Canes Corner

For the first time in the last two playoff seasons the Carolina Hurricanes lost game one on home ice.  Matthew Tkachuk’s goal just before the death of the 4th overtime made Florida a 3-2 winner.  The two teams combined for 125 shots on goal with Frederik Andersen and Sergei Bobrovsky making 120 saves in the classic duel.  Andersen (57 saves) was at his best in the OT, making 1...

At 12:51 of overtime, Jesper Fast's deflection of a Jesperi Kotkaniemi shot slipped through New Jersey goaltender Akira Schmid sending the Carolina Hurricanes to the Eastern Conference Finals.  It will be the second trip to the NHL's final four in the five years Rod Brind'Amour has been behind the bench.  The goal was Fast's 5th of the playoffs after scoring 10 in 80 games this season.&n...

Martin Necas scored twice, netting both the tying goal and the eventual game-winner, as Carolina bounced back from Sunday's 8-4 loss AND an early 1-0 deficit in a 6-1 win over the Devils.  The Hurricanes now lead the best-of-7 series 3 games to 1 with Game 5 coming Thursday in Raleigh.  Jack Hughes scored early in the 1st period to give the Devils an early lead.  And that lead held...

It was an awful start and a feisty finish as the Hurricanes lost, 8-4, to the Devils in Game 3 of their best of seven series.  New Jersey scored 3 times in the first period, including a shorthanded goal that made it 3-0.  Then opened the second period with a 4th marker in the first minute.  So, everything that happened after that might be taken with a grain of salt.  But, Carol...

Frederik Andersen stopped 28 shots, Jesperi Kotkaniemi scored twice and the Carolina Hurricanes dusted the New Jersey Devils, 6-1 to grab a 2-0 series lead.  Game 3 in on Sunday afternoon at the Prudential Center in Newark.  After a scoreless first period, the Hurricanes scored 4 times in the 2nd period with Kotkaniemi getting an early brace.  His power play goal at 1:35 gave the Ca...

The Carolina Hurricanes got off to a super start in a 5-1 win over the Devils to open up their best-of-seven series.  Brett Pesce and Seth Jarvis each scored during a dominant opening period that saw Carolina out-shoot New Jersey 10-1.  Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Brady Skjei and Jesper Fast would add goals and Frederik Andersen made 17 saves in the win.  He's 2-0 in the playoffs with 50 sa...

Paul Stastny's 3rd goal of the series, 6 minutes into overtime, gave the Hurricanes a 2-1 win over the Islanders and ended the series in Game 6 on Long Island.  Trailing 1-0 midway through the 3rd period, Sebastian Aho batted down a puck and then backhanded it past Ilya Sorokin to even the score.  Frederik Andersen made his first playoff start in a Hurricanes uniform and stopped 33 shots...

The Hurricanes played well, but were victim to a couple of costly mistakes in a 3-2 loss at PNC Arena in Game 5.  The series now shifts back to Long Island for Game 6 on Friday night.  Brent Burns and Jaccob Slavin combined on a 1st period miscue that ended up on Pierre Engvall's stick and he slid the puck underneath the left pad of Antti Raanta for a 1-0 lead.  Then, New York got a...

Seth Jarvis scored his first two goals of the series to back up a 27-save Antti Raanta performance as the Carolina Hurricanes ran over the New York Islanders, 5-2 in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series.  The Hurricanes have a 3 games to 1 lead in the series and can close it out Tuesday night in Raleigh.  With the Islanders trying to intimidate the Hurricanes with -- at...

The Carolina Hurricanes 5th penalty was the breaking point as Kyle Palmeiri's deflection from outside of the goal got past Antti Raanta to give the Islanders a 2-1 late 3rd period lead en route to a 5-1 win on Long Island.  Carolina still leads the series 2 games to 1 with Game 4 Sunday afternoon.  The Canes lone goal came from Jesper Fast who scored shorthanded on a feed from Jordan Sta...

Jesper Fast scored at 5:03 of overtime as the Hurricanes rallied to beat the Islanders, 4-3, and take a 2-0 series lead in their Eastern Conference Quarterfinal series.  The Canes and Isles will play Game 3 on Friday night on Long Island.  Carolina had a 2-0 lead midway through the 2nd period thanks to a Paul Stastny goal and an own goal off the stick of New York defenseman Sebastian Aho...

Sebastian Aho and Stefan Noesen each scored on the power play and Antti Raanta stopped 24 shots as the Carolina Hurricanes took game 1 of their Eastern Conference Quarterfinal Series from the New York Islanders, 2-1.  The Canes scored on each of their first two tries with the man advantage and Raanta won his 3rd consecutive series-opening game for Carolina.  Carolina's penalty kill was a...

The Hurricanes survived a gong show of a 3rd period in a 6-4 win over the Panthers as they claim their second straight Metropolitan Division title.  Brent Burns scored twice, including the go-ahead goal in the 3rd period after the Panthers erased a 2-0 deficit in the first 3 and a half minutes of the frame.  His first goal opened the scoring in the 1st period, but the Canes, who had so m...

Antti Raanta made 20 saves, Stefan Noesen, Jordan Martinook, Brent Burns and Jesperi Kotkaniemi all scored as the Canes beat Detroit, 4-1, ending a 3-game losing streak.  The two points earned also means that Carolina can do no worse than finish second in the division, thus they will have home ice advantage for at least their opening round series.  The Hurricanes can clinch the Motropoli...

The Carolina Hurricanes dropped their third straight game -- all on the road -- losing to the Senators, 3-2.  Claude Giroux had two goals and an assist for the Senators who broke a a 2-2 tie in the 3rd with a 4-on-4 goal and hung on the rest of the way.  The Canes fell behind 2-0 in the 1st period, but fought back behind goals from Brett Pesce and Brent Burns (PPG) to tie the game early...

The Hurricanes let a 3-2 second period lead fall by the wayside in a 4-3 loss in Buffalo.  It was the 2nd straight loss for the Hurricanes but they managed to hang onto sole possession of 1st place in the east thanks to Boston's 2-1 win over the Devils.  The Canes have a 1-point lead with 3 games to play and will take on the Senators in Ottawa on Monday.  Seth Jarvis, Jesper Fast an...

The Canes gave up a shorthanded goal on an early power play and then Frederik Andersen's right skate scored on himself as the Canes fell in Nashville 3-0. The Hurricanes put 32 shots on Jusi Saros, but could not dent the scoresheet. Carolina's lead in the Metro is down to one point after the Devils win over  Columbus. Next up is a Saturday matinee in Buffalo at 12:30p.

The Carolina Hurrricanes got the 4th overtime game winning goal of the season and beat the Ottawa Senators, 3-2, at PNC Arena Tuesday night.  The win was Carolina's 3rd in a row and helped them maintain their 3-point lead over the New Jersey Devils in the Metropolitan Division.  Jersey defeated Pittsburgh at home on Tuesday as well.  After goals from Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Brady Skj...

Jordan Martinook's first goal in more than two months gave the Carolina Hurricanes a 2-1 lead early in the 3rd period and then Frederik Andersen and company did the rest as the Canes held on for the win.  Coupled with the Devils loss in Winnipeg Carolina's lead in the Metropolitan Division is now 3 points with 6 games left to play.  Martinook's goal was his 12th of the season and his fir...

Antti Raanta made 14 saves in his first appearance in three and a half weeks as the Hurricanes shut out the Canadiens, 3-0, at the Bell Centre in Montreal.  Brady Skjei, Paul Stastny and Sebastian Aho each scored as the Canes snapped a 3-game losing streak.  For Skjei, his 17th goal of the season set a franchise record for most team goals in a season from the blue line.  Carolina no...

Jake Walman scored with less than 4 seconds left in the 3rd period sending the Hurricanes to their 3rd straight loss.  Carolina's lead in the Metropolitan Division is down to 1 as the Devils defeated the Rangers, 2-1.  Brent Burns and Jaccob Slavin scored 3:36 apart early in the second period to turn a 1-0 deficit into a 2-1 lead.  But, just 3 minutes later, with Martin Necas in the...

The Hurricanes were shut out at home by the Tampa Bay Lightning, 4-0, on Tuesday night as they failed to extend their Metropolitan Division lead over the idle New Jersey Devils.  The Canes continue to have a 3-point cushion atop the division with 9 games to play in the regular season.  Brayden Point scored twice and Steven Stamkos added his 21st career goal against Carolina as the Bolts...

It was the proverbial mixed bag for the Hurricanes in their 4-3 shootout loss to the Bruins at PNC Arena.  Freddie Andersen made a boatload of excellent saves in the game, including back to back robberies of Tyler Bertuzzi and David Krejci late in the3 3rd period.  However, all three goals he allowed could be put in the "soft" file.  But, the Canes got a point anyway thanks to early...

More than anything, the Hurricanes have needed a game in which their goaltender stole a win.  For as many times as it's seemed to happen to them, the Canes haven't had too many nights where they got the game take to them only to have the goelie stand on his head and win the night.  At PNC Arena, against the Toronto Maple Leafs, Pyotr Kochetkov did just that.  41 saves for his 12th w...

Carolina scored three times in the 3rd period and beat the Rangers at Madison Square Garden, 3-2.  The Canes twice rallied from a 1-goal deficit, the second time coming just 18 seconds after falling behind 2-1.  Stefan Noesen's first goal in 16 games brought Carolina even at 2 and set the stage for Teuvo Teravainen's 11th of the season.  Jalen Chatfield also scored for Carolina, his...