Yanni Gourde

Flat Hurricanes foiled by lackluster play, latest review loss

December 3, 2024 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The Hurricanes got starting goalie Pyotr Kochetkov back, but their offense was still missing in action. So was any chance of a goaltender interference review going their way — again. The Hurricanes laid […]

Hurricanes’ defensive struggles continue in 7-4 loss at Seattle

October 20, 2023 The Associated Press

SEATTLE (AP) — Vince Dunn and Oliver Bjorkstrand each had a goal and two assists and the Seattle Kraken won for the first time this season, beating the Carolina Hurricanes 7-4 on Thursday night. Yanni […]

Hurricanes’ 4th line leads the way in win over Kraken

December 15, 2022 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — It is often said that the first game home after a long road trip is a trap game. The Hurricanes, who banked 11 of 12 points on their six-game road trip, returned to […]

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 […]

Hurricanes take on Lightning, ‘X-factor’ Kucherov in Round 2

May 30, 2021 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — What was long seen as two teams on a playoff collision course becomes a reality Sunday when the Hurricanes host the 2020 Stanley Cup champion Lightning in Game 1 of their second-round series […]

Hurricanes rebound, beat Lightning 4-1 in rematch

April 21, 2021 Cory Lavalette

The Hurricanes rebounded from an overtime loss the night before to beat the Lightning 4-1 in Tuesday’s rematch in Tampa Bay. Nino Niederreiter, Jordan Staal and Steven Lorentz scored, Jordan Martinook added an empty-net goal, […]

Hurricanes salvage point in uneven loss in Tampa Bay

April 20, 2021 Cory Lavalette

Yanni Gourde scored in overtime to give the Lightning a 3-2 home win over the Hurricanes on Monday in Tampa Bay. Andrei Svechnikov and Brady Skjei scored to erase a two-goal deficit in the loss. […]

Hurricanes can’t solve Lightning, drop third straight to defending champs

February 25, 2021 Cory Lavalette

The Hurricanes’ seemingly never-ending series of games against the Lightning came to an end Thursday with Tampa Bay winning 3-1 at home to take three of four from Carolina. Brett Pesce had the lone goal […]