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Quick-strike offense, suffocating defense fuel Hurricanes’ 4-0 Game 4 win

May 28, 2026 Cory Lavalette

MONTREAL — The Canadiens had hope in every game of the Eastern Conference final. By the end of Monday’s Game 4 at Bell Centre, it was all gone. Sebastian Aho, Jordan Staal and Logan Stankoven […]

Svechnikov’s OT winner gives Hurricanes 3-2 win in Game 3

May 26, 2026 Cory Lavalette

MONTREAL — The 6-7 craze swept the U.S. earlier this year. The Carolina Hurricanes prefer 3-2. Andrei Svechnikov’s goal at 14:06 of overtime gave the Hurricanes a 3-2 win Monday at Bell Centre to put […]

Ehlers’ overtime winner evens Hurricanes’ series with Canadiens

May 24, 2026 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — Nikolaj Ehlers created a personal highlight reel in Saturday’s Game 2. It’s one he, his teammates and Hurricanes fans will look back fondly on. Ehlers scored a show-stopping goal in the second period […]

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 […]

Blake’s OT winner sends Hurricanes back to Eastern Conference final

May 10, 2026 Cory Lavalette

PHILADELPHIA — The Hurricanes are perfect through eight games of the Stanley Cup playoffs. They’re also off to their third Eastern Conference final in four seasons. Jackson Blake’s overtime goal handed the Flyers a 3-2 […]

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 […]

Hall’s overtime goal keeps Hurricanes perfect in playoffs

May 5, 2026 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour said before Game 2 that his team hadn’t yet faced adversity this postseason. Now they have — and they passed the test with flying colors. Taylor Hall drove the […]

Stankoven scores twice, Andersen posts shutout in Hurricanes’ Game 1 win over Flyers

May 3, 2026 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The Hurricanes, despite a weeklong break, picked up where they left off in Round 1 of the playoffs. So did Logan Stankoven. The Carolina center scored his fifth and sixth goals of the […]

Hurricanes regain composure, finish off Senators to complete series sweep

April 25, 2026 Cory Lavalette

KANATA, Ontario — A second period hit that knocked Hurricanes defenseman Alexander Nikishin out of Game 4 between the Hurricanes and Senators set off a maelstrom of scrums and penalties that temporarily derailed Carolina’s quest […]

Hurricanes push Senators to brink with 2-1 Game 3 win

April 24, 2026 Cory Lavalette

KANATA, Ontario — The Hurricanes needed something old and something new to earn a 2-1 road win and take a commanding lead in their series with the Ottawa Senators. The new is becoming old hat: […]