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Category 5: Hurricanes can punch ticket to Eastern Conference finals in Game 5

May 11, 2023 Cory Lavalette

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 […]

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 […]

Hurricanes blitz Devils in 2nd period, take 2-0 series lead

May 6, 2023 Cory Lavalette

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 […]

Minors experience had Hurricanes’ Noesen, Chatfield ready for NHL playoffs

May 5, 2023 Cory Lavalette

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 […]

Devils’ familiar faces await Hurricanes

May 2, 2023 Cory Lavalette

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 […]

Necas scores again in OT, Raanta earns 18th win

April 4, 2023 Cory Lavalette

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 […]

Hurricanes trade Tony DeAngelo’s rights to Flyers for 3 picks

July 8, 2022 Cory Lavalette

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 […]

Depth key for Hurricanes against Rangers

May 18, 2022 Cory Lavalette

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, […]

Category 5: Hurricanes’ playoff tuneup

April 28, 2022 Cory Lavalette

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 […]

Jarvis scores OT winner to give Kochetkov win in NHL debut

April 23, 2022 Cory Lavalette

New Jersey Devils rookie Dawson Mercer made a mistake that swung the momentum Carolina’s way. The Hurricanes’ rookies finished the job. Seth Jarvis scored 99 seconds into overtime, capping Carolina’s wild 3-2 comeback and giving […]