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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 […]

Ovechkin scores, but Hurricanes thump Capitals 5-1

April 3, 2025 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — Alex Ovechkin fans got what they wanted. The Hurricanes got two points in the standings and punched their ticket to the postseason. Ovechkin pulled within three goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s scoring record, […]

Hurricanes score 4 straight, beat Capitals

April 5, 2024 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The Hurricanes erased a two-goal lead, scoring four unanswered goals to beat the visiting Capitals 4-2. Jake Guentzel scored twice, and Martin Necas and Sebastian Aho also scored for Carolina. Alex Ovechkin had […]

Aho, Milano have hat tricks; Capitals beat Hurricanes in shootout

March 22, 2024 The Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sonny Milano recorded his first hat trick in the NHL, Alex Ovechkin scored again and the Washington Capitals ended the Carolina Hurricanes’ winning streak at five with a 7-6 shootout victory Friday […]

Ovechkin spoils Jarvis’ 2-goal game in Hurricanes’ shootout loss

March 18, 2022 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — For two periods, the Hurricanes had held the No. 3 goal scorer in NHL history without as much as a shot attempt. But as teams have learned during his 17-year career, Alex Ovechkin […]

Hurricanes hope quantity equals quality at NHL Draft

June 20, 2019 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The crown jewels of the 2019 NHL Draft class are two dominant forwards: American center Jack Hughes and Finnish power forward Kaapo Kakko. The New Jersey Devils, who hold the first overall pick […]