Kotkaniemi lifts Hurricanes past Canadiens 4-3 in SO
March 8, 2023 GMTMONTREAL (AP) — Jesperi Kotkaniemi scored the deciding goal in the sixth round of the shootout, and the Carolina Hurricanes rallied to beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 on Tuesday night.
Brent Burns and Teuvo Teraivainen also scored in the tiebreaker for the Hurricanes, and Rem Pitlick and Nick Suzuki tallied for the Canadiens.
Raanta blanks Senators as Hurricanes win 5th straight
February 25, 2023 GMTRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Antti Raanta made 32 saves for his third shutout in 21 appearances this season, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Ottawa Senators 4-0 on Friday night.
Brent Burns, Seth Jarvis, Martin Necas and Brady Skjei scored in Carolina’s fifth straight win and 12th in 13 games overall.
Andersen withstands blunder as Hurricanes top Penguins 2-1
January 15, 2023 GMTRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Frederik Andersen made sure one mistake didn’t lead to any other problems for the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night.
Andersen stopped 34 shots and overcame a mishap in the third period as the Hurricanes beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1.
Marchenko hat trick lifts Blue Jackets over Hurricanes 4-3
January 8, 2023 GMTCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Kirill Marchenko recorded his first career hat trick and scored in a shootout to lift the Columbus Blue Jackets over the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 on Saturday in a matchup of the Metropolitan Division’s best and worst teams.
Saros makes Predators-record 64 saves, beats Hurricanes
January 6, 2023 GMTRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Nashville goalie Juuse Saros made a franchise-record 64 saves and Mark Jankowski scored 5:06 into the third period to give the Predators their first lead in a 5-3 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night.
Staal’s goal caps Hurricanes’ comeback win vs. Penguins
December 19, 2022 GMTRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Two of the NHL’s hottest teams clashed Sunday and the Carolina Hurricanes really warmed up at just the right time.
Jordan Staal scored with 6:27 remaining as the Hurricanes rallied past Pittsburgh for a 3-2 victory, snapping the Penguins’ seven-game winning streak.
Skjei gives Carolina 1-0 win; Detroit’s Larkin leaves game
December 14, 2022 GMTDETROIT (AP) — Brady Skjei scored the only goal and Pyotr Kochetkov made 27 saves in the Carolina Hurricanes' 1-0 win over the Detroit Red Wings 1-0 Tuesday night in the 100th career meeting between the teams.
Stastny, Kochetkov lead Hurricanes to 3-0 win over Islanders
December 11, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Paul Stastny scored in the second period, Pyotr Kochetkov got his second career shutout, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Islanders 3-0 Saturday night to extend their point streak to seven games.
Strome’s OT goal lifts Ducks to 4-3 win over Hurricanes
December 7, 2022 GMTANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Ryan Strome scored at 1:56 of overtime and the Anaheim Ducks defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 on Tuesday night to stop a six-game losing streak.
Strome put a snap shot past goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov after getting a pass from Cam Fowler.
Necas, Aho lead the way in Hurricanes’ 4-2 win over Kings
December 4, 2022 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — Martin Necas had a goal and an assist and the Carolina Hurricanes extended their winning streak to four games, beating the Los Angeles Kings 4-2 on Saturday night.
Brady Skjei, Sebastian Aho and Andrei Svechnikov also scored for the Hurricanes, who got at least one point for the 10th time in their past 11 games.
Aho scores in shootout as Hurricanes beat Lightning 4-3
November 4, 2022 GMTTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Sebastian Aho scored in the sixth round of the shootout, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat Andrei Vasilevskiy and the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 on Thursday night.
Brady Skjei, Seth Jarvis and Martin Necas scored in regulation for Carolina, which has won three straight — all in overtime or shootout.
Necas helps Hurricanes beat Blue Jackets in opener
October 13, 2022 GMTRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Martin Necas had a goal and two assists and Carolina Hurricanes took time to get in the groove before beating Columbus Blue Jackets 4-1 in the season opener for both teams Wednesday night.
Hurricanes beat Rangers 4-3, win Metropolitan Division title
April 27, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Vincent Trochek had a goal and an assist, rookie Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 31 shots and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Rangers 4-3 Tuesday night to win their fifth straight and clinch the Metropolitan Division title.
Hurricanes rout Capitals in potential playoff series preview
March 29, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes gave the Washington Capitals something to think about if the division rivals meet in the playoffs.
Martin Necas scored twice, Sebastian Aho added his 29th goal and the Hurricanes routed the Capitals 6-1 on Monday night in a potential first-round preview that got heated.
Wedgewood wins debut as Stars top Hurricanes 4-3 in shootout
March 25, 2022 GMTRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Scott Wedgewood made quite a first impression with the Dallas Stars in leading them to their third win in a row.
Wedgewood’s first game in net with the Stars was a record-setter and he was further rewarded when Tyler Seguin scored in the shootout for a 4-3 victory against the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night.
Svechnikov scores twice as Hurricanes beat Predators 5-3
February 19, 2022 GMTRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Andrei Svechnikov’s strong play across the past month has been rewarded with rising numbers for the Carolina Hurricanes.
Svechnikov had two goals and an assist as the Hurricanes beat the Nashville Predators 5-3 on Friday night.
Columbus plays Carolina, aims to stop road skid
January 12, 2022 GMTColumbus Blue Jackets (16-17-1, fifth in the Metropolitan) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (24-7-2, first in the Metropolitan)
Raleigh, North Carolina; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Columbus visits Carolina looking to end its three-game road losing streak.
Duclair’s OT goal lifts Panthers past Hurricanes
January 9, 2022 GMTRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Anthony Duclair scored at 2:53 of overtime and the Florida Panthers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 on Saturday night.
Carter Verhaeghe had two goals and Jonathan Huberdeau had a goal and an assist as Florida extended its points streak to six games (5-0-1).
Svechniknov scores twice as Hurricanes beat Flames 6-3
January 8, 2022 GMTRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Andrei Svechnikov scored two goals and the Carolina Hurricanes returned to action after nearly a week layoff by beating the Calgary Flames 6-3 on Friday night.
Brady Skjei had a goal and two assists, while Derek Stepan, Jesper Fast and Tony DeAngelo also scored and Steven Lorentz had two assists for Carolina, which won for the ninth time in 10 games and moved past Washington and the New York Rangers into first place in the Metropolitan Division.
Svechnikov scores 2, Hurricanes beat Flames 6-3
January 8, 2022 GMTRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Andrei Svechnikov scored two goals and the Carolina Hurricanes returned to action after nearly a week layoff by beating the Calgary Flames 6-3 on Friday night.
Brady Skjei had a goal and two assists, while Derek Stepan, Jesper Fast and Tony DeAngelo also scored and Steven Lorentz had two assists for Carolina, which won for the ninth time in 10 games.
Hurricanes score 7 straight goals to beat Blue Jackets 7-4
January 1, 2022 GMTCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Brady Skjei and Steven Lorentz scored twice and the Carolina Hurricanes had the last seven goals to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 7-4 on Saturday.
The Hurricanes (23-7-1) scored four times in a 3:57 span of the third to overcome a 4-2 deficit.
Kotkaniemi, Fast lead Hurricanes to 5-1 win over Kings
December 19, 2021 GMTRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A revamped lineup hasn’t slowed down the Carolina Hurricanes. They’re still clicking at an impressive pace.
Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Jesper Fast scored in the opening two minutes and they each added an assist as the Hurricanes beat the Los Angeles Kings 5-1 on Saturday night.
Smith’s late goal lifts Hurricanes past Blues
November 14, 2021 GMTRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Brendan Smith scored his first goal of the season with 2:57 remaining as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the St. Louis Blues 3-2 on Saturday night.
Brady Skjei and Sebastian Aho also scored for the Hurricanes, who avoided a second straight loss after holding a lead in third period.
Necas’ overtime goal leads Hurricanes past Lightning 2-1
November 10, 2021 GMTTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Martin Necas scored from the left circle 3:26 into overtime and the Carolina Hurricanes won their 10th game of the season, 2-1 over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night.
McDavid scores Nos. 200, 201 in Oilers’ victory over Coyotes
October 22, 2021 GMTGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Connor McDavid scored twice to eclipse 200 career goals and had an assist, Zach Hyman had two goals and the Edmonton Oilers remained undefeated with a 5-1 victory over the winless Arizona Coyotes on Thursday night.
Kotkaniemi scores in Montreal return, Hurricanes win 4-1
October 22, 2021 GMTMONTREAL (AP) — Jesperi Kotkaniemi scored his first goal for Carolina in his return to Montreal, helping the Hurricanes beat the winless Canadiens 4-1 on Thursday night.
The 21-year-old Kotkaniemi left the Canadiens for the Hurricanes over the summer after signing a $6.1 million offer sheet.
Lightning edge Hurricanes for 3-2 win in OT
April 20, 2021 GMTTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Yanni Gourde scored 2:50 into overtime to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a 3-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday night in a matchup between Central Division contenders...
Gourde scores in OT to lift Lightning over Hurricanes 3-2
April 20, 2021 GMTTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Yanni Gourde scored 2:50 into overtime and Alex Killorn had a Gordie Howe hat trick to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a 3-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday night in a critical matchup between Central Division contenders...
Nedeljkovic, Hurricanes shut out Blue Jackets 3-0
March 23, 2021 GMTCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Martin Necas scored in his 100th NHL game, Alex Nedeljkovic earned his second career shutout and the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-0 on Monday night to snap a three-game losing streak...
NHL trade winds blow Hurricanes’ way in completing 3 deals
February 25, 2020 GMTHurricanes president Don Waddell resisted the urge to sign Zamboni driver David Ayres — or acquire anyone else, for that matter — to address Carolina's injury-depleted goaltending ranks before the NHL trade deadline struck Monday.
Trades juice up arms race in deep Metropolitan Division
February 24, 2020 GMTThe Metropolitan Division was already the deepest and most competitive in the NHL.