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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 minutes before eventually losing in the shootout.

Despite the bad loss, the Canes still hold the best record in the Eastern Conference and are 7-2-1 in their last 10 games. One of the bright spots last night was Sebastian Aho, who netted two goals for his second straight multi-goal performance.

But the Hurricanes won’t be without one of their top liners tonight in Seth Jarvis, who exited last night’s game in overtime with an injury after being tripped into the net. He is expected to be out for a decent amount of time as a result. So far this season, Jarvis leads the Canes with 19 goals in 34 games.

Carolina doesn’t get any time off though as they prepare to face another Atlantic Division contender in the Lightning tonight.

Tampa Bay has gone cold as of late, losing three straight and posting a 3-6-1 record in their last 10 games. Similar to the Canes early in the season, injuries have plagued the Lighting this year. Tonight will be no different, as they will be without a few of their top pieces.

Leading scorer Brandon Hagel, who has 18 goals in 32 games, will be out with an upper-body injury. Tampa Bay also won’t have star veteran defenseman Victor Hedman, who was placed on IR after having surgery on his elbow in mid-December. Hedman has put up 12 points in 18 games this season. Nikita Kucherov, who is ninth in the NHL with 42 points, will be a game-time decision with an illness.

Starting goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy, who returned from injury in Tampa Bay’s loss to the Kings on Thursday after missing seven games with an injury, has posted a 2.30 GAA and .917 save percentage in 20 games this season.

The Canes are looking to bounce back tonight and extend their point streak to seven games with a win, which should be in reach facing an injury-riddled Lightning team.

Here’s how to catch tonight’s game:

Time: 7 PM

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Streaming: FanDuel Sports Network App/ESPN

Radio: 99.9 The Fan

Odds: Hurricanes +102 Moneyline, Hurricanes +1.5 at -260

Source: https://www.canescountry.com/caroli...ad-carolina-hurricanes-at-tampa-bay-lightning

 

[Carolina Hurricanes]

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 leads in the latter two games.

Carolina gave up three-goal leads against both Tampa Bay and Florida, letting excellent first-period efforts go to waste without being able to come up with some key plays down the stretch in both games.

In the process of coughing up a 3-0 lead to the Panthers in Sunrise, the Hurricanes lost stars Jaccob Slavin and Seth Jarvis to injuries. Playing without Slavin is nothing new to this year’s iteration of the club, as he’s made just five appearances to this point, but it’s disheartening nonetheless.

Jarvis, on the other hand, is having a season ripped straight out of the Final Destination series. There was the concern over a long-term injury when he took a hard shot to the foot/lower leg, the near-miss when he took a high stick directly to the eye, and now he’s crashed full speed into a goalpost after a blatant uncalled trip, suffering what seems to be a rib injury.

It’s a testament to the star winger that despite the prior two ailments, he’s scoring at the best pace of his career and gutting it out to help both Carolina and his chances at making Team Canada at the Winter Olympics. I’m not going to wade too far into the politics of Hockey Canada’s roster decisions, but they’d be fools not to take him to Milan— especially given some of the other names reportedly under consideration.

As for Tuesday night, it will be interesting to see how, if at all, the Canes respond to the plays from Friday night that took out two of their very best.

The Panthers continue to be without their two best forwards in Matthew Tkachuk and Aleksander Barkov, but they’re still hanging around the playoff race anyway. Brad Marchand and Sam Reinhart lead the team with 40 and 35 points, respectively.

Sergei Bobrovsky’s numbers aren’t stellar, but the seemingly ageless Russian netminder is winning Florida more games than he’s losing them.

With Jarvis out, this figures to be another crucial stretch for Jackson Blake, slated to get another chance on the top line with Nikolaj Ehlers and Sebastian Aho. The 22-year-old has 22 points in 35 games, including four in his past four after a four-game stretch in which he was blanked.

This is the last game before the holiday freeze, and after the way the last two losses went down, you can bet the Canes will be extra motivated to set a better mood heading into the break.

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Here’s how to check out the action:

Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Lenovo Center – Raleigh, NC
TV: FanDuel Sports Network with Mike Maniscalco, play-by-play; Tripp Tracy, color analyst; Shane Willis, analyst; Hannah Yates, rinkside.
Radio: 99.9 The Fan FM
Line: ML: CAR -154; PL: CAR -1.5 +158

Source: https://www.canescountry.com/genera...-florida-panthers-nhl-game-preview-discussion

 

[Carolina Hurricanes]

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 in Sunrise on Friday, the Hurricanes got the scoring started when Eric Robinson buried a shot past Sergei Bobrovsky off a patient feed from Sebastian Aho early in the first period.

Carolina got to its defensive game for the rest of the first period, ensuring that Frederik Andersen only faced three shots in his first 20 minutes of action since December 4.

Defense led to offense in the second period when right after a successful penalty kill, captain Jordan Staal fired off a perfect stretch pass to send Andrei Svechnikov in on a breakaway right out of the box. Svechnikov sold the high shot and slid the puck past Bobrovsky low to give Carolina a 2-0 lead that would stand up through 40.

It all unraveled from there, both for the team’s defensive structure and for Andersen between the pipes, as the Panthers put together the sort of run that used to win Roy Williams’ UNC teams national championships.

Niko Mikkola got it started from distance to cut the deficit to 2-1. Less than three minutes later, Luke Kunin hammered home a feed from Noah Gregor to tie things up with his second tally of the season.

Just 53 seconds after that, Florida took its first lead of the game on a similar-looking play to the previous goal when Sam Reinhart found Anton Lundell in the slot. Lundell, admirably filling the Aleksander Barkov role in the latter’s absence, sold Andersen on glove-high and then went stick-high after the Danish goalie bit hard.

Sam Bennett added an insurance goal to make it 4-2, though the Hurricanes had given up by that point. Seth Jones added another on a power play with just under five minutes remaining to make it 5-2.

Now with three straight losses after multi-goal leads to the Florida teams, the two teams in the East you really worry about in a playoff series, the holiday break has to become a time for introspection for Brind’Amour and the team.

The Canes will take the ice in Raleigh on December 27 against a surging Detroit Red Wings team that just earned a dramatic win on its home ice on Tuesday.

Source: https://www.canescountry.com/2010-1...nes-blow-lead-florida-panthers-game-recap-nhl

 

[Carolina Hurricanes]

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, and commentors out there from around the world who help make this site successful. It is really gratifying to see so many fans gather here to exchange ideas. Some new fans some old, some former players, some who have never played. For the most part everyone treats everyone with courtesy and respect even if we disagree and I thank you all for that.

We will be taking a couple of days off here but will return for the preview before the Detroit game coming up.

Well wishes!

Source: https://www.canescountry.com/general/52566/happy-christmas-and-merry-holidays

 

[Carolina Hurricanes]

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 hoping to put their recent failures in the rear view mirror as they have lost three games in a row, all by giving up leads in the third period. They are 6-3-1 in their last 10.

The Hurricanes hold first place in the Metropolitan Division and hold a narrow, winning percentage advantage in the Eastern Conference. The Wings will be looking to change that tonight.

The Red Wings are coming in red hot and currently sit in first place in the Atlantic Division. They have won three games in a row which include two wins over the Capitals and one over Dallas. They are 8-2-0 in their last 10.

At Carolina’s morning skate, Jaccob Slavin, K’Andre Miller, and Seth Jarvis did not take the ice.

Brandon Bussi was back in the starter’s net for the home team.

Cory Lavalette posted the line rushes as follows:

Line rushes this morning:

Svechnikov-Aho-Stankoven
Ehlers-Kotkaniemi-Blake
Carrier-Staal-Martinook
Hall-Jankowski-Robinson
Nadeau

Nikishin-Walker
Gostisbehere-Chatfield
Reilly-Nystrom

Bussi
Kochetkov

— Cory Lavalette (@CoryLavalette) December 27, 2025

Perhaps the experiment with Stankoven playing center is finally over?

Alexander Nikishin is in the first pairing, in this economy?

Wings goalie, John Gibson, has won eight games in a row and has allowed just 17 goals during that span. I would expect to see him tonight.

Look for Detroit’s lines to be as follows:

Emmitt Finnie — Dylan Larkin — Lucas Raymond

Alex DeBrincat — Andrew Copp — John Leonard

Marco Kasper — Nate Danielson — Mason Appleton

Michael Rasmussen — JT Compher — James van Riemsdyk

Their pairings:

Simon Edvinsson — Moritz Seider

Ben Chiarot — Axel Sandin-Pellikka

Albert Johansson– Jacob Bernard-Docker

This is from Kevin Allen, former USA Today writer and now Wings beat reporter.

Winner will be No. 1 in the Eastern Conference:
Red Wings at Hurricanes: Notes, Lines, Goalies, How to Watch https://t.co/3To0dK1gSw

— Kevin Allen (@ByKevinAllen) December 27, 2025

It should be a good one tonight. See everyone in the game thread later.

Source: https://www.canescountry.com/caroli.../red-wings-hurricanes-preview-and-game-thread

 

[Carolina Hurricanes]

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 the 20 shots he faced.

Bussi is now an amazing 12-1-1 in his first career 14 NHL games.

Andrei Svechnikov and Shayne Gostisbehere each had a goal and two assists to lead the team.

The Wings jumped out to a 1-0 lead midway through the first period even though the Canes were dominating. The home team had several close chances but couldn’t light the lamp yet.

In the second period, the Canes were able to get pucks by John Gibson.

First, Jackson Blake tipped in a Gostisbehere shot to tie the score, just 3:22 into the second.

A minute and change later, Eric Robinson knocked in a loose puck to give the home team the lead. It was Robinson’s 9th goal of the season.

Later in the period, Gostisbehere took a nice pass from Jalen Chatfield and roofed in a perfect shot in the top corner of the net to make it, 3-1.

The Wings would make it 3-2 with a powerplay tally in the third but Svechnikov stole the puck and put his team back up by two about 10 minutes later.

He would feed teammate Jordan Martinook for an empty net goal to close things out. It was Martinook’s 100th career goal.

In all, the Hurricanes outshot the Wings 38-20 for the game.

Alexander Nikishin led all skaters with 24:59 of ice time.

William Carrier had a team high five hits.

The Canes will next take on the Rangers at home on Monday night.

Game Summary – https://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20252026/GS020593.HTM

Event Summary – https://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20252026/ES020593.HTM

Interviews – https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/um8w...nxdzs3irlltm6zx0p499&subfolder_nav_tracking=1

Source: https://www.canescountry.com/2010-11-carolina-hurricanes-game-recaps/52575/hurricanes-5-red-wings-2

 

[Carolina Hurricanes]

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 an outdoor spectacle in South Florida on Friday, how much does that factor into the team’s mindset?

New York is just barely above .500 this month and has not gained any ground on Metropolitan opponents, sitting in the seventh spot in the division since December 4.

Despite the struggle in breaking through in the standings, New York is in a tough battle for the final wild card spot in the Eastern Conference. The Rangers need a bounce-back victory after a shutout loss to the New York Islanders on Saturday and a trip to Washington on New Years’ Eve.

Even though this six-game road trip is grueling, New York has played well on the road this season. And they needed to be road warriors based on their abysmal play at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers did not earn a home victory until November 10.

New York is 14-7-1 on the road with a 68-50 goal differential. To put that goal margin in perspective, the Rangers have an overall -3 goal differential this season and rank second-to-last in goal scored per game this season.

And one of those road victories is against the Hurricanes. On the Wednesday night before Thanksgiving, the usual suspects shone for the Rangers. Artemi Panarin scored the go-ahead goal, and Igor Shesterkin turned away 36 of 38 shots enroute to a 4-2 win.

An obvious focus tonight is the Breadman. Panarin leads the Rangers in goals (14), assists (24), points (38), and shots (121), and has 30 points in 33 career regular season games against Carolina.

Another player to always watch is Mika Zibanejad. He leads the Rangers in power play goals (7), ranks second in goals (12) and points (29), and has 17 points in his last 17 games.

Zibanejad has earned his keep on the power play this season, ranking 10th in the NHL in power play goals. However, the Rangers have just one road power play goal in December, and have scored just eight away from New York City.

Based on the latest reports, Adam Fox and Sam Carrick are game-time decisions. Carrick will likely draw back due to his full participation in the morning skate, and Fox has not been fully ruled by head coach Mike Sullivan.

J.T. Miller remains on Injured Reserve with an upper-body injury, and Adam Edstrom is on Long-Term Injured Reserve with a lower-body injury.

Shesterkin is between the pipes for New York and is making his 11th start of the month. Shesterkin has played 31 games this season, and is 16-12-3 with a 2.51 goal against average and .910 save percentage.

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Rangers projected lineup

Artemi Panarin — Mika Zibanejad — Alexis Lafreniere

Will Cuylle — Vincent Trocheck — Gabe Perreault

Conor Sheary — Noah Laba — Taylor Raddysh

Brennan Othmann — Jonny Brodzinski — Matt Rempe

Vladislav Gavrikov — Braden Schneider

Carson Soucy — Will Borgen

Matthew Robertson — Scott Morrow

Igor Shesterkin

Jonathan Quick

Scratched: Urho Vaakanainen, Conor Sheary

Injured: Adam Fox (upper body), Adam Edstrom (lower body), J.T. Miller (upper body), Sam Carrick (illness)

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The Hurricanes got a lead and kept it Saturday night, a welcome departure from their previous three games. Even better, Carolina did it against the team tied with them for the lead in the Eastern Conference.

The task for the Canes is to build off that performance and finish the three-game homestand strong.

There was no morning skate for Carolina, but the practice on Sunday provided a couple of updates for this game.

Expect Pyotr Kochetkov to be in the net tonight. He had the starter’s role in practice, and he always plays well when another Russian is in the opposing crease. Kochetkov’s first game of the season was a shutout victory over the Rangers.

K’Andre Miller was injured on December 23 and did not play against the Red Wings. He was a full participant in practice and may draw back into the lineup tonight.

The Canes remain without Jaccob Slavin and Seth Jarvis. Jarvis scored a goal in each of the previous matchups this season against New York.

Eric Robinson and Andrei Svechnikov are both on three-game goal streaks. For Robinson, he is on pace for another career year. For Svechnikov, he is on a five-game points streak and is playing particularly well, which is especially important in Jarvis’s absence.

Shayne Gostisbehere’s three-point night against Detroit vaulted him back into the top 10 of points scored by a defenseman. His 25 assists are seventh-best among all defensemen.

Besides Miller, no other lineup changes are expected.

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Hurricanes projected lineup

Andrei Svechnikov — Sebastian Aho — Logan Stankoven

Nikolaj Ehlers — Jesperi Kotkaniemi — Jackson Blake

William Carrier — Jordan Staal — Jordan Martinook

Taylor Hall — Mark Jankowski — Eric Robinson

Alexander Nikishin — Sean Walker

Shayne Gostisbehere — Jalen Chatfield

Mike Reilly — Joel Nystrom

Pyotr Kochetkov

Brandon Bussi

Scratched: Bradly Nadeau, Frederik Andersen

Injured: Seth Jarvis (upper body), Jaccob Slavin (upper body), K’Andre Miller (foot)

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Here’s how to check out the action:

Time: 7:00 PM ET

Location: Lenovo Center – Raleigh, NC

TV: FanDuel Sports Network with Mike Maniscalco, play-by-play; Tripp Tracy, color analyst; Shane Willis, analyst; Hannah Yates, rinkside.

Radio: 99.9 The Fan FM

Line: ML: CAR -185; PL: CAR -1.5 +145

Source: https://www.canescountry.com/caroli...anes-vs-new-york-rangers-nhl-december-29-2025

 

[Carolina Hurricanes]

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 looking to improve their excellent record on the road.

After a hard fought, tight game throughout, the Canes eventually pulled out the win, 3-2 as Jackson Blake tipped in the game-winner with just 12 seconds left in the extra period.

The game started out with New York getting a couple of odd man rushes that goalie Brandon Bussi was able to stop.

Bussi played another excellent game and it sure appears he is the team’s undisputed, number one goalie at this point.

The win moved him to a 13-1-1 record. He has an NHL best 2.08 GAA and a save percentage of .911.

The Rangers took a 1-0 lead during a powerplay opportunity just a minute and change into the game.

The Canes tied it up with a Sebastian Aho powerplay goal later in the period. It was Aho’s 14th goal of the season. He leads the team with 35 points in 38 games played.

The Rangers would take the lead once again in the second but Jordan Martinook deflected a shot in front of the net to tie things up in the third.

The Canes drew a penalty in the overtime period and Brind’Amour put four forwards out to get the job done.

It took them until 12 seconds were left, but Blake tipped in an Aho shot for the win.

The win kept the Hurricanes at first place in the East with a 24-11-3 record good for 51 points.

They traveled to Pittsburgh right after the game and will battle the Penguins on Tuesday night.

Brind’Amour has shaken up the lines a lot due to the multiple injuries.

Alexander Nikishin had been paired with Sean Walker the past two games and again had a team high ice time. This game it was 24:17

The coach also moved Logan Stankoven from second line center, to first line winger while Jesperi Kotkaniemi moved to second line center.

Brind’Amour switched Stankovan with Eric Robinson in the third period.

When asked about the change after the game, the coach said “The speed and the size, he’s effective.”

I asked coach about changing Stankoven to the wing position from center and apparently it is just a temporary change.

“Well, we’re missing ”Jarvy”. Obviously, he’s a very talented player. It makes sense to put him in that spot, somewhere. And obviously we are shuffling all the time but I see him as being center here once everyone is healthy.“

Check out the post game interviews here-

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/zpcg...u15q80oea5wgt89a80y9&subfolder_nav_tracking=1

Game Summary – https://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20252026/GS020608.HTM

Event Summary – https://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20252026/ES020608.HTM

Source: https://www.canescountry.com/2010-11-carolina-hurricanes-game-recaps/52587/hurricanes-3-rangers-2-ot

 

[Carolina Hurricanes]

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 the Rangers.

The Canes have opened up a five point lead in the Metropolitan Division and still hold a two point lead in the Eastern Conference over Detroit.

After finding out yesterday that goalie, Pyotr Kochetkov was scheduled for surgery and would probably be out the rest of the season, the Hurricanes look pretty smart for carrying three goalies on their roster.

Look for Fred Andersen (5-8-2) to be in net tonight for them. Andersen is still trying to regain the form that put him in the number one spot for goaltenders in Carolina for the past several seasons.

Carolina did not have a morning skate but I would look for similar lines that started the game yesterday.

Stankoven – Aho – Svechnikov

Blake – Kotkaniemi – Ehlers

Martinook – Staal – Carrier

Robinson – Jankowski – Hall

Coach Brind’Amour exchanged Stankoven with Robinson in the third period so that is a possibility going forward as well.

Gostisbehere missed last night’s game so it is an assumption he will miss tonight. The pairings would be –

Nikishin – Walker

Miller – Chatfield

Reilly – Nystrom

The Hurricanes are 7-2-1 in their last 10 games and are currently riding a two game win streak.

It has been confirmed that newly acquired, Stuart Skinner will be in net for the Penguins. Skinner’s record is 11-11-4, most of which has been earned with his former team, the Edmonton Oilers.

Sid Crosby leads his team with 20 goals and 39 points in the 37 games he has played.

Bryan Rust is next up with 32 points.

According to the Daily Faceoff, https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/pittsburgh-penguins/line-combinations their lines should be as follows:

Rakell – Crosby – Rust

Mantha – Novak – Brazeau

McGroarty – Kindel – Koivunen

Dewar – Lizotte – Acciari

Wotherspoon – Karlsson

Letang – Kulak

Shea – Ivany

The Penguins are 2-5-3 in their last 10 games and they are struggling to stay in the playoff picture.

Here’s how to check out the action:

Time: 7:00 PM
Location: PPG Paints Arena
TV: FanDuel Sports Network with Mike Maniscalco, play-by-play; Tripp Tracy, color analyst; Shane Willis, analyst; Hannah Yates, rinkside.
Radio: 99.9 The Fan FM

Source: https://www.canescountry.com/caroli...4/hurricanes-penguins-preview-and-open-thread

 

[Carolina Hurricanes]

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 was 3-0 and the Hurricanes had no answer.

With the score 5-0, Mark Jankowski finally got Carolina on the board late in the second with a nice shot but that would be it for the rest of the game.

It was Jankowski’s second goal of the season in 28 games played.

Fred Andersen took the loss in net as he made 23 saves on the 28 shots he faced. The goalie now has a 5-9-2 record with a GAA of 3.38 and a SV% of .865.

For the third game in a row, Alexander Nikishin led the team in ice time, this time playing 22:39. Like the rest of the team, he did not have his best game though and finished at (-2).

Will Carrier had a team best six hits.

Logan Stankoven was moved back to center midway through the game and won 5 of 9 faceoffs.

The Canes will need to put this game behind them quickly as they face Montreal at home on Thursday night, (New Year’s Day) and then will have another back-to-back challenge this weekend against Colorado and New Jersey.

Game Summary – https://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20252026/GS020619.HTM

Event Summary – https://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20252026/ES020619.HTM

Interviews – https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/8xcv...5n9xwb73v6y8dv2ogo77h56c&e=1&st=snip4pwp&dl=0

Source: https://www.canescountry.com/2010-11-carolina-hurricanes-game-recaps/52598/penguins-5-hurricanes-1

 

[Carolina Hurricanes]

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 before being taken out by Evan Rodrigues in a play that wasn’t called as a penalty. Jarvis smashed hard into the post, and has been out since in a “week to week” injury.

Carolina has had a hard time recovering from that. They went on to lose the shootout in that game, their first of three losses in a row. They recovered enough to beat Detroit and the Rangers, but looked listless in a 5-1 loss to Pittsburgh last night.

Now the injury has seemingly been a deciding factor in the Team Canada roster for the 2026 Winter Games. Despite playing for the 4 Nations last year and breaking out with his charm and marking efforts during the game and during the Amazon Prime series this summer, and then leading the Hurricanes in goals with 19 this season, when the roster was announced on Thursday Seth Jarvis wasn’t on it.

Jarvis wasn’t the only controversial name left off. Perhaps the biggest name that Canadians were expecting was Connor Bedard, the electric youngster who also has 19 goals for the Chicago Blackhawks in his third season, well above the pace he set in his first two. The steadying hand of Sam Bennett was also left off, though many feel Tom Wilson is his replacement.

Instead Canada went with Macklin Celebrini, the second year player for the Sharks who already has 21 goals and is a big reason why San Jose has been in contention this season despite many thinking it was another rebuilding year.

The argument for Jarvis’ inclusion was strong. Team Canada trusted him last season and though he was an extra for one game, he was playing when Canada won the 4 Nations last year, being name checked by none other than Brad Marchand. Jarvis responded this season playing on the top line scoring 19 goals, and having arguably his best season to date before the injury. Once the news broke, the great PR man for the Canes Mike Sundheim summed up the reason Jarvis should have expected to be on the roster:

Seth Jarvis is currently eighth among Canadian forwards in goals per game this season, tied for second in short-handed goals and tied for fifth in even-strength goals https://t.co/R2e84YB8Aw

— Mike Sundheim (@MikeSundheim) December 31, 2025

Yet he sits.

That said, it’s possible Jarvis will still head to the Olympics. He’ll need to get back on the ice in the next couple of weeks to show he’s in good shape to play, but between now and the Olympics next month if a winger named to Team Canada suffers an injury, chances are he’ll be high on the list of those to be called up. He should find out soon enough as someone on the reserve list is subject to the same Drug Testing requirements of the IOC.

The worst case scenario though may be the best case for Canes fans. Having a guy bordering on superstar level like Jarvis getting three weeks off and being able to play the back half of the season rested and refreshed can only help Carolina in their quest for the Stanley Cup. It’s of small comfort to Jarvis who actually talked about his exclusion from Team Canada in the Prime series.

We should find out other Olympians by the end of the week, including whether the US plans to go ahead and name Jaccob Slavin despite his injuries.

Source: https://www.canescountry.com/latest-news/52603/seth-jarvis-left-off-canadian-olympic-roster

 

[Carolina Hurricanes]

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 appropriate that today can mark a fresh start.

In case you forgot thanks to your New Year’s revelries, the last time this Canes squad took the ice was Tuesday Night in a game that was basically over from the puck drop. The 5-1 loss to Pittsburgh was just horrid from start to finish, including a sinking feeling about goalie Frederik Andersen. Once the first goal went in, it seemed as if the team in front of him had just lost any sort of confidence about him.

Carolina will try to bounce back tonight with their now clear number one goalie Brandon Bussi in net. The Canes remarkable find is now 13-1 with a 2.08 GAA and .912 save percentage. He was solid in their overtime win over the Rangers on Monday, and the team in front of him has been playing with the confidence that he can make a crucial save.

There was also some good news in the morning skate as it appears at least one player who has been injured long term is closer to getting back out for a game.

Happy New Year, all.

As the #Canes filter onto the ice for morning skate ahead of tonight’s matchup against Montreal, Seth Jarvis (rib injury) is with the group in a yellow, no-contact sweater.

Great to see him out there for the first time since Dec. 19. pic.twitter.com/JUL1YhX3Y9

— Walt Ruff (@WaltRuff) January 1, 2026

As can be expected following the rough outing on Tuesday mixed with the team still dealing with injuries, the morning skate lines had a few changes to them.

Ehlers-Aho-SvechRobinson-Stankoven-BlakeCarrier-Staal-MartinookHall-Jankowski-KotkaniemiPhilp, JarvisNikishin-WalkerMiller-ChatfieldReilly-NystromBayreutherBussiAndersen

— Cory Lavalette (@corylav.bsky.social) 2026-01-01T15:34:07.487Z

Much is made of the missing Jarvis and Slavin, but the key injury in the short term may be Shayne Gostisbehere. Ghost has taken his game to another level this season, and while he only has four goals, anyone who has watched him on the ice knows that he’s been a huge spark plug on the ice in both the Power Play and in general. His last game before this most recent injury had him with three points against the Red Wings, and his absence the last two games has absolutely been noticeable.

On the other end, the Canadiens have been looking to build off their playoff appearance last season, and have stayed in the hunt in the crowded Atlantic Division. They have points in six straight, and are coming off their own encounter with the Florida Panthers and Brad Marchand. The Panthers won 3-2 in overtime but the reason for the win was an elbow to the head of Mike Matheson delivered by Marchand. He was given a penalty that resulted in the goal, but despite the shot, Marchand won’t face any other discipline.

Surely this decision couldn’t have anything to do with the fact that Florida is due to host the state’s first Winter Classic tomorrow? Nah, of course not, the NHL knows discipline and so of course there’s no conspiracy to make sure one of their known stars is out on the ice.

So while the two organizations have had some back and forth over the last few years, they can bond over the fact that Florida seemingly continues to get away with taking out key players. They won’t commiserate for long, as every point will matter for both squads. That starts in net as the Canadiens have been dealing with a horrid start from their starter last year in Sam Montembeault. It was bad enough to where he was sent to the AHL, but he made his first start after that stint Tuesday—getting the win in Florida. With the Habs facing the same three games in four days stretch—but all on the road—there were decisions in net to be made. The choice for tonight appears to be Jakub Dobes. Dobes hasn’t played since December 21st against the Penguins, but he has stepped up with a 12-5 record and a 2.90 GAA. His save percentage though is under the .900 line at .894, so there’s a chance for the Canes to get off to a fast start against a goalie with some rust on him.

Whenever Montreal is on the ice you’ll want to keep your eye on the top pair of Nick Suzuki, and Cole Caufield. Expect the Jordan Staal line to be matched up against that top line as those two have combined for 32 goals, and 83 points so far on the season. That said, keep an eye on their second line containing their third and fourth leading goal scorers Juraj Slafkovský and Oliver Kapanen. Yes, Kapanen. He’s a nephew of the former Canes’ great Sami, and cousin to Sami’s son Kasperi. Expect the Aho/Ehlers line to face off against this one, and it should provide for some good bak and forth.

It should be a good battle tonight in Raleigh. If you aren’t going to be in the arena, here’s how to watch:

Time: 7 PM

TV: FanDuel Sports Network. Mike Maniscalco will handle play-by-play alongside Tripp Tracy doing color. Hanna Yates and Shane Willis will provide off-ice reports as well as host pregame starting at 6:30 and postgame that will run for about 30 minutes after the conclusion.

Streaming: FanDuel Sports Network App for fans in the Carolinas. Outside of the area, the ESPN app has you covered, for tonight as the game will not be on the NHL Network.

Radio: The pregame on 99.9 The Fan starts at 4:30. At 5PM the Hurricanes Radio Network (consisting of 99.9, 730 The Game in Charlotte, ESPN New Bern 107.5/1490, and ESPN Greenville 107.5/1570) picks up the FDSN feed. You can also stream the call on the Hurricanes app.

Odds: Hurricanes -182 Moneyline, Puckline Hurricanes -1.5 at +136/Jets +150 Moneyline, Puckline +1.5 at -168, O/U 6.5 (+112 Over/-138 Under)

Source: https://www.canescountry.com/caroli...rricanes-vs-canadiens-preview-and-game-thread

 

[Carolina Hurricanes]

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 showed that they were missing Jaccob Slavin, Shayne Gostisbehere and Seth Jarvis. In a game that would be called a game of runs if it were basketball, the Montreal Canadiens had the last one to notch a 7-5 win over the Canes.

The first period seemed to be a continuation of the rough game in Pittsburgh. Just four minutes in the Canes were down 2-0 thanks to goals by Nick Suzuki and Oliver Kapanen. Suzuki’s goal came when the Canes coudn’t clear the zone and the Montreal Captain picked it off the blue line and sniped it past Brandon Bussi. The second was a complete breakdown as Sean Walker left Kapanen to follow the puck in front of the goal. Ivan Demidov was able to feed the pass straight to Kapanen who slammed it home.

The good news for the Canes though is that unlike Tuesday, the team was able to quickly respond. It began on a Power Play started by Nikolaj Ehlers taking a stick in a…sensitive area. He was able to get back on the ice during the man advantage, taking a feed from Alexander Nikishin to skate through the dot and score past Jakub Dobes.

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The success on the Power Play seemed to wake the team up as they carried play for the rest of the first period. Less than two minutes later Sebastian Aho—who had the other assist on the first goal—was able to deflect a Joel Nystrom shot past the Montreal goalie to knot the score at two.

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Less then three minutes after THAT the Canes continued their dominance of play and dog piled on Dobes. Andrei Svechnikov was able to stay patient for a rebound, and poked it past the Montreal goalie to give the Hurricanes a 3-2 lead going into the first intermission.

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Aho was given another assist on the play, meaning that he ended the period notching a point on each goal, and Svechnikov’s score was his second point as he was credited with the secondary assist on Aho’s goal.

The good vibes continued at the start of the second period when the Canadiens were called for a hold, inducing another Power Play. This time fans got to see the booming shot of Alexander Nikishin, as he blasted a 90+ mph shot from the blue line past Dobes and was able to extend the lead for the Hurricanes 4-2.

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Sebastian Aho was once again credited with an assist, giving him a point on all four goals on the night and Svechnikov notched his third point along with Nikishin. It seemed like the Canes were rolling, but that ended up being the end of the good vibes for a while.

The turn started when Arber Xhekaj slashed Svechnikov on a breakaway, and then as that shot was missed Xhekaj shoved Svechnikov hard into the boards once he had come to a stop. The officials only called the slash, the Canadiens were able to keep the Canes off the scoreboard on the Power Play, and then Montreal got back to their game. It resulted in them scoring the next four goals on Bussi.

The first came about a minute after the end of the Power Play when Sammy Blais was able to get ahead of the Mike Reilly and Joel Nystrom pairing, splitting them and going in alone to get the shot past Bussi and bring the score to 4-3. Then in just a 23 second span, Cole Caufield notched his 20th and then Josh Anderson scored to give Montreal the lead back at 5-4. The air completely left Lenovo Center. The fifth goal came from perhaps the worst pass you could imagine by Ehlers to a wide open Anderson.

Things didn’t get much better for the majority of the third. Carolina had several chances, but Montreal also had a few close. Then, Juraj Slafkovský just skated up the ice off a puck capture and flung the puck at the net while being shadowed by Nystrom. Bussi didn’t close up the short post in time and the puck snuck in. Montreal had a 6-4 lead, and for the first time since the magic ride began, it was fair to wonder if the league had figured the waiver wire pickup out.

Things seemed without hope but then on an offensive zone draw Rod Brind’Amour pulled Bussi and Carolina took advantage almost immediately. The Canes put the top line on the ice that provided all the early magic and Ehlers pushed a shot toward the net that trickled in with Sebastian Aho up front. Aho tipped it in, and ended up having a hand in all five goals for the night.

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The five point night though would go to waste as a faceoff on an icing saw Brind’Amour pull Bussi again. The Canes lost the faceoff, never really recovered and Lane Hutson flinged the puck from the opposite goal line into the empty cage, providing the final score for the 7-5 result.

The Canes now are staring at a back-to-back this weekend with the best team in the league coming into their barn Saturday, just to turn around and play the New Jersey Devils in Newark on Sunday. Both Goalies have now given up five or more goals in their most recent starts, and with only Jarvis skating on Thursday in a yellow jersey, there’s no sign that any of the other injuries are on deck to be healed any time soon.

A good result for the Canes was the Islanders losing earlier in the day, so they ended Saturday still with a three point lead on them and the Flyers in the Metro, and four on the Capitals. Montreal inched to within a point of the Red Wings atop the Atlantic who snatched a point in Pittsburgh earlier in the evening.

Next up for Carolina is Colorado on Saturday Night. It’s a return of the Nordiques vs. Whalers, this time in front of the Raleigh crowd. It’ll also be the return of Brent Burns, Martin Necas, and Jack Drury to Raleigh. Expect emotions to be high.

Source: https://www.canescountry.com/2010-1...low-two-goal-lead-drop-7-5-result-to-montreal

 

[Carolina Hurricanes]

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 October 23rd game in Denver as the Canes agreed to wear their Whalers gear both on the road for that game and tonight to compliment the full look. Tonight is the third out of seven times the AvaDiques…NordAlanche…will wear the uniform, but the only time they’ll do so on the road. Stick tap to the road crews for both teams that had to do the work to carry a complete extra set of uniforms including sticks, gloves, pants, helmets, gear, and more on the road that will provide hockey fans an absolutely beautiful view on the ice.

A retro matchup not enough for you? How about the fact that the team coming into Raleigh tonight is the runaway leader in the NHL right now? Colorado enters tonight a full ten points ahead of second place for the league lead. 67 points and they haven’t even hit the halfway mark. They have only lost twice in regulation, seven additional times after regulation and one of those times was that October 23rd game in an epic matchup that ended in the shootout. Nathan MacKinnon is melting the ice with 34 goals, 36 assists, for a ridiculous 70 points before the halfway point of the season. Three Avs players have more points than the top point scorer for the Canes Sebastian Aho with 40. They are just simply a machine right now, and oh yeah, come in winning nine straight, winning by a combined 41-18.

The Avs did receive one bit of news that could cause them some issues for at least a few days: The team leader in GAA and save percentage Mackenzie Blackwood has been placed on the IR, seemingly out of nowhere. No word yet on what the deal is with the injury, but it means he will at least be out for tonight’s game. Instead the Canes will “just” have to deal with Scott Wedgewood between the pipes. Wedgewood has been the regular starter for Colorado this season, going 17-1 with a 2.13 GAA and .919 save percentage. Wedgewood was left off the Team Canada roster, so he could be a little extra motivated tonight.

Is that not enough for you? Oh yeah, let’s add some spice in the returns of three former treasured Hurricanes to Raleigh for the first time. Martin Necas and Jack Drury return since their trade to Colorado, and Brent Burns comes in after his free agent signing with them in the offseason. Necas has thrived in Colorado, there’s no other way to put it as their style fits his play better than it did with the Canes. He signed an eight year extension with the Avs, and has rewarded them by being their second leading goal scorer (19) and points scorer (51). Drury has fit in just fine with Colorado and frankly the Canes could use him at C right now as they continue to search for the right combos with their wingers. Burns has five goals and 15 assists while carrying a +20 rating. Thanks to Cale Makar holding down the first pairing, Burns has settled in on the second pairing and the subject of a lot of frequent ire by Canes fans looks to be in a great position for one more Stanley Cup run. Expect welcome backs for all these players, which should be emotional.

On the Canes side—there was no morning skate on Saturday, but they did practice on Friday. The practice was notable for the return of Shayne Gostisbehere to the ice in a full contact jersey, who stated that the situation was a nagging injury that flared up. There’s a chance he’ll be back out tonight which would be outstanding news for a team that needs his point per game production to keep up with this hot Avs squad. Based on how the players skated expect the Canes to go right back to the Bus Brandon Bussi in net as he looks to rebound from his first poor outing of the year. Don’t expect Seth Jarvis as he was still in a yellow no-contact jersey, and Jaccob Slavin also still did not appear although if he’s going to be heading to Italy next month, one would expect to see him soon.

Ahh yes, the Olympics. The one other bit of news that will likely be celebrated tonight is the announcement that Sebastian Aho was formally selected for the Finnish team and that Jaccob Slavin was selected to the American squad. Right now no other Canes have been formally named, but it is worth noting that last year Denmark announced Frederik Andersen as part of their first six. As there really aren’t any other prominent Dane goaltenders right now even with his recent dip, he’s still got a good chance of going over—which honestly may help him.

As mentioned—there is A LOT going on tonight. All of this and then the Canes have to immediately flush it no matter what as they’ll be up in Newark this time tomorrow to face the Devils. Such is life in the NHL.

Whew. If you aren’t going to be in Raleigh tonight, here’s how you can catch the action:

Time: 7 PM

TV: FanDuel Sports Network. Mike Maniscalco will handle play-by-play alongside Tripp Tracy doing color. Hanna Yates and Shane Willis will provide off-ice reports as well as host pregame starting at 6:30 and postgame that will run for about 30 minutes after the conclusion.

Streaming: FanDuel Sports Network App for fans in the Carolinas. Outside of the area, the ESPN app has you covered for tonight as the game will not be on the NHL Network.

Radio: The pregame on 99.9 The Fan starts at 4:30. At 5PM the Hurricanes Radio Network (consisting of 99.9, 730 The Game in Charlotte, ESPN New Bern 107.5/1490, and ESPN Greenville 107.5/1570) picks up the FDSN feed. You can also stream the call on the Hurricanes app.

Odds: Hurricanes +116 Moneyline, Puckline Hurricanes +1.5 at -215/Avalanche -140 Moneyline, Puckline -1.5 at +172, O/U 6.5 (+100 Over/-122 Under)

Source: https://www.canescountry.com/caroli...rdiques-game-preview-how-to-watch-game-thread

 

[Carolina Hurricanes]

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 level of game that was expected with a squad that will likely be the runaway winner of the President’s Trophy and one of the best in the East.

The game got off to a quick start on both sides, as shades of the defensive lapses and poor neutral zone play plagued the team at the start. Frederick Andersen, however, ended stopped all 15 Colorado shots in the first as the Canes started to find their game as it went on. Finally, near the end of the first the Hurricanes were on the penalty kill when the defense was able to force the puck past the blue line to a waiting Aho. He was all alone and scored a beautiful goal deking out starter Scott Wedgewood and sliding the puck under his legs to give Carolina a 1-0 lead going into the first intermission

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Andersen was the biggest reason Carolina had the lead after two, as he made multiple saves on good chances for Colorado, to the point where the crowd was pushing him on.

Colorado though showed why they are the best in the league just 1:47 into the second. The Canes actually played solid defense behind Andersen with Chatfield pinning Nathan MacKinnon. MacKinnon, though was able to force it to Gabriel Landeskog who overpowered Jordan Staal for a tough wraparound by Andersen. Unlike other games, though, the Canes didn’t get down and Andersen would make a couple more saves. Eventually, that lead to Colorado getting called for interference and the third power play of the night for the Canes. Each power play got better throughout the night and on what would be their last one, the Canes kept possession for Nickolaj Ehlers to bang it past Wedgewood and restore the Canes lead.

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Just two minutes later Aho again was able to obtain the puck on a breakaway at center ice, but this time fed it to a streaking Andrei Svechnikov who just powered it by Wedgewood giving the Canes a 3-1 lead.

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Unfortunately that would be the high point for the Canes, as they would get called for the next three penalties. The kill was good enough to knock out the one in the second leaving the Avalanche visibly frustrated. Unfortunately when you give this team too many chances, they make you pay and it went bad in a hurry for Carolina. During and after the game you could tell Rod Brind’Amour did not agree with how the calls went, but ultimately you do have to kill penalties.

Just :11 into the third Svechnikov was called for tripping, and on the fourth power play try of the night Brock Nelson made them pay at the net getting the Avs to within one. Then just :30 later the bane of the Canes’ existence recently—poor passes and neutral zone turnovers—hit again, as former Cane Jack Drury intercepted a Joel Nystrom pass and skated it right to Andersen, blasting it by him to knot the score at three. Rod Brind’Amour called his timeout and it did seem to settle the Canes for a bit until the most controversial moment of the game.

While Ehlers was going for the puck in the corner by Wedgewood, Devon Toews started going down to the ice. There was some light contact to the leg but replays clearly showed that Toews was already going down when contact happened. Unfortunately Toews went into the boards and had to be helped, and that injury led to a tripping call that the crowd in the Lenovo Center didn’t agree with. The Canes then followed that up with poor coverage on the Penalty Kill, and Brock Nelson converted on a tic-tac-toe play from Cale Makar and MacKinnon to give the Avs the lead they wouldn’t surrender. MacKinnon would get a cheap 35th on the year he was going in all alone at the empty net and was tripped up by Shayne Gostisbehere, returning for the first time since the win over Detroit.

Anderesen ended the night making 30 saves on 34 shots, again his best effort in a while and wasn’t the one to blame for the loss as several of the goals were off either strong plays by the Avs or just poor plays by the players in front of him. He held firm as Colorado tried to extend the lead late.

Wedgewood, playing his first game since Mackenzie Blackwood was put on IR and since being left off Team Canada, made 25 saves but most importantly ten in the third period as the defense in front of him tightened.

All of the scoring for Carolina came from the top three of Aho, Svechnikov, and Ehlers. It showed just how deep Colorado is in that they completely shut out the rest of the players on the ice, and Jordan Staal was just 29% from the faceoff dot.

Carolina has to shake this one off as they immediately head up to New Jersey to face off against the Devils Sunday Night. Brandon Bussi will look to shake off his first poor start as a Hurricane.

Source: https://www.canescountry.com/2010-1...w-another-two-goal-lead-lose-to-avalanche-5-3

 

[Carolina Hurricanes]

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 10 games.

The Devils have won two straight and they are 5-4-1 in their last 10.

Carolina’s newly assembled first line of Aho, Svechnikov, and Ehlers has been dangerous and the team will be hoping for more of the same tonight because the rest of their lineup has been pretty quiet.

The Hurricanes did not have a morning skate but I would look for Brandon Bussi to be in net. Bussi took a loss in his last game so he will be looking to right the ship tonight.

He still has an amazing 13-2-1 record.

The lines should look like the following, with the strong possibility of some minor tweaking by the coach.

Svechnikov – Aho – Ehlers

Hall – Jankowski – Blake

Martinook – Staal – Stankoven

Robinson – Kotkaniemi – Carrier

Walker – Gostisbehere

Miller – Chatfield

Nystrom – Nikishin/Reilly

While the Canes are still missing two of their best players, (Jarvis and Slavin), Jack Hughes has returned for the home team and has obviously made his presence known.

Amanda Stein does a great job covering the Devils. The lines she posted for a recent practice were as follows:

Only one change for #NJDevils today at practice and that's Paul Cotter coming out and Juho Lammikko taking his spot on the Glendening line.

Cotter is skating on an extra D pair with Kovacevic.

Cholowski is serving as a placeholder for Luke Hughes who is not on the ice today. pic.twitter.com/EGDMKCM6au

— Amanda Stein (@amandacstein) January 2, 2026

The Canes will be looking to regroup while the Devils will be looking to keep things going. It should be a good one tonight.

You can watch on the Fanduel Sports Network starring our familiar characters with the play-by-play and analysis.

Source: https://www.canescountry.com/2010-1...637/hurricanes-devils-preview-and-open-thread

 

[Carolina Hurricanes]

“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, but they were up to the task as they took advantage of a couple of key opportunities and some puck luck.

Carolina got on the board just 51 seconds into the game when Nikolaj Ehlers got credited for a goal after Luke Hughes knocked the puck into his own net. Ehlers was battling in front of the net which most likely led to the Hughes miscue.

It was a brutal night for Hughes after another gaffe led to another goal later in the game.

About seven minutes later, the Devils tied the game but after several unsuccessful powerplay tries, that would be the last time they lit the lamp for the night. All in all, they went 0-5 with the man advantage as Bussi and the penalty kill unit stood tall.

The Canes went 0-3 with their powerplay.

The hustle and forechecking of Taylor Hall led to Carolina’s second goal.

Often times, a defenseman will carry the puck behind his net when he breaks out but Hughes cut in front of his own net, enabling Hall to poke the puck off the blueliner’s stick and into the net to make it 2-1, Hurricanes.

Both Carolina’s goals to this point were officially unassisted.

After two periods with the score 2-1, the Hurricanes were looking to hold on to their lead in the third and with Bussi’s help, they delivered.

The Devils outshot the Canes, 15-5 in that period but it was Carolina who got on the board.

Once again, Taylor Hall created the play as he stole the puck behind the goal when Jake Allen misplayed it, then found Logan Stankoven in front of the net.

Stankoven made no mistake as Allen tried to recover and scored his first goal in 10 games.

Bussi improved his GAA to 2.25 and his SV% is at .906.

Sean Walker played a team high 23:55 and also led the team with four blocked shots.

The new guy, Noah Philp, played 10:48 and took 16 faceoffs, winning 44%.

Next up for the Hurricanes will be the Dallas Stars and Mikko Rantenen in Raleigh on Tuesday night.

Game Summary – https://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20252026/GS020660.HTM

Event Summary – https://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20252026/ES020660.HTM

Interviews – https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/gzv4...qgi0x30mu7071usae621bviq&e=1&st=6x77c01s&dl=0

Source: https://www.canescountry.com/2010-1.../52645/the-bus-delivers-hurricanes-3-devils-1

 

[Carolina Hurricanes]

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 for first in the East, with two games in hand.

Tonight will mark the return of Mikko Rantanen, the highly sought after trade acquisition that the Hurricanes front office was unable to sign after they traded for him.

For one reason or another, the forward did not want to sign in Raleigh. (girlfriend didn’t like it here?) One famous Rod Brind’Amour quote:

“He told me there were four teams he would play for in the NHL and we were not one of them”.

It will be interesting to see the reception that the modest player gets tonight. He currently leads his team with 57 points in 41 games.

Dallas is one of the top teams in the league but they are currently riding a five game losing streak.

Check out the following link for their projected lines.

https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/dallas-stars/line-combinations

Jake Oettinger will most likely be in net.

The home team got some good news at the morning skate. Seth Jarvis was skating and it looks like he will draw back into action tonight.

Walt Ruff reported that Brandon Bussi was in the starter’s crease so look for him tonight.

The lines looked like the following:

Seth Jarvis is expected to return to the #Canes lineup tonight.https://t.co/Mgz71POCKA

— NHL Rosters (@NHL_Rosters) January 6, 2026

It will be another test tonight.

The game will be broadcast by the Fanduel Sports Network and game time is 7 P.M.

Source: https://www.canescountry.com/2010-1...2652/stars-hurricanes-preview-and-open-thread

 

[Carolina Hurricanes]

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.

Brandon Bussi posted 19 saves on the way to his 15th career win, topping an @NHL list in the process.#NHLStats: https://t.co/JUYHt2Wcfq pic.twitter.com/xUhL6mGbfy

— NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) January 7, 2026

Andrei Svechnikov chipped in with four assists and the home team was cooking most of this night.

Seven minutes and change into the affair, Miller scored his first, the first goal he scored since opening night.

After Dallas tied the score, the Canes would score four consecutive goals to take control of the game.

Shane Gostisbehere scored a powerplay goal with a blast from the point and then Logan Stankoven faked out Mikko Raantanen and scored to make the score 3-1 at the end of the first period.

Miller scored again off a nice pass by Svechnikov and a minute and change later, Seth Jarvis picked up a loose puck and fired that in the net off a tight angle to chase Dallas goalie, Jake Oettinger.

With the score 5-1, Raantanen scored 36 seconds into the third to make it 5-2.

Speaking of Raantanen, the former Cane was soundly booed by Carolina fans every time he touched the puck. The crowd never let up and continued the jeering right to the end.

Brind’Amour commented after the game that “our fans are passionate.”

Eight minutes after the Raantanen goal, William Carrier knocked in a rebound to bump the Carolina lead back up to four, 6-2.

The visitors scored one more time during a powerplay opportunity but that would be it for either team.

The Canes now have won two in a row and will look to keep rolling against the Ducks on Thursday night.

Game Highlights:

Game Summary – https://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20252026/GS020671.HTM

Event Summary – https://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20252026/ES020671.HTM

Interviews – https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/8w1p...9fvkojxjd6lupygnmtze00cg&e=1&st=mmnc53tb&dl=0

Source: https://www.canescountry.com/2010-11-carolina-hurricanes-game-recaps/52658/hurricanes-6-stars-3

 

[Carolina Hurricanes]

Ducks @ Hurricanes – Preview and Open Thread

The Carolina Hurricanes (26-14-3) return to action tonight as they take on the Anaheim Ducks (21-19-3) at the Lenovo Center. Game time is 7 P.M.

After a sterling performance against the Dallas Stars on Tuesday, the Canes will look to repeat those results against the Ducks.

They have won two in a row and they are 4-5-1 in their last 10 games.

There was no morning skate for Carolina so we will assume the lines will be similar to the previous game. Noah Philp was injured on Tuesday and will not play tonight. (concussion protocol)

Jaccob Slavin skated without the yellow jersey yesterday so he might draw back in for this one.

These were the lines in practice on Wednesday from Ryan Henkel.

Canes practice lines (1/7):

Ehlers-Aho-Svechnikov
Hall-Stankoven-Blake
Martinook-Staal-Jarvis
Carrier-Jankowski-Robinson
Kotkaniemi

Miller-Walker
Gostisbehere-Nystrom
Slavin-Chatfield
Nikishin-Reilly

Andersen
Bussi

*Philp absent

— Ryan Henkel (@RyanHenkel_) January 7, 2026

If Slavin draws back in, will Nikishin be the odd man out? It is unlikely he will improve the way they want him to without getting practice time with one of the top five blueliners. The last couple of practices, he has been paired with Mike Reilly. Being paired with Reilly is helping his development?

My guess is that Brind’Amour will go with Fred Andersen in net.

The Ducks have lost seven games in a row and they are 1-7-2 in their last 10.

Here was their lineup for their last game.

Rollin' 11 and 7#FlyTogether pic.twitter.com/6LgfLv7hh2

— Anaheim Ducks (@AnaheimDucks) January 7, 2026

The game will be broadcast by the Fanduel Sports Network.

Will the Canes make it three wins in a row?

Source: https://www.canescountry.com/caroli...2664/ducks-hurricanes-preview-and-open-thread