Nikolaj Ehlers

Hurricanes’ mistakes costly in 4-1 loss to Capitals

November 11, 2025 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The Hurricanes overcame their injuries in the season’s first 15 games by avoiding self-inflicted mistakes. That wasn’t the case Tuesday. The Hurricanes carelessly turned the puck over, took untimely penalties, and even ran […]

Ehlers adjusting to ‘completely new’ Hurricanes

November 11, 2025 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — If an eight-time 20-goal scorer with a big contract is going to start his time with a new team with an 11-game goal drought, he might as well do it when there are […]

Hurricanes suffer another defense injury in win over Wild

November 7, 2025 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — It might have been Women in Sports Night at Lenovo Center, but it felt more like All Goals Night in the first 21 minutes. The Hurricanes and visiting Wild combined for seven goals […]

Miller, Jarvis each score twice in Hurricanes 6-3 win over Devils

October 9, 2025 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The Carolina Hurricanes could have hung their heads in the third period of Thursday’s season-opening game against the visiting New Jersey Devils. The home team hit seven posts, and Jesper Bratt’s goal with […]

Hurricanes dates to watch in 2025-26

October 9, 2025 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — Every new NHL season brings renewed hope — long-suffering fan bases wonder if their team will finally return to the playoffs, middling franchises expect their young stars and hot-shot prospect to elevate them […]

Speedy Ehlers latest piece for Hurricanes

September 30, 2025 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The first thing you notice when watching Nikolaj Ehlers on the ice is his speed. “He’s an exceptional, exceptional skater,” Hurricanes captain Jordan Staal said of the 29-year-old winger who earned the nickname […]

Category 5: Hurricanes open training camp

September 18, 2025 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — There’s nothing quite like the sound of 20-ish pairs of skates cutting into the ice at the same time, ice shavings spraying into the boards as players finish off a sprint across the […]

Hurricanes schedule filled with reunions, road-heavy ending

July 25, 2025 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The start of the NHL season is still 2½ months away, but the league last week released the 2025-26 schedule that includes a three-week break for players to participate in the Winter Olympics […]

Hurricanes make spash, sign Ehlers to $51M contract

July 3, 2025 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The Carolina Hurricanes landed arguably the biggest name on the NHL free agency market, signing winger Nikolaj Ehlers to a six-year, $51 million contract Thursday. Ehlers was drafted by the Jets and played […]

Hurricanes trade for Miller, extend Stankoven

July 1, 2025 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — With the free-agent market thin and winger Nikolaj Ehlers weighing his options, the Hurricanes looked to the trade market and took care of some in-house business on the first day of NHL free […]