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Bobrovsky and Panthers eye trip to Stanley Cup Final, as Hurricanes seek turnaround
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Carolina coach Rod Brind’Amour spent some time Tuesday shaking his head. The occasional shoulder shrug was thrown in there, too. He knows all the questions, and there are few answers. Here’s what befuddles him right now: There isn’t much to fix regarding...
Hurricanes face challenge of solving Bobrovsky, scoring more in East final
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — There are plenty of things coach Rod Brind'Amour likes about how his Carolina Hurricanes have played to open the Eastern Conference Final. Yet the Hurricanes are struggling with the sport's most basic task: putting pucks in the net. Carolina has...
Hurricanes' Teravainen nears return from injury with East final looming
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Teuvo Teravainen's roughly monthlong injury absence appears to be near an end. The Carolina Hurricanes forward has shed his no-contact jersey and participated in a full practice Monday ahead of the Eastern Conference Final against Florida. Teravainen hasn't...
Hurricanes face decisions in net with Andersen, Raanta healthy for East final
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Rod Brind'Amour felt comfortable all season distributing the Carolina Hurricanes' goaltending load primarily between a pair of reliable veterans who were good enough to push his team to the league's second-best record. Things have looked different by necessity...
Jesper Fast scores on OT power play, Hurricanes eliminate Devils in Game 5
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jesper Fast could only shake his head in disbelief after missing an early open-net putaway, a play that took on growing weight as the Carolina Hurricanes found themselves in an overtime. "Yeah, it was hard to get over that one,” Fast said. He...
Close games, nerves and drama lacking from Carolina-New Jersey and Seattle-Dallas matchups
Nerves. Excitement. Anxiety. All those emotions and feelings normally associated with the NHL playoffs have been mostly absent in the two conference semifinal series that resume on Thursday. The East matchup between Carolina and New Jersey and the West clash between Dallas and...
Hurricanes have 5-goal 2nd, rout Devils 6-1 for 3-1 lead
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — All the Carolina Hurricanes needed to push the New Jersey Devils to the brink of elimination was a five-minute span in the second period where everything went right and the puck just kept going in. Jordan Martinook had a goal and two assists and the Hurricanes...
Hurricanes top Devils, go up 2-0 in 2nd-round playoff series
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes are pushing past their injury-hit group of forwards through grit, relentless effort and scoring throughout the lineup. It has allowed them to take early control of their second-round playoff series against the New Jersey Devils —...
No place like road: Visiting teams thriving in NHL playoffs
When the Vegas Golden Knights went on the road to face the Winnipeg Jets in the first round of the NHL playoffs, they got a chilly welcome — and that was inside. “They had no hot water at the Fairmont Hotel last week in Winnipeg, which I really didn’t like at all,” coach...
Hurricanes, Devils meet in 2nd round of NHL playoffs
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes pushed through a first-round series in the Stanley Cup playoffs with enough time to let their injury-hit lineup recharge before facing their next opponent. The mental break was just as important, too, before taking on a New Jersey Devils...
