Stefan Noesen Picks Up Two Points In Victory

Carolina Hurricanes right wing Stefan Noesen played well in the team's recent 5-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday. He recorded a goal and an assist, helping the Hurricanes pick up the win. Before Wednesday's game, Noesen had only one point in five contests, making this performance all the more impressive. This season, he […]

Sebastian Aho Extends Goal Streak With Game-Winner

Carolina Hurricanes center Sebastian Aho scored in a fifth consecutive game on Tuesday versus L.A., making it 5-4 on the power play in overtime to finish off the contest. He is now one of only three players with at least three five-game goal streaks with the team. Aho missed multiple weeks in December with a […]

Andrei Svechnikov Sets Up Two Goals

Carolina Hurricanes left wing Andrei Svechnikov contributed two assists as the team produced a big comeback victory on Tuesday against the Kings. He set up Brent Burns for the opening goal in the first period, but the Kings struck back with four consecutive tallies and Carolina fell into a 4-1 hole. The team managed to […]

Jaccob Slavin Misses Another Game Tuesday

Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Jaccob Slavin (lower body) remains out for Tuesday's matchup versus the Kings. The 28-year-old has been skating in practice but isn't quite ready for any action and will sit out a fifth consecutive game. Jalen Chatfield is set to continue in a bigger role Tuesday. Chatfield has tallied two points in the […]

Frederik Andersen Beats Boston With 24 Saves

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen stopped 24 of 25 shots in Sunday's 4-1 victory over the Bruins, improving to 10-3-0 for the season. The Hurricanes No. 1 had a miserable outing in his previous start against Dallas when he gave up two goals on six shots and had to exit with an injury, but he […]

Brent Burns Extends Point Streak In 1,300th Game

Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Brent Burns marked his 1,300th regular-season outing with an assist against Boston on Sunday and it took his point streak to five games. He combined with Martin Necas on the power play to set up Paul Stastny for the game-winning goal in a 4-1 victory. Burns will now look to post his […]

Jaccob Slavin Remains Out Sunday

Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Jaccob Slavin (lower body) will miss a fourth consecutive game Sunday versus Boston. Following Saturday's practice, Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind'Amour noted that Slavin "skated well", but it looks like he still needs to put in some more work before he is game-ready again. Slavin has notched 15 points in 45 games […]

Martin Necas Ends Two-Goal Night With Another Game-Winner

Carolina Hurricanes right wing Martin Necas scored the game-winning goal in a second consecutive contest and had two goals in total as the team sunk the Sharks 5-4 in overtime Friday. Necas sent the game to overtime with a goal just 12 seconds from the end of regulation and scored 55 seconds into the extra […]

Antti Raanta Between The Pipes Friday

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Antti Raanta was a crucial factor in the team's recent 3-2 overtime win over Dallas on Thursday. He turned away all shots he faced in a relief performance that spanned two periods. The Finnish netminder has been a reliable option for the Hurricanes, despite being the team's backup this season. With an […]

Frederik Andersen Available On Friday

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen (upper body) will be backing up Antti Raanta Friday against San Jose. He left Wednesday's battle with Dallas early with an upper-body problem, but Andersen managed to avoid a serious injury and is ready to contribute should the team need his services. The Danish netminder has already missed a large […]

Frederik Andersen Suffers An Upper-Body Injury

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen couldn't complete Wednesday's matchup against Dallas due to an upper-body injury. He exited after playing the first period, and it wasn't a good outing for the Danish netminder, as the Stars got two goals against him with only six shots. Antti Raanta was much stronger and helped to turn a […]

Sebastian Aho Notches Sixth Career Hat Trick

Carolina Hurricanes center Sebastian Aho recorded his sixth career hat trick in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Islanders. With the score tied at 2-2, Aho took over the game, scoring a natural hat trick. He completed the job 22 seconds from the end with an empty-net goal. The Finnish star has now scored 17 times […]

Max Pacioretty Out With Torn Achilles

Carolina Hurricanes left wing Max Pacioretty has torn his right Achilles for the second time in less than a year, the team announced on Friday. He was injured Thursday in the final seconds of a matchup against Minnesota, and whilst it was initially announced simply as a lower-body injury, it has now been confirmed that […]

Max Pacioretty Ends Comeback With Another Injury

Carolina Hurricanes left wing Max Pacioretty suffered yet another injury on Thursday against Minnesota and it could be a very bad one this time around. The veteran scorer was back in action after missing two games with a lower-body injury and he was almost done with the night in a 5-2 victory when disaster struck. […]

Max Pacioretty Available Again

Carolina Hurricanes left wing Max Pacioretty (lower body) will return to the lineup Thursday against the Wild. He suffered a lower-body injury on Jan. 12 against Columbus that forced him to sit out a pair of games but the veteran winger is ready to go again. Pacioretty missed the start of the season after having […]

Jordan Staal Returns On Thursday

Carolina Hurricanes center Jordan Staal (personal) will be back in action Thursday against Minnesota. He's returning from a one-game absence after not dressing Sunday against Vancouver for personal reasons. Staal's scoring pace has been below his career average in 2022-23, but he's done reasonably well as Carolina's third-line center, picking up 11 goals and eight […]

Jaccob Slavin Picks Up Pair Of Assists

Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Jaccob Slavin helped to set up two goals Sunday when the team suffered a painful 4-3 shootout loss against Vancouver. The Hurricanes were 3-2 up heading into the final couple of minutes when Slavin had helped Jordan Martinook and Sebastian Aho to score, but the Canucks tied the game with just 17 […]

Pyotr Kochetkov Starts Sunday's Tilt

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov will guard the crease against Vancouver on Sunday. The Russian netminder is getting his 18th start of the year and will be looking to end a three-game losing streak. Kochetkov has suddenly gone cold after looking nearly unbeatable for a long stretch. He has a 10-4-4 record for the season […]

Max Pacioretty Misses Saturday's Contest

Carolina Hurricanes left wing Max Pacioretty (lower body) will miss Saturday's matchup against Pittsburgh and is also doubtful to play Sunday versus Vancouver. He suffered a lower-body injury early into Thursday's game against Columbus and needs some time to heal. Luckily, the injury isn't related to Pacioretty's Achilles problem that forced him to miss the […]

Frederik Andersen Makes A Winning Return

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen was finally back from a lower-body injury on Thursday and made a winning return in a 6-2 victory over the Blue Jackets. He had 21 saves in his first appearance since Nov. 6, improving to 6-3-0 for the season. Andersen's injury looked like a major blow for the Hurricanes, but […]

Max Pacioretty Suffers A Lower-Body Injury

Carolina Hurricanes left wing Max Pacioretty suffered a lower-body injury in Thursday's 6-2 win over Columbus, logging only 3:02 of ice time. This is very unfortunate for the veteran, as Pacioretty has only just made his season debut and was skating in his fourth game. Luckily, the injury isn't related to the Achilles injury that […]

Today's NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (1/12/22): Daily Fantasy Hockey

Welcome, RotoBallers! If you do not know me, my name is Brandon and I write both The First-Serve and The Kick-Off for Tennis and Soccer respectively. If you have not checked those out, make sure you do! It is the return of the NHL season which means it's time to sharpen our MLB skills and […]

Max Pacioretty Gets His First Hurricanes Points Via Goals

Carolina Hurricanes left wing Max Pacioretty scored with both of his shot attempts on the net in Saturday's 4-3 shootout loss to Columbus. The goals came during the second half of the second period when Carolina turned a two-goal deficit into a 3-2 lead. However, Pacioretty & Co. failed to hang on to the lead. […]

Stefan Noesen Unavailable Thursday

Carolina Hurricanes winger Stefan Noesen (lower body) will miss Thursday's contest against the Predators. He suffered a lower-body injury Tuesday versus the Rangers and hasn't recovered quickly enough to be part of the lineup. Noesen, who crushed it in the AHL last season with 85 points in 70 games, has been a very productive fourth-liner […]

Max Pacioretty Makes His Season Debut Thursday

Carolina Hurricanes left wing Max Pacioretty (Achilles) will be in the lineup for the first time this season on Thursday against Nashville. This will also be his first-ever appearance for the team after Carolina traded for Pacioretty in July. The veteran star has had his season debut delayed because of a torn Achilles tendon. Pacioretty […]

Seth Jarvis Continues Solid Sophomore Year With Two Assists

Carolina Hurricanes winger Seth Jarvis tallied two assists as the team crushed Florida 4-0 on Friday. He had a power-play helper on a Teuvo Teravainen goal and also collected an assist when Jesperi Kotkaniemi scored in an even-strength situation. The 20-year-old moved on to 19 points for the campaign. Jarvis had a quiet start to […]

Antti Raanta Nails Down His Second Straight Shutout

Carolina Hurricanes goalie Antti Raanta recorded his second straight shutout in a 4-0 win over the Florida Panthers Friday. He turned away 19 Florida shots in the victory. Raanta has been on fire, winning his last seven outings. As a result, the veteran netminder stock is rising as he is rostered in 42 percent of […]

Brent Burns Collects Two Assists Friday

Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Brent Burns tallied two assists Friday in a 4-0 victory over the Florida Panthers. Burns added a shot on goal and blocked one shot in the Hurricanes win. The Barrie, Ontario, native has produced four assists in the last four contests. Burns seems to be the right fit in Carolina, as he […]

Antti Raanta Makes A Fourth Consecutive Start

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Antti Raanta will make a fourth consecutive start Friday against the Panthers. The veteran has hit great form lately and the team is hoping to take advantage of it. Raanta has won each of his last five starts and he has just picked up his first shutout of the season. in 13 […]

Max Pacioretty Getting Close To Season Debut

Carolina Hurricanes left wing Max Pacioretty (Achilles) will miss another game Friday versus Florida, but his season debut isn't far away anymore. Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind'Amour has suggested that we might see Pacioretty within the next 10 games. The star winger has been very injury prone in recent seasons and is recovering from offseason […]