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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 […]

Category 5: Hurricanes, Flyers set for first playoff meeting

May 2, 2026 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The Hurricanes open their second round series Saturday against the Flyers at Lenovo Center, ending a weeklong break after sweeping the Senators to open the postseason. 1. The series will be a reunion […]

Series preview: Hurricanes get upstart Flyers in Round 2

April 30, 2026 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The Hurricanes waited four days, but they finally have their second round opponent. Carolina will face the Flyers after Philadelphia defeated the Penguins in overtime of Wednesday’s Game 6 of their series to […]

Stankoven, Andersen rise to occasion in Round 1

April 29, 2026 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — If there was a metric showing which Hurricanes players were mentioned most on social media as being a weak link this season, chances are Frederik Andersen and Logan Stankoven would be at 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 […]

Category 5: Hall hit off-day focus of for Senators, Hurricanes

April 24, 2026 Cory Lavalette

KANATA, Ontario — The Hurricanes have limited the Senators to three combined goals in the first three games of their first round series, and Carolina will have a chance to advance to the second round […]

Martinook’s OT winner ends Hurricanes’ wild 3-2 win in Game 2

April 21, 2026 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — Jordan Martinook is the emotional leader of the Carolina Hurricanes, and in Monday’s Game 2 against the visiting Senators, he proved he can handle the highest of highs and lowest of lows. Martinook’s […]

Series preview: Hurricanes face Senators in Round 1

April 17, 2026 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour was asked Thursday if the path to the Stanley Cup — with two-time defending champion Florida not in the playoffs and Carolina the Eastern Conference’s No. 1 seed — […]