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 […]
“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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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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