Steven Stamkos

Category 5: Hurricanes open season with Guentzel Cup

October 11, 2024 Cory Lavalette

Five days short of five months since the Hurricanes’ 2023-24 campaign ended, hope springs anew with the team’s start to the new NHL season Friday with their opener against the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning at […]

Hurricanes unravel in 8-2 loss to visiting Lightning

November 25, 2023 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The Hurricanes had arguably their best first period of the season and then unraveled as the Lightning scored three second period power play goals and cruised to an 8-2 win Friday at PNC […]

Hurricanes fail to find footing in shutout loss to Lightning

March 29, 2023 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — Jordan Staal said the team “didn’t have a whole lot of jump.” Jordan Martinook offered that the players were “trying to get a spark.” Coach Rod Brind’Amour suggested “it certainly didn’t bounce our […]

Avalanche dethrone Lightning to win Stanley Cup

June 27, 2022 The Associated Press

TAMPA, Fla. — Nathan MacKinnon could not find the words. Gabriel Landeskog cracked a smile and a joke. After years of playoff disappointments, the Colorado Avalanche are back atop hockey’s mountain after dethroning the two-time […]

Hurricanes’ Brind’Amour says penalty frustrations ‘will even itself out’

April 1, 2022 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — Yes, Rod Brind’Amour saw the article by TSN’s Travis Yost that detailed the irregularities in penalties called on the Colorado Avalanche, Arizona Coyotes and his Carolina Hurricanes. No, the coach doesn’t think there’s […]

Lightning’s power play strikes thrice in Hurricanes’ 4-3 OT loss

March 30, 2022 Cory Lavalette

The Tampa Bay Lightning couldn’t figure out how to score on Hurricanes goalie Antti Raanta at 5-on-5. They found other ways to do it. Steven Stamkos scored the Lightning’s third power play goal of the […]

Power play lifts Hurricanes over Lightning

March 23, 2022 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — With the trade deadline in the rearview mirror and Carolina’s newest addition watching from the press box, the Hurricanes gave the NHL a little peek ahead to the postseason. From both an entertainment […]

Hurricanes overcome adversity, beat Lightning in OT on Necas’ goal

November 10, 2021 Cory Lavalette

There was plenty that was familiar for the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night in Tampa Bay. For one, there was Steven Stamkos scoring after a failed Hurricanes power play. Hulking defenseman Victor Hedman was patrolling […]

Lightning claim second straight Stanley Cup

July 8, 2021 The Associated Press

TAMPA, Fla. — Instead of calling Steven Stamkos over to accept the Stanley Cup, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman beckoned the Tampa Bay Lightning over as a team. The Lightning sent out another pandemic hockey season […]

Lightning’s power play strikes in Game 4, pushes Hurricanes to brink

June 5, 2021 Cory Lavalette

TAMPA, Fla. — The Hurricanes scored four second-period goals but it still wasn’t enough to top the Lightning, who reeled off four unanswered goals and converted half of their power play opportunities to overcome a […]