Andrei Svechnikov broke out with a pair of power-play goals, and Brandon Bussi delivered a 23-save performance as the Carolina Hurricanes doubled up the Vegas Golden Knights by a 4-2 count at Lenovo Center. The Hurricanes are now one victory away from capturing the franchise’s second Stanley Cup.
Carolina captain Jordan Staal became the first player in seventy years to open a Stanley Cup Final with goals in five-straight games when he tipped in Nikolaj Ehlers’ pass for his sixth of the se...
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Jordan Staal notched his second goal of the game at 6:32 of the third period to put the Carolina Hurricanes ahead for good in their back-and-forth 5-3 Game 4 win over the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Moblie Arena that evened the highly-competitive Stanley Cup Final at two games apiece.
The 37-year-old Staal became the first player in 44 years to score at least one goal in each of the first four games of the Final and the ninth overall in NHL history.
Carolina got first period goals from...
A stretched out Jordan Staal notched his second goal of the game 6:32 into the third period to put the Carolina Hurricanes ahead for good in their back-and-forth 5-3 Game 4 win over the Vegas Golden Knights, evening the highly-competitive Stanley Cup Final at two games apiece.
The 37-year-old Staal became the first player in 44 years to score at least one goal in each of the first four games of the Final and the ninth overall in NHL history.
Carolina got firs...
A stretched out Jordan Staal notched his second goal of the game 6:32 into the third period to put the Carolina Hurricanes ahead for good in their back-and-forth 5-3 Game 4 win over the Vegas Golden Knights, evening the highly-competitive Stanley Cup Final at two games apiece.
The 37-year-old Staal became the first player in 44 years to score at least one goal in each of the first four games of the Final and the ninth overall in NHL history.
Carolina got first period goals from Logan...
The Vegas Golden Knights gagged up a four-goal third period lead to the Carolina Hurricanes, but still managed to win Game 3 when Shea Theodore’s one-timer from the right point caromed off the end boards and went in off goaltender Brandon Bussi 5:38 into the fifth period.
After a scoreless opening frame that saw visiting Carolina largely carry the play, Mitch Marner turned the second period into his own personal highlight reel. Marner drew the second assist on Tomas Hertl’s power-play goa...
His stay in South Florida was only a brief three months, but Florida Panthers fans are left to ponder what could’ve been had the Cats decided to go with Brandon Bussi as the backup to Sergei Bobrovksy instead of pending unrestricted free agent Daniil Tarasov.
Signed to a one-year, two-way deal on July 1, 2025, the Panthers tried to slip the 27-year-old through waivers to the AHL’s Charlotte Checkers, only to see him get claimed by the Carolina Hurricanes on October 5.
Finally given a...
In one for the ages, the Vegas Golden Knights gagged up a four-goal third period lead to the cardiac Carolina Hurricanes, but still managed to take Game 3 when Shea Theodore’s one-timer from the right point caromed off the end boards and went in off goaltender Brandon Bussi 5:38 into double overtime.
After a scoreless opening frame that saw visiting Carolina largely carry the play, Mitch Marner turned the second period into his own personal highlight reel. Marner drew the secondary assist...
Down by two goals midway through the third period, the Carolina Hurricanes got off the mat and stunningly forged ahead on goals from Logan Stankoven (at 10:20), Mark Jankowski (at 12:46) and Jordan Staal (at 15:25), weathered the storm of a late Mark Stone marker that tied the game with 1:21 remaining in regulation, and then won it when Seth Jarvis uncorked a one-timer that blew up by Carter Hart, with Tomas Hertl off for tripping, 3:56 into overtime that gave the Canes a 4-3 victory over the ...
Trailing by two goals midway through the third period, the Carolina Hurricanes got off the mat and stunningly forged ahead on goals from Logan Stankoven (at 10:20), Mark Jankowski (at 12:46) and Jordan Staal (at 15:25), weathered the storm of a late Mark Stone marker that tied the game with 1:21 remaining in regulation, and then won it when Seth Jarvis unleashed a one-timer that blew up by Carter Hart, with Tomas Hertl in the sin bin, 3:56 into overtime that gave the Canes a 4-3 victory over t...
Tomas Hertl scored the game-winning goal with 3:24 remaining in the regulation, converting a sweet give-and-go play with Colton Sissons, to lift the Vegas Golden Knights to a wild 5-4 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final at Lenovo Center.
The 12-2 Hurricanes, who got a pair of goals from Nikolaj Ehlers, will look to bounce back tonight on home ice to avoid heading west in a deep hole.
CAROLINA HURRICANES vs VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS
WHEN: 8 ...
Tomas Hertl scored the game-winning goal with 3:24 remaining in the regulation, converting a sweet give-and-go play with Colton Sissons, to lift the Vegas Golden Knights to a wild 5-4 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, NC.
After Nikolaj Ehlers scored a pair of first period goals to put the Hurricanes up by two, Shea Theodore’s shot bounced in off the leg of Eric Robinson of at 13:28 to halve the deficit.
Ivan Barbashev...
Tomas Hertl scored the game-winning goal with 3:24 remaining in the regulation, converting a sweet give-and-go play with Colton Sissons, to lift the Vegas Golden Knights to a wild 5-4 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, NC.
After Nikolaj Ehlers scored a pair of first period goals to put the Hurricanes up by two, Shea Theodore’s shot bounced in off the leg of Eric Robinson of at 13:28 to halve the deficit.
Ivan Barbashev...
The Carolina Hurricanes will host the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 1 of the 2026 Stanley Cup Final tonight at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, NC.
To reach the final, the Hurricanes swept the Ottawa Senators and Philadelphia Flyers before cruising past the Montreal Canadiens in five games.
Vegas eliminated both the Utah Mammoth and Anaheim Ducks in six games before delivering a stunning sweep of the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Colorado Avalanche.
The Golden Knights took both of the regu...
Florida Panthers Aleksander Barkov and Anton Lundell are golden after Finland edged host Switzerland 1-0 in overtime at Swiss Life Arena in Zurich when Buffalo Sabres forward Konsta Helenius scored an electrifying goal 10:42 into the extra session with Lundell drawing the primary assist.
Lundell logged 22:52 of ice time, was credited with four shots on goal, won two of his five draws, and completed the game with a big plus-one rating for the Finns. He finished the tournament with four goa...
Alright Florida Panthers fans, the time has come for you to make your selections for the final round of the Litter Box Cats annual playoff predictions contest.
There will a total of 21 points up for grabs.
8 points for the series winner
1 point bonus for calling the winner in the correct amount of games
3 points for picking the player who scores the GWG in the clinching game
3 points for picking the Conn Smythe Trophy winner
2 points for picking who will score t...
Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov scored the tying goal 49 seconds into the second period and then had a hand in Konsta Helenius’ eventual game-winning marker 10:39 later to help Finland knock off Canada 4-2 in the semifinals of the IIHF World Championship in Zurich.
Barkov, who was named Finland’s Best Player, logged 19:28 of ice time, was credited with two shots on goal, won seven of his 15 draws, and finished the game with a plus-three rating. He leads Finland in scoring with ...
The Carolina Hurricanes crushed the Montreal Canadiens by a 6-1 count in Game 5 in Raleigh to capture the Prince of Wales Trophy and advance to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since they won their one and only championship in 2006. Taylor Hall and Logan Stankoven each had a goal and two assists, Jackson Blake and Seth Jarvis each added a goal and a helper, and Frederik Andersen made 23 saves for the 12-1 Hurricanes. Andersen lowered his postseason goals against average to miserly 1.41...
CAROLINA HURRICANES vs MONTREAL CANADIENS
WHEN: 8 p.m. ET
WHERE: Lenovo Center – Raleigh, NC
SERIES: Carolina leads 3-1
ON THE TUBE: TNT
PROJECTED STARTERS: Hurricanes: Andersen (11-1 .928 / 1.44 3SO) Canadiens Dobes (9-9 .912 / 2.53 0SO)
PLAYER STATS: Carolina / Montreal
A pair of Florida Panthers made a mark in Finland’s 4-1 win over Czechia in quarterfinal action from the World Championship in Switzerland...
A quintet of Florida Panthers will be in action today at the 2026 IIHF World Championship in Switzerland.
Captain Aleksander Barkov (2G/6A) and Anton Lundll (3G/2A) and the rest of Team Finland, who finshed second in Group A, will do battle with Marek Alscher (2G) and Czechia, who came in third place in Group B, at Swiss Life Arena in Zurich.
The early game in Fribourg, the most compelling of the quarterfinal round, will see Matthew Tkachuk (4G/3A) and the United States face-off agai...
CAROLINA HURRICANES at MONTREAL CANADIENS
WHEN: 8 p.m. ET
WHERE: Bell Centre – Montreal, PQ
SERIES: Carolina leads 2-1
ON THE TUBE: TNT
PROJECTED STARTERS: Hurricanes: Andersen (10-1 .923 / 1.56 2SO) Canadiens Dobes (9-8 .910 / 2.50 0SO)
PLAYER STATS: Carolina / Montreal
Vegas 2, Colorado 1 (Tuesday)
Mark Stone and Cole Smith scored the goals, and Carter Hart stopped 20 of 21 shots faced, as the Vegas G...
COLORADO AVALANCHE at VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS
WHEN: 9 p.m. ET
WHERE: T-Mobile Arena – Paradise, NV
SERIES: Vegas leads 3-0
ON THE TUBE: ESPN
PROJECTED STARTERS: Avalanche: Blackwood (1-0 .872 / 3.20 0SO) Golden Knights: Hart (11-4 .923 / 2.30 0SO)
PLAYER STATS: Colorado / Vegas
Carolina 3, Montreal 2 (OT) (Monday)
Andrei Svechnikov took a pass from Seth Jarvis and beat Jakub Dobes 14:06 into overtime to ...
CAROLINA HURRICANES at MONTREAL CANADIENS
WHEN: 8 p.m. ET
WHERE: Bell Centre – Montreal, PQ
SERIES: Tied 1-1
ON THE TUBE: TNT
PROJECTED STARTERS: Hurricanes: Andersen (9-1 .927 / 1.55 2SO) Canadiens Dobes (9-7 .909 / 2.51 0SO)
PLAYER STATS: Carolina / Montreal
Vegas 5, Montreal 3 (Sunday)
The Vegas Golden Knights rallied from a three-goal deficit to beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-3 at T-Mobile Arena. Vegas is...
COLORADO AVALANCHE at VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS
WHEN: 8 p.m. ET
WHERE: T-Mobile Arena – Paradise, NV
SERIES: Vegas leads 2-0
ON THE TUBE: ESPN
PROJECTED STARTERS: Avalanche: Wedgewood (7-3 .912 / 2.30 0SO) Golden Knights: Hart (10-4 .924 / 2.25 0SO)
PLAYER STATS: Colorado / Vegas
Carolina 3, Montreal 2 (OT) [Saturday]
Nikolaj Ehlers scored his second goal of the game off the rush 3:29 into overtime to give...
CAROLINA HURRICANES vs MONTREAL CANADIENS
WHEN: 7 p.m. ET
WHERE: Lenovo Center – Raleigh, NC
SERIES: Montreal leads 1-0
ON THE TUBE: TNT
PROJECTED STARTERS: Hurricanes: Andersen (8-1 .932 / 1.51 2SO) Canadiens Dobes (9-6 .911 / 2.48 0SO)
PLAYER STATS: Carolina / Montreal
Vgeas 3, Colorado 1 (Friday)
Ivan Barbashev scored twice, including the game-winner, and Jack Eichel contributed a goal and an assist for the Vegas G...
COLORADO AVALANCHE vs VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS
WHEN: 8 p.m. ET
WHERE: Ball Arena – Denver, CO
SERIES: Vegas leads 1-0
ON THE TUBE: ESPN
PROJECTED STARTERS: Avalanche: Wedgewood (7-2 .911 / 2.32 0SO) Golden Knights: Hart (9-4 .920 / 2.35 0SO)
PLAYER STATS: Colorado / Vegas
Montreal 6, Carolina 2
Juraj Slafkovsky scored twice and added an assist, Phillip Danault and Cole Caufield ea...