The Carolina Hurricanes raised their 2026 Stanley Cup banner to the rafters of Lenovo Center on Tuesday evening before their first regular-season matchup of the new season against the Florida Panthers, who had won back-to-back championships in 2024 and 2025. While it wasn’t a championship game, the Panthers got the last laugh at Carolina’s expense. […]
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The night everyone was waiting for was finally here: opening night of the 2026-27 NHL season. More importantly, the Carolina Hurricanes began their title defense as the defending Stanley Cup…
The Carolina Hurricanes’ series opener had everything you could want entertainment-wise as they faced the Florida Panthers. The Captain Jordan […]
Gustov Forsling scored with just over four seconds left in Overtime, and the Carolina Hurricanes dropped a heartbreaker to Florida on Opening Night 1-0. For one last time the Hurricanes got a chance to celebrate the Stanley Cup—and they did it in a way that showed just what they would have done had they been […]
The Carolina Hurricanes took on the Florida Panthers to open the 2026-27 NHL season. They raised their Stanley Cup banner before the game, celebrating the team’s first championship in 20 years. Unfortunately, Brandon Bussi and his teammates could not pick up the win. Bussi had a big-time performance in goal. He wasn’t tested too often […]
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Connor Hellebuyck may finally be closing in on a new home. According to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, the Carolina Hurricanes are the most likely landing spot for Hellebuyck as they have become aggressive in making a deal. Friedman believes Carolina is pursuing a three-team trade to acquire Hellebuyck, with defenseman Alexander Nikishin as the primary piece
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The Florida Panthers opened the 2026-27 campaign with a huge win. Florida took on the Carolina Hurricanes, who raised their Stanley Cup banner on Tuesday night. But Carolina was unable to end the night with a victory, thanks to Gustav Forsling. Forsling scored the only goal of the game. He did this with mere seconds […]
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The Florida Panthers took on the defending Stanley Cup champions Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night. Florida is looking to get itself back into Stanley Cup contention. Thanks to Gustav Forsling, their season started off on the right foot. The Panthers and Hurricanes needed all three periods and nearly all of overtime to finally settle this […]
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Tune in for live updates throughout the NHL's five-game slate on opening night of the 2026-27 season.
The Carolina Hurricanes had a dominant run to its second Stanley Cup championship in franchise history. Most of the group is back for another run, but what does GM Eric Tulsky have to do maintain his team's status as a Cup threat?
Could the Stanley Cup champs be getting closer to landing the best goalie in hockey? According to Elliotte Friedman, the Carolina Hurricanes are extremely motivated to get something done for Winnipeg Jets' disgruntled netminder Connor Hellebuyck. But their best trade piece, RFA Alexander Nikishin, is not interested in signing long-term with Winnipeg, as Friedman explained in his 32 Thoughts column. That has prompted the Hurricanes to look for a third team to bring into the mi...
The Florida Panthers face the Carolina Hurricanes at Lenovo Center on Tuesday evening in NHL action, opening up the 2026-27 regular season. How to Watch Florida Panthers vs Carolina Hurricanes Florida enters the opener after finishing the preseason with a…
A triple-header of national broadcasts kicks off the 2026-27 NHL regular season on Tuesday, with the Blackhawks at the tail end of that trio for a game in Sin City against the Vegas Golden Knights.
Vegas was just a few wins shy of the Cup last summer, falling in six games to the champion Carolina Hurricanes in the 2026 Final. Most of that roster is back, although the main subtraction is a noticeable one: forward Pavel Dorofeyev, a salary cap casualty who had a team-high 37 goals during th...
After a long summer, we’ve finally arrived at the start of the 2026-27 NHL season. The defending champion Carolina Hurricanes will host the Florida Panthers to kick off a six-game slate on Tuesday that includes the Toronto Maple Leafs hosting the Montreal Canadiens and Gavin McKenna’s NHL debut. The Leafs Nation staff submitted their awards…
Detroit Red Wings center Dylan Larkin reportedly expanded his three-team trade list to eight clubs, but it might not hasten efforts to move him. Meanwhile, the Carolina Hurricanes have permitted Alexander Nikishin's camp to speak with other clubs to pursue a trade.
The Carolina Hurricanes are still trying to figure out what do with Alexander Nikishin, and a Will Smith extension with the San Jose Sharks may wait until after the season.
The Carolina Hurricanes are still trying to figure out what to do with Alexander Nikishin, and a Will Smith extension with the San Jose Sharks may wait until after the season.
After 107 days, the Carolina Hurricanes play meaningful hockey once again. The Hurricanes’ opening-night roster is set, and they enter the 2026-27 season as the defending Stanley Cup Champions, looking…
On Tuesday night, the defending Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes open up the 2026-27 campaign. The Hurricanes will face the Florida Panthers in the first of five games on opening night. The Hurricanes went 20 years between Stanley Cup titles and look to defend their championship. As the Canes take to the title defense, Elliotte […]
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Rumors have swirled this NHL offseason that the Winnipeg Jets will soon trade goaltender Connor Hellebuyck. Hellebuyck has asked to leave the franchise. According to NHL insider Elliotte Friedman, there is one team deeply motivated to make a deal with Winnipeg. “Right now, Carolina is the most motivated pursuer,” Friedman wrote for Sportsnet. The Carolina […]
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The NHL regular season begins today with the puck dropping in Carolina as the Hurricanes raise their 2026 Stanley Cup banner. The NHL has expanded to 84 games, which ensures divisional rivals face each other four times, and the Western Conference is looking to hoist the Cup for the first time since 2023. Here are…
Lightning News:
The Lightning will sit back the next few days as the rest of the NHL drops the puck on the new season. The Panthers head to Raleigh to face the Stanley Cup winning Carolina Hurricanes at 5 p.m. today while the Lightning won’t start their season until Thursday night at Madison Square Garden against the Rangers. The Lightning made their final roster cuts and as they finalize their opening night roster. [ Raw Charge ]
One of the last cuts this year was forward Benjamin R...
There just a little over 24 hours before the Pittsburgh Penguins begin their 2026-27 season and the final touches are starting to fall into place as they prepare to head east and take on the Philadelphia Flyers tomorrow evening. The official start to the season is today, beginning with the Carolina Hurricanes raising a Stanley […]
The NHL returns Tuesday night to kick off the 2026-27 season with five games on the schedule, including a meeting of the Southeast contenders and last three Cup champs in the Carolina Hurricanes and Florida Panthers. Before all that, there was a huge trade between Toronto and Columbus that included two second-tier stars and a […]
The Florida Panthers are in Raleigh to open the 2026-27 regular season against the defending Stanley Cup champions, the Carolina Hurricanes. The team is healthy again (except for Jonah Gadjovich), captain Aleskander Barkov is back after working the rust off with a successful turn at the World Championship, prize acquisition Brady Tkachuk will play his first game as a Cat, and returning goalkeeper Jacob Markstrom will be between the pipes instead of Sergei Bobrovsky.
Carolina, who defeated...