RALEIGH — Jesper Fast had scored every which way this postseason: even strength, shorthanded, empty-netter, overtime winner. So when Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour put him on the power play in the fourth game of Carolina’s […]
RALEIGH — For the second straight series, the Hurricanes have a chance to close out an opponent at home when they host the Devils at PNC Arena for Game 5 on Thursday with a 3-1 […]
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 […]
RALEIGH — The NHL playoffs are about will. In 2½ minutes early in the second period, the Hurricanes showed they wanted it more than the Devils. Carolina opened the scoring with a power play goal […]
RALEIGH — Jesperi Kotkaniemi is just 22 years old, but on Wednesday he reached a career milestone. The Finnish center, who scored in the Hurricanes’ 5-1 win in Game 1 of their second round series […]
RALEIGH — The Hurricanes will undoubtedly need to shift gears for their second round series against the New Jersey Devils, which begins with Game 1 Wednesday at PNC Arena. The Islanders, who Carolina beat in […]
RALEIGH — When Martin Necas has the puck on his stick in overtime, the Hurricanes usually win. When Antti Raanta plays, the Hurricanes can’t lose. The 33-year-old goalie made 25 saves to extend his streak […]
MONTREAL — The Tony DeAngelo experiment is over. The controversial defenseman was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers along with a 2022 seventh-round pick in exchange for second-, third- and fourth-round picks on Friday at the […]
RALEIGH — Parity is alive and well in the NHL. Five of the eight first round series went to seven games and two others to six. Only Colorado, which dispatched Nashville in four straight games, […]
The Hurricanes end the regular season Thursday with a visit from the New Jersey Devils. While Jordan Staal, Andrei Svechnikov and Jaccob Slavin will sit out the game — which has no impact on Carolina’s […]
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