Carolina survived a late mini collapse and got a hard-earned sixth win at home Sunday afternoon. Erik Cole’s sixth career hat trick – second all-time in franchise history – lifted Carolina over the Vancouver Canucks, 5-3. The ‘Canes made it hard on themselves yet again but didn’t surrender the equalizer and cooled the streaking Canucks, […]
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Carolina can’t beat an Ovechkin-less Capitals team, lose Corvo in the process
RBC CENTER/ RALEIGHCaniac Nation couldn’t take another five-goal third period meltdown, and thankfully the ‘Canes provided an alternative – they lost this one the old-fashioned way. 39 shots on goal and a very late – like, 14 seconds left in the game late – Matt Cullen comeback bid didn’t pan out and the ‘Canes dropped […]
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Hurricanes hit rock bottom in 6-4 loss to Thrashers
Manny Legace sat in the deserted weight room as his teammates scurried to pack their things for a late night trip to Buffalo, staring past his still-padded legs and down at the floor, looking utterly shell shocked. After Friday’s 6-4 loss to the Thrashers, surely the 14,463 fans in attendance can relate, if not sympathize. […]
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‘Canes shock Lightning, 3-1, string together back-to-back wins
RBC CENTER/RALEIGH – The Hurricanes got a 60 minute effort tonight at home against the Tampa Bay Lightning and won in regulation for the first time since Oct. 9. The Lightning, which was clinging to eighth place in the Eastern Conference, parted like the Red Sea and allowed the ‘Canes to party like it was […]
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Last-second heroics give ‘Canes a win over Toronto, 6-5 in the shootout
RBC CENTER/RALEIGH – The Carolina Hurricanes won an ugly one tonight at home, downing the Toronto Maple Leafs, 6-5, after trailing 3-0, 4-2 and 5-4. The team allowed its 11th three-goal first period of the season, and yet somehow crawled back from that deficit for the second time off a two-goal effort from Tim Gleason […]
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‘Canes end slump with Wild finish, 5-4
RBC CENTER/ RALEIGHWhen you haven’t won in over a month, any small edge you can get against your opponent will do. Saturday afternoon, two ‘Canes utilized knowledge of the man at the other end of the ice’s shootout tendencies and used that to earn Carolina’s first win since Oct. 9. The ‘Canes connected for three […]
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‘Canes finally get ‘the point,’ but still go home winless in 14th straight
RBC CENTER/RALEIGH – Carolina made a baby step in the right direction during the latter portion of a 4-3 loss to the New York Islanders, picking up one point and coming within 14.4 seconds of a chance to seal their third win of the season in the shootout. Tuomo Ruutu sparked the ‘Canes again and […]
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Legacé of failure? The ’Canes succumb to the Kings, 5-2, for 13th loss in a row
RBC CENTER/ RALEIGHThose who thought the acquisition of Manny Legacé would spur Carolina victory were greatly disappointed Wednesday night. Another mental collapse after the upstart Los Angeles Kings pulled ahead again spoiled a two-goal night from Tuomo Ruutu and the ‘Canes went winless in their thirteenth straight game. Paul Maurice was booed during pregame introductions, […]
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Rutherford calls for reinforcements, signs free agent Legace
General Manager Jim Rutherford wasted no time in calling for reinforcements after a horrific injury sent Cam Ward to the hospital, and then the media box for 3-4 weeks minimum (he’s flying back from Columbus today.) Faced with the prospect of having untested Michael Leighton backstop the pitiful ‘Canes for possibly more than a month, […]
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These ‘Canes go to 11 … 11 straight losses, that is.
RBC CENTER/RALEIGH – After so many weeks of struggling, this one looked laughably easy…for at least the first period. Propelled by its young call-ups, the ‘Canes came out strong but finished weak, falling to Toronto by a final tally of 3-2. Gleason and Cullen wore the A’s in the places of injured Eric Staal and […]