Justin Peters

Hurricanes’ Raanta injured, Kochetkov wins in relief

April 24, 2022 Cory Lavalette

For the second time in as many days, Pyotr Kochetkov earned a win for the Hurricanes. That was the positive. The negative could have much bigger implications. The Hurricanes, already without No. 1 goalie Frederik […]

Hurricanes stock up at NHL Draft

June 26, 2019 Cory Lavalette

The biggest news involving the Carolina Hurricanes coming out of the 2019 NHL Draft was the team using it’s available cap space to wrestle a 2020 first-round pick away from the Toronto Maple Leafs in […]

Category 5: Notes from the Carolina Hurricanes, March 15

March 15, 2019 Cory Lavalette

After a week off, we’re back with the latest Category 5 notes package. And why not? It’s a huge weekend for the Hurricanes, with a road game Friday against Columbus followed by an always contentious […]

Category 5: Notes from the Carolina Hurricanes, Jan. 25

January 25, 2019 Cory Lavalette

The Carolina Hurricanes entered the All-Star break with a 2-0-1 run through western Canada that included two high-scoring wins — both with two-goal performances by newcomer Nino Niederreiter — and a point stolen in Calgary […]

How good has McElhinney been for the Hurricanes? Really, really good

November 28, 2018 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The Carolina Hurricanes are happy to be riding the calm wave that is goaltender Curtis McElhinney. Or, to combine a tweet of mine with one from a reader, Greg Ruff: Curt-ice — Greg […]