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Rod Brind’Amour gets real about Brandon Bussi after tough Hurricanes loss to Panthers

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. […] The post Rod Brind’Amour gets real about Brandon Bussi after tough Hurricanes loss to Panthers appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Hurricanes drop season opener in OT to Florida 1-0

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 […]

Hurricanes’ Brandon Bussi owns up to ‘bad goal’ in Panthers loss

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 […] The post Hurricanes’ Brandon Bussi owns up to ‘bad goal’ in Panthers loss appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Panthers’ Gustav Forsling gushes about ‘really fun’ Hurricanes win

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 […] The post Panthers’ Gustav Forsling gushes about ‘really fun’ Hurricanes win appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Panthers’ Gustav Forsling spoils Hurricanes’ banner night with OT winner

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 […] The post Panthers’ Gustav Forsling spoils Hurricanes’ banner night with OT winner appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Senators make surprising captaincy decision after Brady Tkachuk trade

The Ottawa Senators had a vacancy for the team captain. Brady Tkachuk had been the captain for five seasons, from 2021 through this past season. In the offseason, the Senators traded away their captain, as Tkachuk was sent to the Florida Panthers. Now, the team has named the 11th captain in franchise history, according to […] The post Senators make surprising captaincy decision after Brady Tkachuk trade appeared first on ClutchPoints .

It’s time for LBC’s ninth annual Regular Season Predictions contest

We are looking for fourteen pieces of information from you. A) The  First  and  Last  place teams from each of the NHL’s four divisions (so that’s eight selections). Sure, picking the winner is usually the way these things go, but are you also knowledgeable enough to suss out the league’s bottom-feeders in addition to its powerhouses? B) The amount of points the Florida Panthers will finish the 2025-26 season with C) Which team will make the greatest improvem...

The Leafs Nation’s staff awards and Stanley Cup predictions for 2026-27 NHL season

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…

NHL rumors: The 2027 Stanley Cup Final, according to Elliotte Friedman

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 […] The post NHL rumors: The 2027 Stanley Cup Final, according to Elliotte Friedman appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Lightning Morning News: A big trade on the eve of the new season

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...

Islanders News: Rosters set as NHL begins with big trade

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 […]

Gameday 1: Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes

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...

Season Opener: Hurricanes vs Panthers Preview, How to Watch, Game Thread

We’ve had parades, the Stanley Cup has travelled around the globe—except for Russia, the rings have been handed out, and the banners are set to go. Later this afternoon the Hurricanes will celebrate they are the 2026 Stanley Cup Champions one more time. Then they’ll try to win it again. Carolina opens the season today […]

Monday Caterwaul: Florida Panthers Open Forum

Training camp is over and after posting 2-0-2 record during the truncated preseason, the Florida Panthers are ready to start the 2026-27 regular season “Revenge Tour.” On Sunday, the Panthers signed forward Nathan Bastian to a one-year, two-way deal worth $850K at the NHL level. Props to Bastian for coming to camp on a PTO and earning a contract. The team also placed Bastian and the following seven players – forwards Cole Reinhardt and Cole Schwindt, John Beecher, Sam Lafferty and Ka...