Canes Corner

Nic Deslauriers scored the game-winning goal in the 3rd period as the Canes beat the Canucks, 6-3, in Vancouver.  DeLo's second of the game, came early in the 3rd period breaking a 3-3 tie.  Nikolaj Ehlers and Logan Stankoven also had a pair of goals for Carolina who got right back in the win column after their win streak ended at 7 on Sunday in Calgary.  Pyotr Kochetkov's 6th win in as many starts featured a dazzling breakaway save on a Drew O'Connor breakaway attempt that could have given Utah the lead in the second period. Jackson Blake had 3 assists and was a team high +4 in the game.  Stankoven and Ehlers each also had an assist, meaning that that line posted 4 goals and 5 assists on the night. 

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Calgary beat Carolina, 3-2, with a late 3rd period goal as the Canes 7-game winning streak came to an end.  The Hurricanes got goals from Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Jalen Chatfield, but couldn't find a third before Yegor Sherangovich put the Flames in front with about 4 1/2 minutes to play.  Brandon Bussi made 31 saves in the loss.  Before the game, the Canes found out that Mark Jankowski could not play due to a lower body injury.  Afterwords, Rod Brind'Amour said that Jankowski was sent back to Raleigh for further evaluation.  That marks the 4th foward out of the lineup.  

Pyotr Kochetkov made 21 saves, Mark Jankowski scored a goal in his 6th straight game, and Jesperi Kotkaniemi broke a 38-game drought with a goal as the Canes opened up the State Fair road trip with a 3-2 win over the Jets.  You could say that Carolina was responsible for all 5 goals on the night as both Winnipeg tallies were at least created by poor plays in their own end.  Nikolaj Ehlers gave the puck away to Mark Scheifele for the 1st Jets goal.  Then Kochetkov fumbled the puck outside his crease for the 2nd.  But, Carolina scored twice on the power play and got strong efforts up and down the lineup in the win.  Bradly Nadeau and Felix Unger-Sorum entered the chat due to injures along the forward line and each played well.  Nadeau assisted on the Jankowski power play goal that got the Canes on the board in the 2nd period.  

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The Carolina Hurricanes picked up their 6th straight win, 4-2, over Washington as Andrei Svechnikov produced a couple of goals and an assist and Pyotr Kochetkov turned aside 20 of 22 Capitals shots in the win.  Carolina fell behind by a goal twice during the game, but over the last 32 minutes played arguably their best hockey of the young season.  Eric Robinson's second goal of the year tied the game at 2-2 right before the end of the period setting the stage for Svechnikov to put the Canes ahead on the power play with a shade more than 6 minutes to play.  Sebastian Aho had 2 assists on the night.  Carolina played without Jordan Staal for the second straight game and then lost Taylor Hall to an upper body injury after playing just over 4 minutes.  It was announced before the game that Staal would be out for 1-2 months with a partially torn calf muscle.

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Sebastian Aho and Andrei Svechnikov each had a goal and an assist and Pyotr Kochetkov made 18 saves for his 3rd win of the season in the Canes 4-1 win over the Flyers.  Svechnikov's 4th goal of the season came midway through the second period and gave the Hurricanes a 1-0 lead.  shayne Gostisbehere's 2nd of the year, off a gorgeous pass from Aho, doubled the lead about 3 1/2 minutes later.  Aho capped a 3-goal 2nd period with a quick shot off a pass from Will Carrier (2 assists).  Mark Jankowski's 3rd period goal completed the scoring and was his 4th straight game with a goal -- a career high.  Jordan Martinook had an assist on the Jankowski goal for the 200th point with the Hurricanes.  Carolina played without Jordan Staal (lower body injury).

Jackson Blake had a goal and an assist and Sebastian Aho scored a shorthanded goal as the Canes beat the Blackhawks, 5-2, in Chicago.  Mark Jankowski opened the scoring with just under a minute left in the opening period -- his 3rd goal in the last 3 games -- before Aho put home his 5th of the season early in the 2nd period.  It was Carolina's second straight game with a shorthanded goal and gives them as many goals shorthanded (2) and they have allowed power play goals through the first 6 games.  Blake followed 79 seconds later with his 1st goal of the season.  Taylor Hall and Jordan Martinook would close out the scoring.  Brandon Bussi, who struggled in each of his last two starts, was sharp from the start.  He made 24 saves in the win and is now 2-1-1 on the season.

Logan Stankoven notched his first career NHL hat trick and Sean Walker had 4 assists as the Canes dominated the Canucks, 7-2.  K'Andre Miller's goal just 78 seconds into the game was a sign of what was to come.  Before the midpoint of the period Andre Svechnikov would score twice on the power play.  Then, after Mark Jankowski scored his second goal in as many games to make it 4-0, Stankoven ran off three straight Canes goals for a natural hat trick and the rout was complete.  Pyotr Kochetkov made 18 saves in the win.  Taylor Hall, Jackson Blake and Shayne Gostisbehere each had 2 assists in the win.  The Hurricanes were perfect on special teams, going 3 for 3 on the power play and killing off all 4 Vancouver chances with the man advantage -- plus, the first of Stankoven's goals came shorthanded.  

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Sebastian Aho's 3 point night and Taylor Hall's two goals helped the Canes to a 6-4 win in Montreal as Carolina won for the second straight game.  Aho now how 7 points in his last 3 games as he's scored on the power play in all three.  Eric Robinson and Mark Jankowski each had a goal and an assist with the latter taking a feed from the former on the go-ahead goal in the 2nd period.  Jaccob Slavin had 2 assists on the night.  Brandon Bussi got his first win of the season but allowed 4 goals on 20 shots on the night.  Carolina was 1 for 5 on the power play and killed off 5 of 6 Montreal man advantage situations -- including nearly 1:45 of 5-on-3 time.  The Canes are 17 for 19 on the penalty kill so far this year.

Sebastian Aho scored twice and Shayne Gostisbehere's overtime power play goal helped the Canes get their first win of the season in a 3-2 win in Philadelphia.  Aho's first of the game came just 10 seconds into the 1st period as the Canes led for the first time this season.  His second came on a 3rd period power play that tied the game at 2-2.  Then he had one of the assists on the Gostisbehere game winner.  Pyotr Kochetkov made his first start since December 20 and made 16 saves in the win.  Carolina looked very much like themselves for the first time, out-shooting the Flyers 40-18.

The Hurricanes dropped their second straight home game to start the season, losing 5-2 to the Capitals as Brandon Bussi struggled in his second start of the year.  Bussi, who was outstanding in the opener even though he allowed a very saveable overtime goal in the 1-0 loss to Florida, allowed 5 goals on 27 shots to the Caps.  Unfortunately, three of them should have been stopped.  The Canes weren't great by any means, but the eventual 4-0 deficit early in the 2nd period was too much to overcome.  Sebastian Aho and Logan Stankoven scored for the Canes who failed to win either of their first two games for the first time in Rod Brind'Amour's coaching reign.

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Gustav Forsling's goal, just 4.3 seconds from the end of the overtime, beat Brandon Bussi and the Hurricanes, 1-0, in Carolina's opening game.  Brandon Bussi stopped 19 shots, but couldn't get Forsling's drive from just inside the blue line was the difference.  The Canes were 0 for 6 on the power play, though they did kill all seven of the Panthers' tries with the man advantage, so the special teams were a wash.  Prior to the game the Hurricanes raised their Stanley Cup championship banner to a rowsing ovation from the sellout crowd.

Brandon Bussi made 22 saves and six different Hurricanes players scored as the Canes whipped the Predators, 6-0, to close the preseason on a 3-game winning streak.  Jackson Blake, Jordan Martinook, Nikolaj Ehlers, Logan Stankoven, Mark Jankowski and Andrei Svechnikov each scored in the win.  The Canes went 3 out of 4 on the power play and shut Nashville down while shorthanded as the penalty kill was a perfect 5 for 5.  

Felix Unger-Sorum and Charles-Alexis Legault each made their cases for available roster spots and Bussi was outstanding as he gets ready for his opening night start on Tuesday.

The Hurricanes played their first game in Greensboro in 27 years and it did not disappoint as they rallied with 5 unanswered goals to beat the Predators, 6-5.

Logan Stankoven scored twice, including the goal that tied the game at 5-5.  Then, with 2.6 seconds remainins, Felix Unger-Sorum took a feed from Bradly Nadeau and wristed home the winner.  The second round pick in 2023, who also had the primary assist on Stankoven's game-tying goal, gets his second game-winning goal in two games as it was his shootout goal that finished off the Panthers on Tuesday night. 

Taylor Hall had 3 assists and Jackson Blake added a helper on the second Stankoven goal as that trio continues their assault on the scoresheet.  They combined for 54 points in the 19 playoff games en route to the Stanley Cup.  

Jesperi Kotkaniemi had a goal and an assist in the game, Juha Jaaska and Jusso Valimaki each added goals as well.  Only downer was Pyotr Kochetkov allowed 5 goals for the second straight game, though he did rally to play well in the 3rd period.  

Canes will likely dress their entire NHL lineup on Saturday in Nashville.

Bradly Nadeau and Justin Robidas each scored their second goals in as many games and Felix Unger Sorum netted the shootout winner as the Canes beat the Panthers, 3-2.  

Carolina once again rode the scoring of their prospects against Florida's full lineup as Nadeau's 2nd of the preseason tied the game at 1 in the first period.  Then, Robidas' 2nd of the exhibition season tied the game at 2 in the second period.  Nadeau would give the Hurricanes the lead in the shootout with a slick forehand-backhand move to beat Akira Schmid.  Then Cayden Primeau -- who came on for Brandon Bussi in the middle of the second period -- denied Carter Verhaeghe which set the stage for Unger Sorum's game deciding goal.

Bussi allowed 2 goals on 13 shots.  Primeau stopped all 20 he saw.  Mike Reilly led all defenseman in time on ice.  Nadeau's 25:10 TOI led all skaters on either team.

The Hurricanes lost, 6-3, in Florida.  But, the night was more about how than what.  And how some of the Canes young roster hopefuls played was a mixed bag.  It was a strong start for Pyotr Kochetkov, but a sideways second period didn't help his confidence.  It was his first game action in 9 months, so....We'll talk forwards, like Justin Robidas, Bradly Nadeau and Felix Unger Sorum.  There are a couple of roster spots open on the blue line if Alexander Nikishin doesn't sign, so we get into that discussion as well.  

What should the Hurricanes do with Alexander Nikishin?  Give him a big, long-term contract or do a short-term -- bridge -- deal?  What kind of player is Nikishin?  Is he a catalyst, like Montreal's Lane Hutson or Ducks' young blueliner Jackson Lacombe?  I'm joined by Daily Faceoff host Jonny Lazarus to talk Nikishin, other Canes future questions and the real Metro contenders.  

The Canes are STILL the Stanley Cup Champions.  Joined by Ryan Henkel of Hockey news to discuss the parade, the landscape of the east and the potential of acquiring a top-flight goaltender.  

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Brandon Bussi made 22 saves, Jackson Blake had a goal and an assist and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Vegas Golden Knights, 3-0, to claim the Stanley Cup.  Jordan Staal was named the Conn Smythe Award winner as the Most Valuable Player of the playoffs after a series in which he scored 6 goals, dominated the middle of the ice defensively and won 68% of his faceoffs.  Taylor Hall put the Canes on the board less than 4 minutes in with his 7th goal of the postseason and 2nd of the series.  Blake, who's defensive play created the chance for the Hall opener, doubled the lead in the 2nd period with his 7th of the playoffs as well.  The second year player ends up leading the Canes in playoff scoring with 20 points in 19 games.  Nikolaj Ehlers capped the night off with an empty net goal for the final margin.  Bussi ended up 3-1 with a  1.60 GAA and a.931 SV% in 4 appearances -- his first ever in the Stanley Cup playoffs.  Rod Brind'Amour is the only man to ever captain a Stanley Cup winning team AND lead that same team to a Cup as the head coach.

The Canes are one win away from their second Stanley Cup after beating Vegas, 4-2.  Andrei Svechnikov scored twice on the power play, Sebastian Aho broke a 5-game goal drought and Jordan Staal scored for the 5th straight game as the big boys backed Brandon Bussi's 2nd win in as many games.  Carolina can close the series out on Sunday in Las Vegas in Game 6.  Bussi made 23 saves in the game as he became the first goaltender ever to make his first two career playoff starts in the Stanley Cup Final and win both.  Staal is the 5th player in history with goals in each of the first 5 games of a Stanley Cup Final series joining a group that includes three Montreal Canadiens legends -- Maurice Richard (1951), Jean Beliveau (1956) and Yvon Cournoyer (1973).  Nikolaj Ehlers had 3 assists and now has 17 points in the playoffs.  

The Canes beat the Golden Knights, 5-3, taking Game 4 and evening the Stanley Cup Final series at 2-2.  Jordan Staal scored twice -- and has now scored at least one goal in each of the four Stanley Cup Final games -- and Brandon Bussi made 18 saves in his first every Stanley Cup playoff start as they head back to Raleigh for Game 5 on Thursday.  Logan Stankoven and Jackson Blake put the Canes ahead with two goals in the first 3 1/1 minutes.  Staal scored on the power play to make it 3-1 later in the opening period.  Then Staal's second broke a 3-3 tie in the 3rd.  Bussi, who started the 3rd period of the Canes' 5-4 double overtime loss on Saturday, has now stopped 36 of 40 shots in 5+ periods of work.  

The Canes trailed 4-0 almost midway through the 3rd period.  Mitch Marner had the fastest hat trick in Stanley Cup Final history.  But, the fastest three goals in Cup history, by Carolina starting with about 7 minutes gone in the frame gave them life and Andre Svechnikov's extra attacker power play goal gtied the game at 4 with just under 2 minutes to play.  Unfortunately, Shea Theodore's wild drive caromed off the end boards and went off Brandon Bussi and in for the Vegas Game 3 winner.  Yes, Brandon Bussi played.  And, he payed well.  Canes trail the series 2-1.

Seth Jarvis picked a great time to score the biggest goal of his career.  3:54 into overtime, his power play goal from the left face off circle gave the Hurricanes a 4-3 Game 2 win as Carolina evened the series withi Vegas at 1-1.   The Canes trailed 2-0 into the middle of the 3rd period.  But, Logan Stankoven and Mark Jankowski scored within a 2 1/2 minute span to tie the game.  Jordan Staal's deflection of a Shayne Gostisbehere power play shot got through Carter Hart to give the Canes a 3-2 lead.  And even though Mark Stone would push the game into overtime with a goal that caromed off him and then off Jaccob Slavin, Carolina's second power play goal of the game, from Jarvis, sent the crowd home thrilled.

The Canes jumped out to a 2-0 lead on a pair of Nikolaj Ehlers 1st period goals, but a series of turnovers and defensive breakdowns fueled a 5-4 Vegas win as the Golden Knights took a 1-0 series lead in the Stanley Cup Final.  Ehlers scored on a 2-on-1 just 25 seconds into the game and then doubled the lead off a great pass by Jalen Chatfield.  But, mistakes in their own end led to three Vegas goals and 4 1/2 minutes into the second period Carolina was behind, 3-2.  Goals by Jordan Staal and Shayne Gostisbehere tied the game at 3-3 and 4-4, respectively.  But, Gostisbehere lost Tomas Hertl in front of the Canes' net with under 4 minutes to play for the game winning goal.  Joined by former Canes defenseman Mike Commodore.  We talk mistakes, needing more from the Canes' top line, and more.

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The Canes scored three times in the 1st period en route to a 6-1 win over the Canadiens and are heading to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in 20 years.  Taylor Hall, Logan Stankoven and Eric Robinson scored in a span of 7:35 in the opening frame as Carolina dominated the game from the opening face off.  It was not dissimilar to Game4 -- or Game 3 or Game 2 -- only this time, the Hurricanes continued scoring.  Jackson Blake and Shayne Gostisbehere added goals in the 2nd period as the Canes led 5-0 until the middle of the 3rd period.  Frederik Andersen played Game 5 with a broken heart.  Thursday he found out that his longtime agent and close friend Claude Lemieux died by suicide, but still led his team onto the ice and honored Lemieux with 23 saves for his 12th win of the postseason.  Carolina will host Vegas in Game 1 on Tuesday night at Lenovo Center.

The Canes scored three times in a 2:47 span, late in the 1st period and went on to beat the Canadiens, 4-0.  The win puts Carolina one win away from advancing to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in 20 years.  Sebastian Aho's power play goal with 5:01 left in the 1st opened the scoring.  Jordan Staal doubled the lead 1:08 later and Logan Stankoven's 8th of the playoffs capped the uprising as the Hurricanes played their best game of the series in taking a 3 games to 1 lead.  Game 5 will be Friday night at Lenovo Center.  Frederik Andersen made 18 saves for his 3rd shutout of this postseason.  It also gives him a team record 5 playoff shutouts in his Carollna career.  Carolina outshot Montreal 43-18.  Andrei Svechnikov scored into an empty net for the final margin.