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August 18, 2022

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Hurricanes throttle Caps but lose Kotkaniemi to injury

March 29, 2022 Cory Lavalette

The Carolina Hurricanes took two points out of D.C. The Capitals took a pound of flesh. The Hurricanes’ 6-1 win Monday was marred when Capitals forward Lars Eller delivered a hit on Jesperi Kotkaniemi with […]

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Weary Hurricanes beat Flyers on Pesce’s OT winner

February 21, 2022 Cory Lavalette

“I think I’m more relieved that the games are just over, to be honest.” Brett Pesce and the Hurricanes got a taste of what the rest of the season and its condensed schedule will be […]

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Ovechkin, Samsonov lead Capitals over Hurricanes

January 14, 2020 The Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — By now, it almost seems like no big deal when Alex Ovechkin reaches another milestone. Ovechkin scored two first-period goals Monday night and moved into 11th place on the NHL’s career list, […]

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Hockey’s continued eye-for-an-eye culture needs to change

October 9, 2019 Cory Lavalette

At the rink this past weekend, I overheard someone tell a player to “remember his number for next time,” a not-all-that-uncommon statement in the world of sports. Despite the knowledge we as a society have […]

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McGinn stuns Capitals with Game 7 double-OT goal, sends Hurricanes to second round

April 25, 2019 Cory Lavalette

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Brock McGinn, welcome to Hurricanes lore. At 11:05 of double overtime in Wednesday’s Game 7, the drafted and developed 25-year-old redirected a Justin Williams pass past Braden Holtby, ending the Washington Capitals […]

Sports

Hurricanes force Game 7 with 5-2 win over Capitals

April 23, 2019 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — After a humbling loss Saturday night in Washington, D.C., the Carolina Hurricanes faced elimination Monday night at PNC Arena. In a game that featured the road team capturing its first lead of the […]

Sports

Capitals smother Hurricanes, take series lead

April 21, 2019 Cory Lavalette

WASHINGTON, D.C. —The Hurricanes power play had opportunities Saturday night to get Carolina back into Game 5 of the team’s first-round playoff series. The Washington Capitals had everything else. Carolina’s power play went 0-for-5 while […]

Sports

Hurricanes deliver punishment, suffer pain in Game 3

April 17, 2019 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The Carolina Hurricanes exited Game 3 of their first-round series with the Washington Capitals battle-scarred but also with a win to halve the defending Stanley Cup champions lead at two games to one. […]

Sports

Orpik’s OT goal gives Capitals 2-0 series lead over Hurricanes

April 13, 2019 Cory Lavalette

WASHINGTON — A rat falling out of the arena hallway ceiling during the Carolina Hurricanes’ warmup game of soccer was just a precursor to a wacky afternoon of playoff hockey. Long after the dead rodent […]

Sports

Hurricanes drop Game 1 to Caps — here’s what we learned

April 11, 2019 Cory Lavalette

The Carolina Hurricanes first playoff game in nearly a decade didn’t look like it would live up to expectations after the Capitals scored three first-period goals. Then it did. The upstart “Bunch of Jerks” pulled […]

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