Sebastian Aho Extends Point Streak To Nine Games

Carolina Hurricanes center Sebastian Aho assisted on Micheal Ferland's power-play goal during a 3-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Monday. Aho has recorded a point in each of his first nine games. He has four goals, 10 assists, three PPP, and a +9 rating. The 21-year-old is blossoming into one of the league's […]

Micheal Ferland Continues Hot Start

Carolina Hurricanes left wing Micheal Ferland buried a power-play goal during a 3-1 victory against the Detroit Red Wings on Monday. Ferland now has six goals, three assists, 36 shots, and a +7 rating through his first nine games of the season. The 26-year-old is loving life playing alongside Sebastian Aho and Teuvo Teravainen on […]

Justin Faulk Buries First Goal Of The Season

Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Justin Faulk ripped home a power-play goal in the first period of Monday's 3-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings. Faulk also chipped in three shots, two hits, and two blocks in the contest. The 26-year-old has a goal and four assists through nine games this season. He still quarterbacks the first […]

Petr Mrazek Returns To Detroit On Monday

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Petr Mrazek will look to frustrate the team that drafted him on Monday, with the Canes visiting the Detroit Red Wings. Mrazek wore the Wings jersey for five and a half seasons before getting traded this February. He posted a 72-58-20 record for the team in 166 appearances with a 2.60 goals-against […]

Top 150 Fantasy Hockey Rankings - Rest Of Season

Over the course of the 2018-2019 NHL season, RotoBaller will be breaking down our fantasy hockey players looking at the rest-of-season values for each player. Below you will find our top 150 player rankings from this point forward. This combines all positions into one combined list including centers, wings, defensemen and goalies. Note: Rankings are […]

Little Offensive Support For Curtis McElhinney

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Curtis McElhinney allowed three goals on just 22 shots in Saturday's 3-1 setback at home against the Colorado Avalanche. The Hurricanes outshot the Avalanche 43-22, but still came out on the short end of the stick as Philipp Grubauer of the Avs was standing on his head. McElhinney started the season on […]

Martin Necas Sent Back To AHL

Carolina Hurricanes center Martin Necas has been assigned to the Charlotte Checkers of the AHL. The talented 19-year-old produced a goal and an assist in seven NHL games but was routinely playing under 10 minutes a night. Playing in Charlotte will allow him to get far more ice time while saving a year of his […]

Martin Necas Snipes First Goal Of His NHL Career

Carolina Hurricanes center Martin Necas ripped a one-timer past Louis Domingue for the first goal of his NHL career on Tuesday night. Necas was a stand-out player at the World Juniors last season, tallying 11 points for the Czech Republic. He was the 12th overall pick of the Hurricanes in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft […]

Micheal Ferland Loving Life On 'Canes Top Line

Carolina Hurricanes left wing Micheal Ferland scored his fourth goal of the season during a 4-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night. Ferland now has seven points, 26 shots, 18 hits, and a +6 rating through seven games this season. He is playing alongside Sebastian Aho and Teuvo Teravainen on the top […]

Petr Mrazek Continues Middling Start To Season

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Petr Mrazek allowed three goals on 26 shots during a 4-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night. Mrazek now has a 1-2-1 record with a 3.06 GAA and .874 SV% through four starts this season. The 26-year-old has reached a crossroads in his career after looking like a future […]

Petr Mrazek Gets The Nod On Tuesday

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Petr Mrazek will be starting on Tuesday against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Curtis McElhinney carried the team in the first few games and posted a perfect record with three starts, but Mrazek will now be starting for the second time in a row. He has a 1-1-1 record so far with a […]

Top 75 Forwards: Weekly Fantasy Hockey Rankings (Week 2)

Over the course of the 2018-2019 NHL season, RotoBaller will be breaking down our fantasy hockey player rankings by position looking at the rest-of-season values for each player. These positional rankings will be updated and posted on a weekly basis, starting with forwards every Sunday, defensemen on Monday, and goaltenders each Tuesday. Note: Rankings are […]

Curtis McElhinney Hangs On For Overtime Victory

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Curtis McElhinney let in four goals on 23 shots in Saturday's seesaw battle against the Minnesota Wild, but the offense bailed him out in the 5-4 overtime road win. McElhinney has fired out of the box with three victories in three starts, allowing a total of eight goals on 80 shots for […]

Teuvo Teravainen Good For Two Points In Twin Cities

Carolina Hurricanes left wing Teuvo Teravainen posted a pair of helpers with a plus-two rating and four shots on net in Saturday's 5-4 overtime victory against the Minnesota Wild. The Finnish left winger carries a four-game point streak into Sunday's road game against the Winnipeg Jets. He has managed a goal with five assists and […]

Brett Pesce Shows Well With Multi-Point Game

Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Brett Pesce posted a goal, an assist and a plus-three rating with two shots, a blocked shot, a hit and a minor penalty in Saturday's 5-4 overtime victory against the Minnesota Wild. The 23-year-old rearguard struggled over his first three outings, going scoreless with a plus-2 rating and two penalty minutes. However, […]

Justin Williams Records Three-Point Night In St. Paul

Carolina Hurricanes right wing Justin Williams posted a goal with a pair of assists, a plus-three rating and six shots on goal across 20:41 of ice time in Saturday's 5-4 overtime victory at Minnesota. The captain with the lion's main flow has picked up the pace with a goal and six points during his modest […]

Sebastian Aho Keeps Hurricanes Unbeaten

Carolina Hurricanes left wing Sebastian Aho scored a pair of goals, including the game-winner in overtime, while adding two assists with a plus-three rating across 20:45 of ice time in Saturday's 5-4 win in Minnesota. The 21-year-old Finn has posted at least one point in each of his five games so far, and he has […]

Curtis McElhinney Looking To Protect Perfect Record At Minnesota

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Curtis McElhinney will make his third start of the year Saturday in a road game against Minnesota, looking to protect his perfect record. He's won both starts comfortably so far, allowing two goals per game with a .930 save percentage. The Canes have been buzzing at the start of the season, scoring […]

Curtis McElhinney Keeps His Perfect Record Versus Vancouver

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Curtis McElhinney recorded his second win of the year on Tuesday against Vancouver, improving to a perfect 2-0-0 record for the season. He had 22 saves in a 5-3 win, finishing with a .880 save percentage. McElhinney's efficiency wasn't all that great, but it has to be noted that two of Vancouver's […]

Andrei Svechnikov Scores Again Tuesday Night

Carolina Hurricanes right wing Andrei Svechnikov might be logging fourth-line minutes at the start of his NHL career, but that hasn't prevented him from making a very good start. He scored his second career goal Tuesday night in a 5-3 win over Vancouver and has now four points across four games to start his career. […]

Jordan Staal Continues Great Start Against Vancouver

Carolina Hurricanes center Jordan Staal has been one of the best fantasy assets around early in the year, doing it all for Rod Brind'Amour's team. He shares the team-lead in goals following his third strike of the year in Tuesday's 5-3 win over Vancouver, sits on five points, just one behind Sebastian Aho, and has […]

Warren Foegele Scores Another One Versus Canucks

Carolina Hurricanes left wing Warren Foegele made it three goals in two games Tuesday night against the Canucks, scoring the team's final goal in a 5-3 win. He had a game-high seven shots on goal and recorded a couple of hits as well with a plus-one rating. Foegele is doing some amazing things in front […]

Sebastian Aho Stays Hot Tuesday Night

Carolina Hurricanes forward Sebastian Aho recorded his second multi-point game of the year Tuesday against Vancouver, getting a goal and an assist in a 5-3 win. He's now got six points in four games for the whole season with only one of them coming on the power play. The 21-year-old Finn has made a move […]

Haydn Fleury Set To Replace Trevor van Riemsdyk In Canes Lineup

Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Haydn Fleury looks set to make his season debut Tuesday night against Vancouver, with Trevor van Riemsdyk sitting out as a healthy scratch. Averaging 16:53 on the ice through the first three games of the season, van Riemsdyk failed to register any points and had five shots on goal with four hits […]

Curtis McElhinney Starts For Carolina Versus Vancouver

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Curtis McElhinney will start for the team on Tuesday against Vancouver. It will be the second start of the season for the 35-year-old journeyman after he stopped 31 of 32 shots last Friday in his Canes debut against Columbus. Petr Mrazek was back at it Sunday against the Rangers, but struggled in […]

Top 40 Defensemen: Weekly Fantasy Hockey Rankings (Week 1)

Over the course of the 2018-2019 NHL season, RotoBaller will be breaking down our fantasy hockey player rankings by position. These positional rankings will be updated and posted on a weekly basis, starting with forwards every Sunday, defensemen on Monday, and goaltenders each Tuesday. Note: Rankings are determined considering a standard Yahoo league format (goals, […]

Top 75 Forwards: Weekly Fantasy Hockey Rankings (Week 1)

Over the course of the 2018-2019 NHL season, RotoBaller will be breaking down our fantasy hockey player rankings by position. These positional rankings will be updated and posted on a weekly basis, starting with forwards every Sunday, defensemen on Monday, and goaltenders each Tuesday. Note: Rankings are determined considering a standard Yahoo league format (goals, […]

Andrei Svechnikov Scores First Career Goal

Carolina Hurricanes rookie forward Andrei Svechnikov scored his first career goal on Sunday against the New York Rangers. The eventual game-winning goal came in the third period and was Svechnikov's second point of the night. He also assisted on Lucas Wallmark's goal earlier in the third period. Svechnikov led all Carolina players in power-play time […]

Phil Di Giuseppe Replaces Valentin Zykov In Hurricanes Lineup

Carolina Hurricanes left wing Phil Di Giuseppe will make his season debut on Sunday against the Rangers, replacing Valentin Zykov in the lineup. Zykov played on the third line and logged time on the first power play unit, but clearly failed to impress head coach Rod Brind'Amour in the first couple of games. He managed […]

Petr Mrazek Likely To Start On Sunday

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Petr Mrazek looks set to make his second appearance for the team on Sunday against the Rangers. He had a solid debut in Canes colors on Thursday against the Islanders, although he couldn't start with a win after the team managed to light the lamp just once with 46 shots in a […]