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Hertl’s late goal lifts Knights to Game 1 win over Hurricanes

June 3, 2026 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — Neither the Hurricanes nor Golden Knights had ever lost Game 1 of a Stanley Cup final. Carolina now has. Vegas’ Tomas Hertl snuck away from Hurricanes defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere and scored with 3:24 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Hurricanes re-sign Jankowski to 2-year extension

May 11, 2026 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The Hurricanes have some time off to see who they will face in the Eastern Conference final. It was enough time to take care of some off-the-ice business. Carolina announced Monday it has […]

Hurricanes win again, move to 1 win away from conference final

May 8, 2026 Cory Lavalette

PHILADELPHIA — The Hurricanes have spent most of the postseason suffocating the opposition. In Thursday’s Game 3, they let their special teams do the work. Jalen Chatfield scored the go-ahead shorthanded goal late in the […]

Category 5: Hurricanes look to duplicate effort in Game 2

May 4, 2026 Cory Lavalette

The Hurricanes will look to hold serve at home when they host the Flyers in Game 2 of their second round series Monday at Lenovo Center. Carolina took the lead 91 seconds into Game 1 […]

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 […]

Category 5: Hall hit off-day focus of for Senators, Hurricanes

April 24, 2026 Cory Lavalette

KANATA, Ontario — The Hurricanes have limited the Senators to three combined goals in the first three games of their first round series, and Carolina will have a chance to advance to the second round […]