Carolina Hurricanes

Brendan Smith scored a shorthanded goal late in the second period while Antti Raanta finished with 21 saves to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New ...

Rangers defenceman Ryan Lindgren left briefly after taking a puck to the mouth area near the boards slightly past the midway point of the first period. Brind'Amour also moved up speedy skater Martin Necas to the second line and bumped Max Domi — the Game 7 hero against Boston with two goals — down to the fourth line. Carolina improved to 6-0 at home in the playoffs and has a 2-0 lead for the second straight round.

The Hurricanes will look to win their sixth straight game on home ice to start the playoffs tonight.

This summer, the Carolina Hurricanes will see a couple of players become eligible for the unrestricted free agent market. This means that there are several ...

At the time of writing this, the Canes are still in their series against the New York Rangers, and therefore, some of these stats might be a little outdated at the time of release. If you do wish to see any updated stats, I will hyperlink hockey-reference to the player names. This summer, the Carolina Hurricanes will see a couple of players become eligible for the unrestricted free agent market.

The News & Observer's Chip Alexander, Luke DeCock and Justin Pelletier are PNC Arena and will have live observations from the scene, along with photographer ...

Update: On a forecheck on the “power kill,” Sebastian Aho races to the left corner and feed Teuvo Teravainen in the slot. On the same play, Tony DeAngelo called for a slash, and the Rangers get their second opportunity on the power play, first full 5-on-4. Getting “scrummy” early: The Canes and Rangers come together in front of Antti Raanta early, as well, with some after-whistle pleasantries. Kelly Sutherland and Jon McIsaac are the referees. Canes have two on net, but have been relentless on the forecheck. The final seconds ticked off the clock in the first with the teams remaining scoreless. More scrummy: On his next shift after coming out of the box, Brendan Smith is headed back in. Skjei hobbled?:Among the more valuable people on the Canes roster in these playoffs has been Brady Skjei. To start the third period, Skjei took a quick shift and appeared to be in some discomfort. First PP for Carolina: Hurricanes will go on the power play after Chris Kreider is whistled for slashing after he gets into it along his defensive half wall with a Jaccob Slavin, catching the Canes’ defenseman in the knee in retaliation for a clean hit. Update: Canes spent almost the entire time in the Rangers’ zone. It feels like more for New York. Update: As that post was sending, Canes picked up a pair of dcent shots against Shesterkin. 3-3 are the shots now in the third. 1:10 of 4-on-3 time coming for the Canes.

This wasn't a game; it was a torture session; a methodical, meticulous dismantling of a team's spirit, a suffocation that left the New York Rangers ...

They couldn’t find a way to the inside of the ice even when they could direct a shot towards Carolina’s net. Up a man, or even two at one point in the second period, they pressured the Rangers defence and goaltender Igor Shesterkin to gain further momentum. He missed some of the first-round series against the Boston Bruins with an injury but has been practically unbeatable in two games versus the Rangers. In between, Carolina won 56 per cent of the faceoffs and virtually all the one-on-one battles. Cole and top Carolina defenceman Jaccob Slavin were on their way up into the play when Sebastian Aho’s line, with Teuvo Teravainen and Seth Jarvis, tied it shut with an empty-net goal at 19:58 of the third period. And yes, we even know they have more to give.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Brendan Smith had gone nine years since last finding the back of the net in the Stanley Cup playoffs. And Antti Raanta, well, he never had a postseason game like this. The Carolina Hurricanes keep finding different ways to win in ...

It also marks the franchise's longest home winning streak in a single postseason. Brind'Amour also moved up speedy skater Martin Necas to the second line and bumped Max Domi — the Game 7 hero against Boston — down to the fourth line. “I think that's got to be a little more of our mindset.” ... The guys helped me a lot for sure." “I'm happy with the way we've performed overall," Rangers coach Gerard Gallant said. It's why they're unbeaten at home, and up 2-0 again in a series.

The Rangers went 0-for-4 on power plays and surrendered a shorthanded goal to the Hurricanes in Friday's Game 2 loss.

"I'm seeing a great penalty kill put a lot of pressure on [us]," said Gallant. "We didn't find the inside man very often in the slot, you know, the bumper guy. I think that's the big thing," said Smith. "There are a lot of times when [Panarin] tries to create his space, but if you stay with him, try to take that space away from him, he can't make those elite plays." They were the best defensive team on home ice during the regular season and were fifth on the road. That's the tough part of it," said Rangers coach Gerard Gallant. The fans won't like it as much, but for us in the room, it's a lot better." We'll find a way to get another win." But instead of converting, New York surrendered a shorthanded goal to Smith with 4:06 left in the period on a feed from Sebastian Aho. The Rangers entered the series having gone 6-for-19 against the Penguins in the opening round. I'm there to kill a penalty," said Aho. "For some reason today, I got some loose pucks here and there. I'm not there to score a goal. "Their power play is so good. Obviously, that was the difference in the game tonight," said Carolina coach Rod Brind'Amour. "Don't want to be in that position, taking penalties against them, but it's going to happen.