Jani Hakanpaa

Predators clinch playoff berth, Round 1 date vs. Hurricanes

May 9, 2021 Cory Lavalette

The Predators posted a 3-1 win over the Hurricanes on Saturday in Nashville to clinch the fourth and final playoff spot in the Central Division and set up a first-round matchup with the division-winning Hurricanes. […]

Staal leads way in Hurricanes’ 5-1 win in Dallas

April 28, 2021 Cory Lavalette

Sebastian Aho, Jordan Staal and Andrei Svechnikov all had three-point games, and Alex Nedeljkovic made 27 saves as the Hurricanes ended their six-game road trip with a 5-1 win Tuesday in Dallas. Staal scored twice, […]

Hurricanes lose in OT but clinch playoff berth

April 27, 2021 Cory Lavalette

The Hurricanes erased two deficits to force overtime, but Dallas captain Jamie Benn’s OT goal — his fourth point of the night — gave the Stars a 4-3 win. Carolina secured one point in the […]

Hurricanes rebound, beat Lightning 4-1 in rematch

April 21, 2021 Cory Lavalette

The Hurricanes rebounded from an overtime loss the night before to beat the Lightning 4-1 in Tuesday’s rematch in Tampa Bay. Nino Niederreiter, Jordan Staal and Steven Lorentz scored, Jordan Martinook added an empty-net goal, […]

Hakanpaa plays hero in Hurricanes’ 3-1 win

April 18, 2021 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — Jani Hakanpaa, in his second game with the Hurricanes, scored the game-winning goal in the third period to give Carolina a 3-1 win Saturday over the Nashville Predators at PNC Arena. Jaccob Slavin and […]

Hurricanes hit reset, overwhelm Predators

April 16, 2021 Cory Lavalette

The Hurricanes jumped out to a three-goal lead and stayed unbeaten against Nashville this season, winning 4-1 Thursday at PNC Arena. Warren Foegele, Andrei Svechnikov, Vincent Trocheck and Sebastian Aho scored for Carolina, and Petr […]

Hurricanes on physical Hakanpaa: ‘We know what he’s about’

April 14, 2021 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — New Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Jani Hakanpaa is 29 years old and has played professional hockey for 10 seasons. But that decade as a pro — which included stops with two Liiga teams in […]

Hurricanes fall flat in Staal’s 1,000th game

April 13, 2021 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — On a night when their captain was honored for reaching a milestone, the Carolina Hurricanes had little to celebrate. The visiting Red Wings won 3-1 Monday at PNC Arena in what was easily […]

Hurricanes swap for sandpaper on defense