Toronto Maple Leafs

Category 5: Whalers Night, post-deadline success and Hurricanes’ tough schedule

March 17, 2023 Cory Lavalette

The Hurricanes have the first of three road games on Friday when they play the Maple Leafs in Toronto. 1. At practice on Thursday, several Hurricanes new to the team this year were breaking in […]

Category 5: Trade deadline, reunions as Hurricanes face Leafs

March 17, 2022 Cory Lavalette

The Hurricanes are back in action Thursday after three days without a game, the final this season they’ll have that amount of downtime. From now until the regular season finale April 28 at PNC Arena […]

Matthews, Marner spoil Andersen’s return in Hurricanes’ 4-3 OT loss

February 8, 2022 Cory Lavalette

There were plenty of storylines ahead of the Hurricanes’ game Monday in Toronto. It was a matchup between two of the Eastern Conference’s top teams, one that could be revisited in the spring. It was […]

Andersen stays perfect, Hurricanes dazzle in win over Leafs

October 25, 2021 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The Carolina Hurricanes thoroughly outplayed the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first period of Monday’s home game but still trailed by a goal, the first time this season they were behind after any […]

Hurricanes bank on bounce-back years from new goalies Andersen, Raanta

July 30, 2021 Cory Lavalette

They say two’s company, three’s a crowd. And so it seemed to be with the Hurricanes, who said goodbye to last season’s goaltending trio of Petr Mrazek, Alex Nedeljkovic and James Reimer and welcomed the […]

Hurricanes pick 13th in 2020 NHL Draft

September 30, 2020 Cory Lavalette

The 2019-20 NHL season finally ended Monday night — more than three months after it was initially supposed to conclude — with the Tampa Bay Lightning claiming their second Stanley Cup. While next season’s start […]

Back in Toronto, Hurricanes’ Reimer moves beyond ghosts of playoff past

August 7, 2020 Cory Lavalette

Seven years is a long time. Remember the “Harlem Shake,” the craze was running rampant through the internet? That was back in 2013. The Geico “Hump Day” camel commercial debuted the same year. And in […]

Ayres, winner of NHL’s ‘Greatest Moment’ vote, still focused on charitable causes

June 26, 2020 Cory Lavalette

David Ayres became an instant celebrity when we came on in relief for two injured Carolina Hurricanes goalies and beat his hometown Toronto Maple Leafs on Feb. 22, stopping eight of 10 shots in just […]

Hurricanes acquire Trocheck from Panthers for Haula, Wallmark, prospects

February 24, 2020 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The Carolina Hurricanes made a big move on trade deadline day, trading for Panthers center Vincent Trocheckin exchange for centers Erik Haula and Lucas Wallmark along with prospects Chase Priskie and Eetu Luostarinen. […]

His Ayresness: Emergency goalie inspires Hurricanes to 6-3 win in Toronto

February 23, 2020 Cory Lavalette

If you thought Carolina Hurricanes equipment manager Jorge Alves getting 8 seconds in net in 2016 was a moment, buckle up for this one. After Carolina goalies James Reimer and Petr Mrazek both went down […]