On paper, this should have been an automatic win for the Hurricanes; the Thrashers had lost their last five games and sat 25th place in the league. However, Atlanta came out wanting it more and Cam Ward allowed 5 goals on 22 shots, sinking the ‘Canes to 8-5-2. ‘They came out harder, and that’s why […]
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D-men scoring: When it rains, it pours
Carolina doesn’t really have an offensive juggernaut on their blue line like Zdeno Chara (a little off his usual point production this year, but he’ll figure it out soon enough) Tomas Kaberle, Andrei Markov or Sheldon Souray, and last year it showed. Even though the team was by no means starved for goals, having the […]
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Corvo leads ‘Canes over Senators again, 2-1
The ‘Canes can’t seem to decide whether or not they’re a third period team. Tonight, they most definitely were. Carolina came off last night’s bitter defeat only to face the white-hot Senators, who were 4-0-1 in their last five games. The Hurricanes might have fallen behind early if not for a sneaky, ninja-like move by […]
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Caps score with 10 seconds left, steal point from ‘Canes
Wow. Just…wow. The Hurricanes held a one-goal lead off a 3-on-1 Tuomo Ruutu goal with three minutes left in the game, and was assured of at least a point against the team that swiped the division lead out from under the ‘Canes last season. Alexander Semin (most unfortunate name in all of hockey? Quite possibly. […]
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Hurricanes score 3 goals in 3:20, beat Maple Leafs
With both teams having played last night – Toronto mounted an improbable comeback against the New York Rangers and Carolina fell to Edmonton, 3-1 – this game featured a battle of the backup goaltenders. Curtis Joseph was in for Toronto and Michael Leighton manned the net for Carolina. Peter Laviolette reportedly took his team to […]
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‘Canes lose to Oilers, 3-1 (that score sounds familiar…)
After being nearly assured of at least a point, the Hurricanes lost the tie with a minute and a left to go and dropped the game, 3-1, after a wild final few attempts. Ethan Moreau scored an unassisted goal, coming innocently down the left wing and firing off a wrist shot. The Hurricanes thought they […]
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Edmonton ties it up, LaRose can’t find the net
Cole came close to tying the score himself at 14:31 of second period; Dennis Seidenberg had to hook him to keep his former teammate from swooping in on goal and taking advantage of three years’ worth of practices with Cam Ward. On the ensuing power play, Cole was standing just in front of the crease […]
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The “Cole Train” returns to the RBC
Erik Cole makes his return to the RBC Center today, and fans have been buzzing about it all week. Cole continues to be gracious in dealing with the Carolina media, giving several interviews to the Raleigh N&O about the qualities that make him an excellent road roommate and where he was when he found out […]
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Hurricanes polish off Blues, record second-best road trip in team history
Tuomo Ruutu scored the only goal of the game after six fruitless power plays midway through the third period, and the Hurricanes were able to hold on for the win. The ‘Canes took revenge on the St. Louis Blues for a stinging 1-0 loss in January by beating their Central Division opponent by the same […]
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Shootout woes continue: Hurricanes lose 3-2 in SO
Defenseman Anton Babchuk tallied his first of the season and Matt Cullen salvaged the extra point with his fourth, but once more the Hurricanes made it past the extra period and the shifty moves of their high-scoring forwards didn’t translate into shootout success. After managing to kill off an entire Montreal Canadiens power play in […]