Eetu Luostarinen

Which Winter Olympians have ties to North Carolina?

February 21, 2026 Ryan Henkel

The 2026 Winter Olympics commenced earlier this month as athletes from 92 nations arrived in Italy to compete for gold. In total, 2,871 athletes qualified for this year’s games to compete in the 116 different […]

Panthers take Game 5, eliminate Hurricanes from playoffs

May 29, 2025 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The Hurricanes built a two-goal lead, lost it and clawed back to tie the game in the third period. It wasn’t enough. Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov wriggled free from Carolina defensemen Dmitry Orlov […]

Panthers use power play to blitz Hurricanes in Game 1

May 21, 2025 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — For the first time this postseason, the Hurricanes trail in a series. The Florida Panthers scored twice on the power play — the same amount Carolina allowed in the first 10 of its […]

Final four: Hurricanes to face Panthers in Eastern Conference final

May 19, 2025 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — What’s old is new again. In this case, it’s another rematch for the Hurricanes, this time against the defending Stanley Cup champions, who swept Carolina in the Eastern Conference final two seasons ago. […]

Martin struggles in Hurricanes’ 6-3 loss to Panthers

November 29, 2024 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — Hurricanes goalie Spencer Martin will have to take solace in the old Meatloaf song following Friday’s visit from the Florida Panthers. Two out of three ain’t bad. Martin struggled in the first period, […]

Kochetkov shines, Aho stuns Panthers with late goal in 1-0 Hurricanes win

February 22, 2024 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The Hurricanes and Panthers put on one of the more thrilling games of the season Thursday, and Sebastian Aho’s goal with 18.9 seconds remaining the only blemish on the scoreboard in a 1-0 […]

Two years after trade, Trocheck ‘loves it’ with Hurricanes

February 25, 2022 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — Vincent Trocheck seemed surprised to find out Thursday that it was the second anniversary of the trade that brought him to Raleigh. “It feels longer, honestly,” he said. Feb. 24, 2020, was a […]

Category 5: Hurricanes ready to face familiar Kraken for 1st time

November 24, 2021 Cory Lavalette

The Hurricanes will play for the first time in Seattle when they face the Kraken on Wednesday in the new Climate Pledge Arena. Coming off a loss, Carolina is still the top team in the […]

Hurricanes tie late, win in OT at Florida

March 2, 2021 Cory Lavalette

For the second time in as many games in Sunrise, the Hurricanes gave away a third-period lead but found a way to get two points. The Panthers’ Eetu Luostarinen and Carolina’s Vincent Trocheck both scored […]

Get to know the Central: Hurricanes have new division in ’21

January 6, 2021 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The Carolina Hurricanes opened their abbreviated training camp for the 2020‑21 season this week without a lot of questions about how the opening night lineup will look. Coach Rod Brind’Amour will need to […]