RBC CENTER/ RALEIGH Cam Ward looked like he wanted his first shutout of the year. Ray Whitney looked like he wanted his first hat trick in some time. And the ‘Canes looked like they wanted to give it to both of them. But both left some unfinished business on the table as Whitney couldn’t find […]
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Olympic round-up: Staal headed to Vancouver, Jokinen left off the list
Team Canada executive director Steve Yzerman had one of the luckiest and yet least enviable jobs this year in picking a hockey team from Canada’s bottomless pool of talent for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. Every analyst on the web had his or her take, and it wasn’t looking good for Carolina star center Eric Staal, […]
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Flyers’ familiar faces best ‘Canes, 4-3, in shootout
RBC CENTER/RALEIGH – In a match-up intriguing for its promise of old teammates and ousted coaches facing one another for the first time, the Philadelphia Flyers bested Carolina, 4-3, in the shootout. Both struggling teams saw their weaknesses exploited as Carolina fell into a large deficit through two periods but mounted a surprising comeback in […]
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RBC CENTER/RALEIGH – In a match-up intriguing for its promise of old teammates and ousted coaches facing one another for the first time, the Philadelphia Flyers bested Carolina, 4-3, in the shootout. Both struggling teams saw their weaknesses exploited as Carolina fell into a large deficit through two periods but mounted a surprising comeback in […]
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Bad night for the Wards results in 5-1 loss against Montreal
RBC CENTER/RALEIGH – After a stingy effort against the Rangers two days ago, Cam Ward lasted just nine and a half minutes in net against the Montreal Canadiens Wednesday at the RBC Center. Carolina dropped the game, 5-1, after handing out power play goals like Christmas presents. The game’s scoring started and finished with Aaron […]
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Rangers’ Lundqvist frustrates ‘Canes in 3-1 loss
The Hurricanes pelted New York Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist with 33 shots Monday night but only wound up with one second period tally to show for it. The ‘Canes’ three-game home winning streak ended and the Rangers won their third in a row. The packed pre-Christmas crowd, something that hasn’t been the norm this season, […]
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‘Canes finish home-and-home against Panthers with 3-2 win
RBC CENTER/RALEIGH – After yesterday’s winter weather headfake, 12,700 fans filled into the RBC Center to see some snow that hadn’t been washed away yet. What they saw was a game in which Carolina built a 3-0 lead through two periods and held on during a late scare for a 3-2 win. Don’t look for […]
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Ruutu gets first career hat trick, ‘Canes roll to 5-3 win over Dallas
RBC CENTER/RALEIGH – No dejected one-liners, no sorry statistics. The ‘Canes got almost a complete effort night and downed the Dallas Stars, 5-3, Wednesday for their eighth win of the season. Carolina put on a show for its home crowd again and got its second consecutive hat trick on home ice (the last was Erik […]
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Weird week in NHL news, part II
There were some interesting developments in Carolinaland today. Oh no, the ‘Canes haven’t gone anywhere. They’re dead last in the league and as the injuries continue to mount, it may take a little divine intervention to keep Taylor Hall off this squad. But Philadelphia plucked its third former Hurricane and second goaltender out of limbo […]
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‘Canes’ changing of the guard produces first road win
With more offensive bodies healthy than needed for a change, Carolina needed to kick someone to the curb – er – press box. Instead of sitting signee-that-didn’t-work-out Stephane Yelle, who has already been waived and passed over this season, or perhaps Scott Walker, who has been invisible on the ice these days (he wound up […]