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Charlotte Checkers prepared for eighth straight postseason appearance

May 2, 2026 Ryan Henkel

The 2026 Calder Cup Playoffs kicked off this week, with 23 American Hockey League teams aiming to be the last team standing. One of those teams is situated right here in North Carolina in the […]

Category 5: Hurricanes start post-Olympic stretch run

February 26, 2026 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The NHL season resumes for the Hurricanes on Thursday at Lenovo Center as Carolina will host the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first of 25 remaining regular season games as teams start the […]

Hurricanes’ Tulsky reflects on season so far

January 25, 2026 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The Hurricanes have seen their usual lineup of players miss more than 100 games to injuries this season, most notably Jaccob Slavin being out 40 games due to a pair of ailments. Despite […]

Moore gets off mat, lifts Blackhawks past Hurricanes in shootout

January 23, 2026 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — Alexander Nikishin’s first career fight ended with fellow rookie Oliver Moore on his back, bleeding from his face on his 21st birthday. Moore’s night ended much better after he scored in the sixth […]

Hurricanes blow another lead, lost 5-3 to Avalanche

January 3, 2026 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — For 40 minutes, the Hurricanes got the better of the NHL’s best team. The last 20 minutes, however, were the worst of the Hurricanes. Carolina blew a multigoal lead for the fifth time […]

Mistakes haunt Hurricanes in 7-5 loss to Canadiens

January 1, 2026 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — Self-inflicted wounds cost the Carolina Hurricanes on the first day of 2026 — so much so that even a five-point game by Sebastian Aho wasn’t enough. The top line of Aho, Andrei Svechnikov […]

Hurricanes collapse again, lose 5-2 to Panthers

December 23, 2025 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The Hurricanes had a chance to shake off back-to-back losses in which they blew three-goal leads, entering the third period with a two-goal cushion on the visiting Panthers. Instead, it was more of […]

Hurricanes win third straight shootout in Slavin’s return

December 14, 2025 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The Hurricanes finally got Jaccob Slavin back on Sunday. Oh, how things have changed in the 29 games he’s missed — especially in goal. Brandon Bussi improved to 11-1-0 by stopping all three […]

Hurricanes celebrate ’06 team with 4-1 win over Columbus

December 10, 2025 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The Hurricanes celebrated its 2005-06 Stanley Cup on Tuesday, and the current team’s performance against the visiting Blue Jackets had glimmers of the team that captured the heart of the Triangle 20 years […]

Hurricanes by the numbers through 25 games

December 4, 2025 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The Hurricanes hit the 25-game mark of the 2025-26 season atop the Metropolitan Division and tied with Tampa Bay for the best record in the Eastern Conference at 16-7-2. The start has Carolina […]