RALEIGH — Mark Messier. Wayne Gretzky. Bobby Orr. Gordie Howe. Take your pick — none of them have the Game 7 resume of Hurricanes captain Justin Williams. Twenty-five years ago, Messier famously guaranteed victory for […]
RALEIGH — After a humbling loss Saturday night in Washington, D.C., the Carolina Hurricanes faced elimination Monday night at PNC Arena. In a game that featured the road team capturing its first lead of the […]
RALEIGH — With the Stanley Cup favorite Tampa Bay Lightning and perennial threat Pittsburgh Penguins swept out of the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the defending champion Washington Capitals were suddenly being painted […]
RALEIGH — Already down two games in their first-round series against the Washington Capitals, it would have been easy for the Carolina Hurricanes to throw in the towel in Game 3 when they went down […]
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 […]
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 […]
RALEIGH — The wait is over. The Carolina Hurricanes are going back to the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Carolina’s 3-1 win over New Jersey coupled with Montreal’s 2-1 loss in Washington clinched a playoff berth for […]
RALEIGH — A crowd that was as rowdy as possible before Saturday’s matinee against the Philadelphia Flyers wasn’t nearly as loud in the third period. It wasn’t because the Carolina Hurricanes were on their way […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin heard Capitals fans chanting, “We want 50!” after scoring his 49th goal of the season. “Next game,” Ovechkin said. The next game could bring milestones for Ovechkin and Washington, which […]
RALEIGH — For the second time in as many games, the Hurricanes entered the third period with a one-goal lead. After getting run over by the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday, Carolina was looking for […]
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