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May 20, 2025

Nicklas Backstrom

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Ovechkin spoils Jarvis’ 2-goal game in Hurricanes’ shootout loss

March 18, 2022 Cory Lavalette

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 […]

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Gardiner’s OT winner lifts Hurricanes over Capitals

October 6, 2019 The Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Three new players helped the Carolina Hurricanes beat an old nemesis on Saturday night. Jake Gardiner scored his first goal for his new team in the last minute of overtime, James Reimer […]

Sports

How the Hurricanes match up with the Islanders

April 26, 2019 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — As they say, no rest for the weary. The Carolina Hurricanes, fresh off their double-overtime Game 7 win Wednesday in Washington, D.C., open their second-round series against the New York Islanders on Friday […]

Sports

Capitals smother Hurricanes, take series lead

April 21, 2019 Cory Lavalette

WASHINGTON, D.C. —The Hurricanes power play had opportunities Saturday night to get Carolina back into Game 5 of the team’s first-round playoff series. The Washington Capitals had everything else. Carolina’s power play went 0-for-5 while […]

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Orpik’s OT goal gives Capitals 2-0 series lead over Hurricanes

April 13, 2019 Cory Lavalette

WASHINGTON — A rat falling out of the arena hallway ceiling during the Carolina Hurricanes’ warmup game of soccer was just a precursor to a wacky afternoon of playoff hockey. Long after the dead rodent […]

Sports

Hurricanes drop Game 1 to Caps — here’s what we learned

April 11, 2019 Cory Lavalette

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 […]

Sports

Hurricanes rally falls short in Game 1 against Caps

April 11, 2019 Cory Lavalette

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 […]

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Hurricanes look to knock off champs

April 10, 2019 Cory Lavalette

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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