Dustin Tokarski

Category 5: Hurricanes shake off tough Game 3 loss

April 26, 2025 Cory Lavalette

NEWARK, N.J. — The Hurricanes were licking their wounds Saturday after a deflating double-overtime loss to the Devils in Game 3 of their first round series, but Carolina seemed ready to reset ahead of Sunday’s matinee […]

Category 5: Devils, Nikishin, awards and more

April 19, 2025 Cory Lavalette

The Hurricanes begin their first round series against the New Jersey Devils on Sunday, but there was plenty of news in the day before Carolina embarks on its seventh straight year in the playoffs. 1. […]

Category 5: Goalies, Vegas visit, power play and Hurricanes Quarter-Century Team

January 17, 2025 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The Hurricanes return home looking to gain some traction after losing consecutive games to bottom-feeding Anaheim and Buffalo. 1. Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen has been cleared to play ahead of schedule and will […]

Up-and-down play plagues Canes at midway point

January 16, 2025 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The first half of the Hurricanes’ season can be summarized in one word: inconsistent. From Martin Necas’ red-hot November to pedestrian December, Andrei Svechnikov and Sebastian Aho’s 5-on-5 woes, and a rotating cast […]

Staal, Tokarski lead Hurricanes in shutout win over Canucks

January 10, 2025 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — Sunday will be all about Eric Staal. However, over the last two days, his little brother has taken center stage. A day after getting a hat trick in a win over visiting Toronto, […]

Aho, Jarvis lift Hurricanes to OT win over Penguins

January 5, 2025 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The Hurricanes needed to make a statement Sunday after a lackluster effort the night before against the Wild. It took a while, but Carolina found the right answer. Sebastian Aho scored in overtime […]

Hurricanes beat Devils in feisty 5-2 win

December 29, 2024 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — It was fitting that Rod Brind’Amour’s 300th coaching victory was a throwback — the second game of an old-school home-and-home against division rivals who clearly don’t like each other. An ejection, a separate […]

Tokarski shines in Hurricanes’ 4-1 over Blue Jackets

December 15, 2024 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The Hurricanes found their game Sunday against the visiting Blue Jackets. It didn’t hurt that their fifth goalie of the season was also up to the task. Veteran Dustin Tokarski — who was […]