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Hurricanes brace for stern challenge vs. surging Senators
The Carolina Hurricanes worked all season to secure the top seed in the Eastern Conference, and now they turn their attention to the next phase of the season on Saturday afternoon.,They'll welcome the Ottawa Senators for the opener of the first-round series in Raleigh, N.C.,"We've been eager for thi...
Stanley Cup playoffs to open with Saturday tripleheader
The Stanley Cup playoffs won't have every seed finalized until later Thursday night, when the final batch of Western Conference games sorts out three remaining teams. But the NHL has revealed how the postseason will start.,Game 1 between the Ottawa Senators and Eastern Conference top seed Carolina H...
Hurricanes take down Islanders in final pre-playoff tune-up
Mark Jankowski scored the tie-breaking goal with 5:22 left Tuesday night for the visiting Carolina Hurricanes, who tuned up for the playoffs with a 2-1 win over the New York Islanders in the regular season finale for both clubs.,Nikolaj Ehlers scored in the first for the Hurricanes (53-22-7, 113 poi...
Hurricanes complete playoff prep against Islanders
For most of the past several months, the regular-season finale between the Carolina Hurricanes and New York Islanders looked as if it would be a potential playoff preview.,However, while the Hurricanes will be in tune-up mode on Tuesday, the Islanders will be wondering where a previously successful ...
Report: Miami extends coordinators Shannon Dawson, Corey Hetherman
Miami has agreed to multi-year extensions with offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson and defensive coordinator Corey Hetherman after its run to the national title game last season, according to a report by ESPN.,Terms of the contract extensions, in years and salaries, were not reported.,Dawson arrive...
Playoff-hungry Flyers 'playing the right way' with Carolina test next
Two of the three teams in Metropolitan Division playoff spots meet on Monday night when the Carolina Hurricanes visit the Philadelphia Flyers.,The Hurricanes (52-22-6, 110 points) have clinched the division title, while the Flyers (41-27-12, 94 points) are in third. With two games to play, they lead...
Canes stop Mammoth, pad Eastern Conference lead
Andrei Svechnikov and Jordan Staal scored first-period goals as the Carolina Hurricanes topped the Utah Mammoth 4-1 on Saturday in Salt Lake City.,With the victory, Carolina (52-22-6, 110 points) moved four points up on the idle Buffalo Sabres for the top seed in the Eastern Conference. Carolina and...
Canes stop Mammoth, pad lead atop Eastern Conference
Andrei Svechnikov and Jordan Staal scored first-period goals as the Carolina Hurricanes topped the Utah Mammoth 4-1 on Saturday in Salt Lake City.,With the victory, Carolina (52-22-6, 110 points) moved four points up on the idle Buffalo Sabres for the top seed in the Eastern Conference. Carolina and...
Buoyed by first playoff berth, Mammoth take on Eastern Conference-leading Canes
With a playoff spot locked up, the Utah Mammoth will look to extend their winning streak to six when they wrap up a three-game homestand against the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday afternoon in Salt Lake City.,Nick Schmaltz and Dylan Guenther each had a goal and an assist, and Kailer Yamamoto and La...
Logan Stankoven's 2 goals, 3 points push Hurricanes past Blackhawks
Logan Stankoven had two goals and an assist and Mark Jankowski scored twice to lift the visiting Carolina Hurricanes to a 7-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday.,Carolina (51-22-6, 108 points) moved two points ahead of Buffalo for home-ice advantage in the Eastern Conference playoffs. T...
Canes not looking past Blackhawks in quest for No. 1 seed
The Carolina Hurricanes clinched the Metropolitan Division title and remained on track to secure home-ice advantage throughout the Eastern Conference playoffs with Tuesday's overtime victory against visiting Boston.,On Thursday, Carolina (50-22-6, 106 points) will aim to keep its focus as it meets t...
Hurricanes edge Bruins in OT to clinch division title
Jaccob Slavin scored 1:13 into overtime as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the visiting Boston Bruins 6-5 to clinch the Metropolitan Division on Tuesday night at Raleigh, N.C.,Logan Stankoven, William Carrier and Taylor Hall scored within a 3 1/2-minute stretch in the second period and teammates Andrei...
Senators regain playoff spot, deny Canes division title
Brady Tkachuk scored twice among the final four Ottawa goals as the Senators beat the visiting Carolina Hurricanes 6-3 on Sunday.,Dylan Cozens, Tim Stutzle and Shane Pinto all had a goal and an assist and the Senators picked up a much-needed result to win for the second time in their last six games....
Skidding Senators brace for tall task vs. Hurricanes
The Ottawa Senators may be running out of time as they run into one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference.,The Senators do have a plan for Sunday's game against the visiting Carolina Hurricanes.,"Simplify and try to work a little harder," Ottawa forward Shane Pinto said. "Yeah, (Sunday) is a b...
Hurricanes bid to blow past skidding Islanders
The Carolina Hurricanes have taken one important step, but they clearly want to accomplish more in the final weeks of the regular season.,They'll have a chance to do that when the New York Islanders visit for Saturday night's game in Raleigh, N.C.,The Hurricanes (48-21-6, 102 points) will play their...
Hurricanes hold Jackets to 10 shots on goal to sew up playoff berth
Logan Stankoven scored two goals as the Carolina Hurricanes started fast and cruised past the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets by a 5-1 count on Thursday.,The victory clinched Carolina (48-21-6, 102 points) a playoff spot for the eighth consecutive season. The Hurricanes sit in first place in the East...
Hurricanes erupt late to pull away from Blue Jackets
Nikolaj Ehlers scored once as part of a three-point night and Andrei Svechnikov collected a goal and an assist to pace the visiting Carolina Hurricanes to a 5-2 victory over the slumping Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday.,Shayne Gostisbehere, Logan Stankoven and Jordan Martinook also scored for the E...
Columbus coach hopes lessons were learned before Hurricanes tilt
The Columbus Blue Jackets are in a playoff position thanks to an incredible run since their January coaching change, but they're all too aware of the importance of turning their fortunes again when they play host to the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday.,The Blue Jackets (38-24-12, 88 points) sit in th...
Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield propel Canadiens past Hurricanes
Nick Suzuki had two goals and an assist to help the Montreal Canadiens rally for their fifth straight win, 3-1 against the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday in Raleigh, N.C.,Cole Caufield had a goal and an assist and Lane Hutson had two assists for the Canadiens (42-21-10, 94 points). Jakub Dobes made 3...
Surging Canadiens chase second win in a week vs. Hurricanes
The Montreal Canadiens will look to extend their winning streak to five games when they visit the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday in Raleigh, N.C.,The Canadiens (41-21-10, 92 points) are coming off a 4-1 victory against the Nashville Predators on Saturday to improve to 8-3-0 in their past 11 games. ,I...