RALEIGH, N.C. — Aho to Walker.

Walker to Gostisbehere.

Gostisbehere to Jarvis.

Bang.

With one mighty clapper from the top of the left circle, Seth Jarvis shed about 100 pounds from his back, silenced thousands of critics, and gave the Carolina Hurricanes the boost they needed to square up the Stanley Cup Final at a game apiece.

Maybe that...Read more

LAS VEGAS — No matter which team you’re rooting for in the Stanley Cup Final, there’s one thing fans on both sides can agree on: Just because it’s on social media doesn’t make it a fact.

That has proved especially true during the Golden Knights-Carolina Hurricanes series, where fake images circulating on social media appear to show ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — There is a new name in the running for the Conn Smythe Trophy in these Stanley Cup playoffs.

Brett Howden is executing that well.

Before things got out of whack Thursday night in Game 2 of the Cup Final, before Carolina rallied for a 4-3 overtime win against the Vegas Golden Knights and tied the best-of-seven series at a game...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — For the first 50 minutes Thursday, the game belonged to the Vegas Golden Knights.

But the last 10 minutes of regulation, then overtime?

“You can’t get much more exciting hockey than that,” Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour said.

Seth Jarvis created bedlam in the Lenovo Center, his overtime goal giving the ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Vegas Golden Knights rallied late to force overtime, but the Carolina Hurricanes completed the comeback to win, 4-3, in overtime in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final at Lenovo Center on Thursday.

The best-of-seven series is tied at a game apiece. Game 3 is at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday.

Hurricanes forward Seth Jarvis fired ...Read more

DETROIT — Talk about a shocker.

Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin has requested a trade from Detroit, according to multiple reports, first from Elliotte Friedman, an analyst for Hockey Night in Canada and Sportsnet.

There has been no comment from general manager Steve Yzerman, Larkin or Larkin's agent, Pat Brisson. None of the three immediately...Read more

FORT WORTH, Texas — Dallas city officials will be crushed for the next several years, and Mayor Eric Johnson’s political career may not survive.

On June 1, it was the Mavericks and the next day it was the Stars.

Beginning in 1978 when the city started to build Reunion Arena, the city of Dallas accommodated both the Mavericks and Stars with...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — For Carolina Hurricanes goalie Frederik Andersen, the winding road to league-leading success in the Stanley Cup playoffs has not been an easy ride.

The Canes’ top netminder, a five-year member of the team and 13-year NHL veteran, did not find a lot of success during the 2025-26 regular season, playing fewer than half the ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — Time is running out on the Carolina Hurricanes’ top line.

The Canes have been waiting and waiting in the Stanley Cup playoffs for Sebastian Aho’s line to display the kind of hockey it’s capable of — that is, the kind that puts points on the scoresheet, consistently.

Forget flair. The Canes just need points from their ...Read more

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RALEIGH, N.C. — “No means no! No means no! No means no!”

With nine minutes left to...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — Of all the accomplishments Jon Cooper has had with the Lightning, he’s always said that the lasting legacy he wants to leave in Tampa Bay is through his community work.

The head coach has raised $1.5 million toward pediatric cancer research and support through his annual fishing tournament.

On Wednesday afternoon, Cooper ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Vegas Golden Knights overcame an early two-goal deficit in the first period and rallied for a 5-4 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final at Lenovo Center on Tuesday.

Center Tomas Hertl broke the tie with 3:24 remaining off a backhand assist from winger Colton Sissons.

Defenseman Shea Theodore ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes waited 20 years for another trip to the Stanley Cup Final.

It took them 25 seconds to score in it, but they’re going to have to wait at least another two days for another win.

Nikolaj Ehlers’ early goal Tuesday had the Lenovo Center faithful on their feet and roaring, and Ehlers soon scored again ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — Consider the NHL on the Vegas Golden Knights’ side when it comes to the Bruce Cassidy saga.

Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly said that the Knights are contractually obligated to withhold permission from teams hoping to interview Cassidy for their vacant coaching positions.

“Obviously, we don’t find it unreasonable because ...Read more

DENVER — The Colorado Avalanche’s pivotal offseason has a new seismic wrinkle.

General manager Chris MacFarland is leaving the organization to become president of hockey operations and GM with the Nashville Predators, the Avs’ Central Division rivals announced Tuesday.

Colorado’s president of hockey operations, Joe Sakic, will be the ...Read more

DENVER — Cale for sale is an epic fail. An Avalanche defense without Cale Makar is unthinkable. An Avs offense without No. 8 would be unwatchable.

“As a player, you’re going to have stretches where you’re not on the scoresheet and where (Makar) could still be helping the team,” TNT analyst and former NHL center Eddie Olczyk told me ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — Carolina Hurricanes season ticket holders had a three-hour window Saturday to purchase tickets to Stanley Cup Final games before everyone else could buy seats.

Even with the early access, though, some season ticket holders weren’t able to buy tickets at face value. Those seats had already sold out.

Instead, when fans ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — Underdogs again.

That’s where the Golden Knights find themselves against the Carolina Hurricanes in the Stanley Cup Final after their stunning sweep of the Colorado Avalanche in the Western Conference final as 2-1 series underdogs.

The Knights are +130 series underdogs to the Hurricanes, who are -140 favorites at the Westgate ...Read more