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The Carolina Hurricanes saw their three-game winning streak snapped in a thrilling back-and-forth game against the Chicago Blackhawks that was decided in a shootout. What proved to be a frustrating night for the Hurricanes on the power play started ugly as Ilya Mikheyev drew first blood just over 10 minutes into the opening stanza with […]
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The Carolina Hurricanes will look to extend their winning streak to four games on Thursday night when they welcome the Chicago Blackhawks to the Lenovo Center. The Canes are coming off a wildly impressive three-games-in-four-days stretch that saw them pick off Florida, New Jersey and Buffalo in strong fashion. Carolina got two days off after […]
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Brandon Bussi made a few spectacular saves and the Carolina Hurricanes rode him to defeat the Buffalo Sabres, 2-1 on Monday afternoon at the Lenovo Center. Bussi, who has been setting NHL records since his time with Carolina, set another one on Monday. He won his first 18 NHL games in the shortest period of […]
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The Carolina Hurricanes (30-15-4) have been on fire over their last two games and they are looking to continue that level of play this afternoon at 1:30 PM against the Buffalo Sabres (26-16-5) at home. After dominating the Florida Panthers 9-1 on Friday, including six third period goals, the Canes blew past the New Jersey […]
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The Carolina Hurricanes entered Newark in as brutal a scheduling situation as there is. After a 9-1 drubbing of the Florida Panthers in Raleigh on Friday night, they touched down in Newark for the second half of a back-to-back on Saturday against a New Jersey Devils team that had been waiting for them with two […]
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The Carolina Hurricanes outskated, outhit, outhustled, and outscored the Florida Panthers in one of the most dominant games in recent memory. After being shut out for the first time all season on Tuesday, head coach Rod Brind’Amour shuffled the lines searching for some offense. The team was challenged to return to their style of game […]
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The Carolina Hurricanes played one of their most entertaining games of the season as they thoroughly dominated the Stanley Cup Champion, Florida Panthers, 9-1 on Friday night at the Lenovo Center. Nikolaj Ehlers had a hattrick, goaltender Brandon Bussi picked up another win, (17-3-1) and every Carolina forward had at least one point in the […]
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The Hurricanes (28-15-4) are back in action tonight at 7 PM to take on the Florida Panthers (24-18-3) at home, looking to snap a two game losing skid. On Tuesday, the Canes were shutout against the Blues after giving up all three goals in the second period for their second straight loss. Tonight will not […]
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The Carolina Hurricanes were shut out by the St. Louis Blues, 3-0 on Tuesday night. The loss snapped a five game point streak for Carolina and it was the first time this season they were shut out. Joel Hofer earned the shutout, his fourth of the season. After a scoreless first period, the Blues scored […]
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After a tough overtime loss to Detroit last night, the Carolina Hurricanes (28-14-4) take on the St. Louis Blues (17-21-8) tonight at the Enterprise Arena. The Canes have a five game point streak going and they are 6-3-1 after their last 10 games. The Blues have lost three in a row and they are 4-6-0 […]
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The Carolina Hurricanes fell behind 3-0, then scored three times in the third to tie the game before losing in overtime to the Detroit Red Wings, 4-3 on Monday night in Detroit. The Canes scored twice on the powerplay and one time shorthanded as they took advantage of their opportunities in this one. After a […]
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Two winning streaks collide tonight as the Carolina Hurricanes (28-14-3) visit the Detroit Red Wings (27-15-4) for a game at Little Caesars Arena. Game time is 7 P.M. Eastern. The Canes have a four game winning streak while the Wings have won three straight. Carolina is 6-4-0 in their last 10 games while Detroit is […]
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William Carrier had the game winning goal, Jaccob Slavin had an assist in his first game back since a new injury in Florida, Jordan Staal had two assists, and the Carolina Hurricanes came back to defeat the Seattle Kraken 3-2, handing Seattle their first game without a point since December 18th. The win was Carolina’s […]
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We’re at that time of year where many sports collide on the calendar, and today is no different. Thanks to the Carolina Panthers having a Hurricanes-like resurgence, they will open up the NFL playoffs today at 4:30. If you’re a fan of any of the three Triangle University teams, your school is in action as […]
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After a slow first period, the Carolina Hurricanes sharpened up their game and went on the defeat the Anaheim Ducks, 5-2 on Thursday night at the Lenovo Center. It was the third straight win for Carolina while the Ducks have now lost eight in a row. The home team got off to a bit of […]
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The Carolina Hurricanes (26-14-3) return to action tonight as they take on the Anaheim Ducks (21-19-3) at the Lenovo Center. Game time is 7 P.M. After a sterling performance against the Dallas Stars on Tuesday, the Canes will look to repeat those results against the Ducks. They have won two in a row and they […]
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K’Andre Miller scored twice and Brandon Bussi earned his 15th win of the season as the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Dallas Stars, 6-3 on Tuesday night at the Lenovo Center. Bussi is now 15-2-1 in the first 18 games of his NHL career. He set another NHL record by getting the win. Andrei Svechnikov chipped […]
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The Carolina Hurricanes (25-14-3) are back home and will take on the Dallas Stars (25-9-8) tonight at the Lenovo Center. The Canes are coming off a solid win in New Jersey. They are 4-5-1 in their last 10 games but still sit in first place in the Metropolitan Division. They are one point behind Detroit […]
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Brandon Bussi made 28 saves on 29 shots and the Carolina Hurricanes held on to a lead as they defeated the New Jersey Devils on Sunday night, 3-1 at the Prudential Center. Bussi improved his record to 14-2-1 in his first NHL season. It was the second game of a back-to-back situation for the Canes, […]
19 days ago | 2 reads
After another disappointing loss last night, the Carolina Hurricanes (24-14-3) packed up and traveled to New Jersey and will take on the Devils (22-17-2) tonight at the Prudential Center. Game time is 7 P.M. The Canes are in a rough patch and have lost three games in a row. They are 4-5-1 in their last […]
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Brock Nelson had two goals, the Hurricanes couldn’t get any production outside of the top line, and Frederik Andersen’s best effort in a while went for not as the best team in the NHL Colorado Avalanche came back from a 3-1 deficit in the third to defeat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-3. Both teams played a […]
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Cue up “Brass Bonanza,” dig out your green and blue, and grab the tissues as there is a LOT going on tonight in Raleigh. The Colorado Avalanche come to town to take on the Carolina Hurricanes, but they do so dressed as their previous iteration: The Quebec Nordiques. It’s a full-on uniform rematch of the […]
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One thing that’s been remarkable about this season for the Carolina Hurricanes is that despite the mountain of injuries they have faced, there have been few nights when it was truly apparent they were missing some really important players. Thursday night, though, hoping to put a horrible game in Pittsburgh behind them, it pretty clearly […]
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Merry New Year! Here’s hoping 2026 welcomes each of you with a smile and it brings you health and happiness. The Hurricanes certainly are hoping to get the year off to a great start as they host Les Habitants from Montreal. Considering 2026 ending with one of the most listless performances of the season, it’s […]
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The Butterfly Effect Continues. While not cited as the reason, the 4-3 shootout loss to Florida on December 19th claimed another victim in the Olympic hopes of Seth Jarvis. You’ll recall that after giving up a 3-0 lead to the Panthers, the Carolina winger was heading down on a breakaway in the 3-on-3 overtime set […]
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