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Category 5: Hurricanes, Knights drop puck on Cup final

June 2, 2026 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The wait is over. The Hurricanes and Golden Knights are set to meet in Tuesday’s Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final at Lenovo Center. Vegas won both meetings in the regular season, […]

Stanley Cup final preview: Hurricanes, Golden Knights meet for NHL crown

May 31, 2026 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The Hurricanes let out a collective sigh of relief after breaking through to reach the Stanley Cup final. “A lot of years with a lot of pain,” Hurricanes forward Jordan Martinook said after […]

Category 5: Hurricanes, Canadiens look to take control in Game 3

May 25, 2026 Cory Lavalette

MONTREAL — The Hurricanes will look to stay perfect on the road this postseason and take a lead in the Eastern Conference final when they play the Canadiens on Monday at Bell Centre. Carolina bounced […]

Category 5: Hurricanes look to bounce back in Game 2

May 23, 2026 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The Hurricanes will look to even the Eastern Conference final on Saturday when they host Montreal in Game 2 at Lenovo Center. 1. Other than the scratches from Game 1, the Hurricanes stayed […]

History aside, Hurricanes believe Andersen can shake off Game 1

May 22, 2026 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — If you’re wondering how Frederik Andersen has responded to less-than-ideal playoff performances in his career, the results aren’t great. That’s not to say Carolina’s Game 1 loss hangs on their goaltender — as […]

Canadiens feast on Hurricanes’ early mistakes, win 6-2 in Game 1

May 22, 2026 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — For at least one day, rust won over rest. The Hurricanes scored 33 seconds into Game 1 of the Eastern Conference final against the visiting Canadiens but then proceeded to allow four goals […]

After wait, Hurricanes get Canadiens in conference final

May 19, 2026 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The Hurricanes and Canadiens have taken opposite paths to the Eastern Conference final. Montreal needed all 14 games in the first two rounds — including a 3-2 overtime win in Monday’s Game 7 […]

Blake’s OT winner sends Hurricanes back to Eastern Conference final

May 10, 2026 Cory Lavalette

PHILADELPHIA — The Hurricanes are perfect through eight games of the Stanley Cup playoffs. They’re also off to their third Eastern Conference final in four seasons. Jackson Blake’s overtime goal handed the Flyers a 3-2 […]

Series preview: Hurricanes get upstart Flyers in Round 2

April 30, 2026 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The Hurricanes waited four days, but they finally have their second round opponent. Carolina will face the Flyers after Philadelphia defeated the Penguins in overtime of Wednesday’s Game 6 of their series to […]

Hurricanes regain composure, finish off Senators to complete series sweep

April 25, 2026 Cory Lavalette

KANATA, Ontario — A second period hit that knocked Hurricanes defenseman Alexander Nikishin out of Game 4 between the Hurricanes and Senators set off a maelstrom of scrums and penalties that temporarily derailed Carolina’s quest […]