News and views about the Carolina Hurricanes and the NHL
There’s an adage among old school ACC basketball coaches: You have to give the other team credit. Vancouver deserves a lot of credit tonight because they took advantage of every mistake by Carolina. However, the Hurricanes maintained their composure and kept to their game. This was despite holding sole possession of the lead for just […]
27 days ago | 1 read
The Carolina Hurricanes are coming off their worst game of the season and are looking to start a new winning streak tonight versus Vancouver. Adam Foote, known for being a physical stay-at-home defenseman during his 20-year NHL career, is in his first full season as an NHL head coach after being promoted on May 14, […]
27 days ago | 2 reads
The Carolina Hurricanes saw their four-game winning streak come to an end at the Lenovo Center with a 4-1 loss to the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night. The Canes were not in control of this one at any point, as fthey were quickly forced into a shorthanded situation. They killed the penalty off, but Brandon […]
30 days ago | 1 read
The Carolina Hurricanes are set to face the Washington Capitals for the first time since last year’s second-round Stanley Cup Playoff series that saw the Hurricanes defeat the Capitals in five games to advance to the Eastern Conference Final. The reigning Metropolitan Division champion Caps have not quite positioned themselves well to repeat the feat […]
30 days ago | 4 reads
Why is it always the Leafs? Whenever the Carolina Hurricanes and the Toronto Maple Leafs play each other, the chances that the game will be insane shoot through the roof for some reason. All you have to do is check the history of Steve Dangle Glynn with the Canes to see some of his best […]
about 1 month ago | 3 reads
The Canes are headed north for a quick trip to Scotiabank Arena to take on the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight at 7 p.m., hoping to extend the winning streak to four. Last night against the Sabres, Carolina’s offense was on fire, netting six goals en route to a 6-3 win on home ice. While Buffalo […]
about 1 month ago | 2 reads
The Carolina Hurricanes improved their record to 10-4-0 with a 6-3 win against the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night at the Lenovo Center. The victory gave the team three wins in a row and pushed them to a 5-1-0 record at home. Once again the Canes spread out the scoring as they had six different […]
about 1 month ago | 4 reads
The Canes are back at Lenovo Center tonight for the second of a two-game homestand with tonight’s matchup against Buffalo. On Thursday, Carolina was able to notch their second straight win, coming against the Wild courtesy of three first period goals. Nikolaj Ehlers recorded his second goal of the season, and the marquee free agent […]
about 1 month ago | 3 reads
After a wild and crazy first period, (no pun intended), both teams settled down and the Carolina Hurricanes ended up with a 4-3 win over the visiting Minnesota Wild on Thursday night at the Lenovo Center. The win improved their record to 9-4-0. The first period had a little bit of everything except for outstanding […]
about 1 month ago | 2 reads
After a two-game road trip to the northeast, the Carolina Hurricanes are back at the Lenovo Center for home games versus Minnesota and Buffalo. On Tuesday night, the Canes earned a great win over a struggling Rangers team. Nikolaj Ehlers netted his first goal as a Hurricane, and did so on the power play. Carolina […]
about 1 month ago | 1 read
Pyotr Kochetkov made his season debut a huge success as he earned a 25 save shutout while the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the New York Rangers, 3-0 on Tuesday night at MSG. Kochetkov had been getting over an injury since the start of the season but he certainly looked healthy enough during this performance. The Rangers […]
about 1 month ago | 1 read
The Carolina Hurricanes (7-4-0) are in the “Big Apple” to do battle with the New York Rangers (6-5-2) on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden. Game time is 7 p.m. These two teams seem to be on opposite paths as the Rangers have won three straight after a slow start where the Canes have lost […]
about 1 month ago | 2 reads
The Boston Bruins are in a weird place this year where people aren’t sure if they are rebuilding or if they are trying to contend for the playoffs. They have talent in goal and one of the game’s best players in David Pastrnak but beyond that they are breaking in a new coach and more […]
about 1 month ago | 1 read
The Carolina Hurricanes closed out October with a decisive win over the New York Islanders, and look to keep it rolling against the Boston Bruins. After a tough 10-day stretch in which Boston lost six games, the Bruins have won three of the last four, including three straight at home. The top story out of […]
about 1 month ago | 3 reads
The Carolina Hurricanes jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead and never looked back as they defeated the New York Islanders, 6-2 on Thursday night at the Lenovo Center. The Canes had six different goal scorers and 11 players with points. Even goalie Brandon Bussi earned an assist, his first career NHL point. Speaking of […]
about 1 month ago | 2 reads
The New York Islanders visit Raleigh to take on the Carolina Hurricanes tonight at the Lenovo Center. Game time is 7:30 P.M. Rod Brind’Amour confirmed that Brandon Bussi will get the start for Carolina. The goalie is 2-1-0 in three starts for the Canes with a save percentage of .911 and a GAA of 2.33. […]
about 1 month ago | 2 reads
The Carolina Hurricanes (6-3-0) hope to turn their recent fortunes around as they take on the New York Islanders (4-4-1) Thursday night at the Lenovo Center. Game time is at 7:30 P.M. (corrected) The Canes have been snake bitten with injuries and it doesn’t seem like anyone of the injured will be returning to action […]
about 1 month ago | 1 read
The Carolina Hurricanes finally returned home after a long, six game road trip but lost to the Las Vegas Golden Knights, 6-3 on Tuesday night at the Lenovo Center. The home team, already depleted by injuries, were playing with just four defensemen for a period of time when both Shayne Gostisbehere and Joel Nystrom left […]
about 1 month ago | 3 reads
The Carolina Hurricanes are back in action for their second and final regular season meeting against the Vegas Golden Knights at the Lenovo Center in Raleigh on Tuesday night. After a 4-2-0 road trip that has left the team without several key players, the Hurricanes will hope to get some reinforcements as they look to […]
about 1 month ago | 1 read
The Carolina Hurricanes finally return to their home ice after a lengthy and troublesome six-game road trip to accommodate the North Carolina State Fair. The results were more than acceptable, as the Hurricanes swept California before taking one of three against the top teams the Western Conference has to offer, beating the Colorado Avalanche but […]
about 1 month ago | 3 reads
The Carolina Hurricanes finished up their long road trip with a 3-2 loss to the Dallas Stars on Saturday night in Dallas. The loss gives Carolina a 6-2-0 record for the season. The Canes, who have been decimated by injuries, put up a valiant fight but ended up with a loss to the highly rated […]
about 2 months ago | 0 reads
It’s one last game day on the road before the Carolina Hurricanes finally come home, and it’s yet another big one. The Canes face off tonight against the Dallas Stars—another team thought to be in contention for the Stanley Cup and showing just how serious they are by changing coaches in the offseason despite their […]
about 2 months ago | 2 reads
On the last Saturday Night of the North Carolina State Fair, the Carolina Hurricanes will travel into Dallas to play the last game of the yearly road trip it causes. It’s the first of two anticipated meetings between the teams, although the second one might be a little more hyped. The Canes come into Dallas […]
about 2 months ago | 1 read
The regular season is a long one and so many times there are games that come and go without much thought. And then there’s Thursday’s game with the Hurricanes and the Avalanche. You basically need Bill Hader’s “Stefon” character from SNL to describe this one because it…had…everything—Throwback uniforms, a ton of penalties, old teammates reuniting, […]
about 2 months ago | 2 reads
The Carolina Hurricanes continue their annual State Fair road trip on Thursday night against the Colorado Avalanche, and they’ve one 3-1-0 on a brutal six-game swing that g0t started with wins in California over San Jose, Anaheim and Los Angeles before the team suffered its first loss of the season in Vegas. The Canes were […]
about 2 months ago | 2 reads