers and the Hurricanes continues in New York City with Sunday’s Game 3 matinee at Madison Square Garden. 1. The Hurricanes, 6-3 so far in the postseason, are still […]

Unsung heroes fueling Hurricanes’ playoff run

May 21, 2022 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — If you’re looking for unlikely playoff heroes, the Stanley Cup Playoffs are the place to be. Especially if you’re watching games in Raleigh. Hurricanes defenseman Brendan Smith, he of 35 career goals in […]

Canes, Raanta put clamps on Rangers to take 2-0 series lead

May 21, 2022 Brett Friedlander

RALEIGH — This time, the Carolina Hurricanes didn’t wait until the third period to impose their will on the New York Rangers. Energetic and aggressive virtually from the opening faceoff, the Canes and goalie Antti […]

Category 5: Hurricanes set to open series against familiar Rangers

May 18, 2022 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The Hurricanes and Rangers begin their second round series Wednesday at PNC Arena, where Carolina was 29-8-4 during the regular season and is 4-0 this postseason. The Hurricanes have won six straight at […]