RALEIGH — For two periods, the Hurricanes had held the No. 3 goal scorer in NHL history without as much as a shot attempt. But as teams have learned during his 17-year career, Alex Ovechkin […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — By now, it almost seems like no big deal when Alex Ovechkin reaches another milestone. Ovechkin scored two first-period goals Monday night and moved into 11th place on the NHL’s career list, […]
RALEIGH — The Carolina Hurricanes had won four straight against the Washington Capitals dating back to last season’s playoff matchup that saw the 2018 Stanley Cup champs knocked out in the first round. While the […]
RALEIGH — “It’s a cornerstone for our group, for sure. It’s defense first. Defend, but when they get a chance, they’ve got the green light.” That was Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour after his team won […]
RALEIGH — Twenty-one games into the NHL season, the Carolina Hurricanes have built off last year’s success and established themselves as playoff contenders. At 13-7-1 after Tuesday night’s win in Chicago, the Hurricanes are third […]
RALEIGH — The Carolina Hurricanes exited Game 3 of their first-round series with the Washington Capitals battle-scarred but also with a win to halve the defending Stanley Cup champions lead at two games to one. […]
The Carolina Hurricanes first playoff game in nearly a decade didn’t look like it would live up to expectations after the Capitals scored three first-period goals. Then it did. The upstart “Bunch of Jerks” pulled […]
WASHINGTON — Nicklas Backstrom and Alex Ovechkin came out firing, the Carolina Hurricanes surged and the Washington Capitals showed why they’re the defending Stanley Cup champions when it mattered most. Backstrom and Ovechkin combined to […]
RALEIGH — Coach Rod Brind’Amour and captain Justin Williams delivered on their main promise this season: make the Carolina Hurricanes relevant again. But that goal along with one to reach the Stanley Cup Playoffs for […]
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