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Hurricanes 6, Stars 3
K’Andre Miller scored twice and Brandon Bussi earned his 15th win of the season as the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Dallas Stars, 6-3 on Tuesday night at the Lenovo Center. Bussi is now 15-2-1 in the first 18 games of his NHL career. He set another NHL record by getting the win. Andrei Svechnikov chipped […]
Stars @ Hurricanes – Preview and Open Thread
The Carolina Hurricanes (25-14-3) are back home and will take on the Dallas Stars (25-9-8) tonight at the Lenovo Center. The Canes are coming off a solid win in New Jersey. They are 4-5-1 in their last 10 games but still sit in first place in the Metropolitan Division. They are one point behind Detroit […]
“The Bus” Delivers – Hurricanes 3, Devils 1
Brandon Bussi made 28 saves on 29 shots and the Carolina Hurricanes held on to a lead as they defeated the New Jersey Devils on Sunday night, 3-1 at the Prudential Center. Bussi improved his record to 14-2-1 in his first NHL season. It was the second game of a back-to-back situation for the Canes, […]
Hurricanes @ Devils – Preview and Open Thread
After another disappointing loss last night, the Carolina Hurricanes (24-14-3) packed up and traveled to New Jersey and will take on the Devils (22-17-2) tonight at the Prudential Center. Game time is 7 P.M. The Canes are in a rough patch and have lost three games in a row. They are 4-5-1 in their last […]
Hurricanes blow another two goal lead, lose to Avalanche 5-3
Brock Nelson had two goals, the Hurricanes couldn’t get any production outside of the top line, and Frederik Andersen’s best effort in a while went for not as the best team in the NHL Colorado Avalanche came back from a 3-1 deficit in the third to defeat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-3. Both teams played a […]
Hurricanes (Whalers) vs. Avalanche (Nordiques): Game Preview, How to Watch, Game Thread.
Cue up “Brass Bonanza,” dig out your green and blue, and grab the tissues as there is a LOT going on tonight in Raleigh. The Colorado Avalanche come to town to take on the Carolina Hurricanes, but they do so dressed as their previous iteration: The Quebec Nordiques. It’s a full-on uniform rematch of the […]
Hurricanes blow two goal lead, drop 7-5 result to Montreal
One thing that’s been remarkable about this season for the Carolina Hurricanes is that despite the mountain of injuries they have faced, there have been few nights when it was truly apparent they were missing some really important players. Thursday night, though, hoping to put a horrible game in Pittsburgh behind them, it pretty clearly […]
How to Watch Hurricanes vs Canadiens: Preview and Game Thread
Merry New Year! Here’s hoping 2026 welcomes each of you with a smile and it brings you health and happiness. The Hurricanes certainly are hoping to get the year off to a great start as they host Les Habitants from Montreal. Considering 2026 ending with one of the most listless performances of the season, it’s […]
Seth Jarvis left off Canadian Olympic Roster
The Butterfly Effect Continues. While not cited as the reason, the 4-3 shootout loss to Florida on December 19th claimed another victim in the Olympic hopes of Seth Jarvis. You’ll recall that after giving up a 3-0 lead to the Panthers, the Carolina winger was heading down on a breakaway in the 3-on-3 overtime set […]
Penguins 5, Hurricanes 1
It was one of those games for the Carolina Hurricanes as they fell behind early and ended up with a lackluster, 5-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night in Pittsburgh. Three minutes and change into the game, Sidney Crosby scored his 21st of the season. Before the end of the first period, it […]
Hurricanes @ Penguins – Preview and Open Thread
The schedule really starts to heat up now as the Carolina Hurricanes (24-11-3) visit the Pittsburgh Penguins (16-12-9) for a game tonight at PPG Paints Arena. Game time is 7 P.M. This will complete the second half of a back-to-back situation for Carolina as they are coming off a 3-2 overtime win last night against […]
Hurricanes 3, Rangers 2 – OT
It was a busy day for the Carolina Hurricanes. First off, they claimed center Noah Philp off the waiver wire then they announced that goalie, Pyotr Kochetkov would undergo surgery, which would probably knock him out for the rest of the season. Next up, they had to take on the New York Rangers who were […]
Game Preview: Hurricanes vs. Rangers
After a head-scratching three-game stretch, the Carolina Hurricanes got back to their game against Detroit Saturday night. Tonight, the Canes seek to keep it going versus the New York Rangers. The Rangers are in the midst of a six-game road trip that concludes with the Winter Classic. With four road games against divisional opponents and […]
Hurricanes 5, Red Wings 2
The Carolina Hurricanes put an end to their losing streak with a dominating, 5-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night at the Lenovo Center. The win kept the team in sole possession of first place in the Eastern Conference and Metropolitan Division. Goaltender, Brandon Bussi earned the win and stopped 18 of […]
Red Wings @ Hurricanes – Preview and Game Thread
After taking a holiday break, the Carolina Hurricanes (22-11-3) are back in action as they take on the Detroit Red Wings (22-13-3) tonight at the Lenovo Center. Game time is 7 P.M. and the game will be broadcast by the FanDuel Sports Network with a special simultaneous local broadcast by WRAL. The Canes will be […]
Happy Christmas and Merry Holidays!
For all of you who celebrate, I want to wish you a safe, healthy, and happy holiday season! A big thank you to my fellow writers here on the site, Al, Kyle, Evan, and Brian. I really appreciate your hard work. And of course a heartfelt thank you to all you Canes Country readers, lurkers, […]
Hurricanes blow another lead to Panthers, fall 5-2
Looking to go into the holiday break on a positive note after two gut-wrenching losses in Florida last weekend, the Carolina Hurricanes laid another egg in Raleigh on Tuesday, falling 5-2 to the Florida Panthers after one of the more dismal periods of hockey the team has played under Rod Brind’Amour. Just as they did […]
Game Preview and Thread: Panthers at Hurricanes
The Carolina Hurricanes return home on Tuesday night from a three-game road trip that saw them visit three other Sun Belt franchises. The Canes went 1-1-1 in three games against the Nashville Predators, Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning, maintaining their edge atop the Metropolitan Division standings despite some bad injury news and concerning blown […]
Another Three Goal Lead Wasted – Lightning 6, Hurricanes 4
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It was the age of reasoning, it was the age of foolishness.” etc. etc. etc. If Charles Dickens had to write this game recap, how would he do so? On one side of the story, the Hurricanes were able to jump out to […]
Game Preview and Thread: Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning
The Carolina Hurricanes (22-9-3) are back in action tonight to take on the Tampa Bay Lightning (18-13-3) at 7 PM in the second of back-to-back road games in Florida. Carolina is coming off a tough performance in the third period last night against the Panthers, where they allowed three unanswered goals in the final 10 […]
Hurricanes allow comeback, fall to Panthers, 4-3, in shootout
The Carolina Hurricanes allowed three straight goals in the third period in a 4-3 shootout loss to the back-to-back Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers in South Florida on Friday night. After having a three goal in lead in the third period with around 10 minutes remaining, the Panthers stormed back to tie the game with […]
Hurricanes @ Panthers – Preview and Game Thread
The Carolina Hurricanes (22-9-2) are visiting the Sunshine State as they prepare for a game against the Stanley Cup Champion, Florida Panthers (18-13-2) on Friday night. Game time is 7 P.M. and the television broadcast will be on the Fanduel Sports Network. Don’t look now but the Canes are one of the hottest teams in […]
Game Recap: Hurricanes hold off Predators, 4-1
The Carolina Hurricanes picked up their fifth win in a row on Wednesday night with a 4-1 win in the Music City over the Nashville Predators. Jackson Blake got the scoring started with his ninth goal of the season in the first period, as he won a net front battle against Nick Perbix to jam […]
Preview, How to Watch and Game Thread: Hurricanes at Predators
Coming off of four straight wins over Metropolitan Division opponents, the Carolina Hurricanes kick off a three-game road trip on Wednesday night against the Nashville Predators, seeking to notch their fifth win in a row. It’s a rematch of a December 6 showdown in Raleigh that saw the Hurricanes rout the Predators by a 6-3 […]
Random Thoughts – 12/16/25
Since we have another day to wait for the next game I thought I would share some of what I have been thinking about for the past couple of days. (deep thoughts) This Bussi experience reminds me somewhat of a similar situation with Michael Leighton back in 2010, except back then it was the Hurricanes […]
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