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Hurricanes’ penalty kill still thriving
RALEIGH — Ahead 2-1 in the third period on Dec. 11 in Edmonton, the Carolina Hurricanes did something you never want to do: give the Oilers’ power play a chance. The Hurricanes went down a […]
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Hurricanes rally again but lose to Florida in OT
RALEIGH — The Florida Panthers ended the Hurricanes’ season-opening nine-game winning streak back in November in dominant fashion, and it looked like they would easily end another Saturday night. Up two goals late in the […]
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Hurricanes shake off rust, blow past Flames
RALEIGH — For most of the opening 20 minutes of Friday’s game, the Carolina Hurricanes looked like a team that hadn’t played since last weekend. The team that showed up for the second period looked […]
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Category 5: After another layoff, Hurricanes ready to ramp up
RALEIGH — With the holidays and their COVID troubles — at least for the time being — in the rearview mirror, the Hurricanes get back to action Friday after waiting five days between games. Carolina […]
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Look Ahead — 2022 Athlete of the Year: Sebastian Aho poised to be NHL’s breakout superstar
When Rod Brind’Amour took over as coach of the Carolina Hurricanes before the 2018‑19 season, you could tell he was a bit unsure if a slight 6-foot center could handle the workload of being a […]
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Look Ahead — 2022 Bold Predictions
Every year, the sports staff of North State Journal (sports editor Cory Lavalette and reporters Brett Friedlander and Shawn Krest) look into our crystal balls and try and predict what some of the bigger news […]
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NSJ 2021 Pro Team of the Year: Hurricanes fall short of ultimate goal, still remain NC’s gold standard
It’s not even worth asking coach Rod Brind’Amour if he is satisfied that North State Journal named his team, the Carolina Hurricanes, the 2021 Pro Team of the Year. His answer would be a resounding […]
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Hurricanes’ hodgepodge lineup scores early, often in win over Kings
RALEIGH — When the Carolina Hurricanes made a circle at center ice to do their postgame Storm Surge following Saturday’s 5-1 win over the Kings, there were a lot of new faces raising their sticks […]
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No players, no problems: Short-staffed Hurricanes get points from newcomers in win over Detroit
RALEIGH — The Carolina Hurricanes, ravaged by COVID-19 and lacking cap space, played with just 16 skaters Thursday. No matter — it was still enough to beat Alex Nedeljkovic and the Red Wings. Nino Niederreiter […]
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Hurricanes’ Jaccob Slavin showing Norris Trophy potential
RALEIGH — Jaccob Slavin’s path to winning the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy took several years. He had to overcome being the rare defenseman worthy of the award and the even rarer Hurricanes player considered for […]