Carolina Hurricanes: Breaking News, Rumors & Highlights

Carolina Hurricanes News / Daily Faceoff / April 13

Carolina Hurricanes clinch No. 1 seed in Eastern Conference

It’s been a clinch-happy couple of weeks for the Carolina Hurricanes, who went from securing their spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs to clinching the Metropolitan Division title in a matter of days.

Carolina Hurricanes News / Field Level Media / April 13

Hurricanes do not dress six top players against Flyers

Six of the top players for the Carolina Hurricanes did not dress for Monday's game against the Flyers in Philadelphia. Three of the team's top four scorers

Sean Walker News / The Hockey Writers / April 13

Sean Walker Has Been the Hurricanes’ Blue Line Anchor This Season

Heading into 2025-26, there were some hopes that Sean Walker would be impactful in his second season with the Carolina Hurricanes. He finished his first season with five goals and 16 points after playing 82 games.

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Carolina Hurricanes News / Pro Hockey Rumors / April 13

Carolina Hurricanes Reassign Josiah Slavin

The AHL’s Chicago Wolves are getting their captain back. Yesterday evening, in a team announcement, the Carolina Hurricanes shared that they’ve returned forward Josiah Slavin to AHL Chicago.

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Carolina Hurricanes News / The Hockey Writers / April 12

Hurricanes Set Franchise Record with Seven 20-Goal Scorers

The 2025-26 season for the Carolina Hurricanes has been one of milestones, career highs, and celebrations. It’s the 20th Anniversary season of the 2005-06 team winning the Stanley Cup, along with punching a franchise record eighth straight playoff appearance.

Andrei Svechnikov News / The Hockey Writers / April 12

Hurricanes’ Svechnikov Officially Silences Doubters After Career Season

It’s been an interesting season for Carolina Hurricanes’ Andrei Svechnikov. After going pointless through the first eight games of the 2025-26 campaign, some were worried that his regular season was going to be like the previous two.

Carolina Hurricanes News / Pro Hockey Rumors / April 11

Hurricanes Announce Eight Out With Injury

The Carolina Hurricanes have been hit with a wave of injuries with only three games left in the season. According to NHL.com’s Walt Ruff, the Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes News / The Hockey Writers / April 11

Hurricanes’ Depth Scoring Cements Them as Stanley Cup Contenders

When you think about the Carolina Hurricanes, history tells you that their offense is usually their Achilles’ heel in the postseason. Over the years, the Hurricanes have come up short offensively when it matters most.

Pyotr Kochetkov News / Pro Hockey Rumors / April 10

Hurricanes Assign Pyotr Kochetkov On Conditioning Stint

Hurricanes goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov might be an option in the playoffs after all. The team announced today that they’ve assigned the netminder to AHL Chicago for a conditioning stint.

Pyotr Kochetkov News / Daily Faceoff / April 10

Hurricanes assign Pyotr Kochetkov to AHL for conditioning stint

Some surprising news for one of the top teams in the Eastern Conference this close to the postseason. On Friday, Carolina Hurricanes general manager Eric Tulsky announced that the team has assigned goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov to the team’s American Hockey League affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, on a conditioning stint.

Carolina Hurricanes News / The Hockey Writers / April 10

Hurricanes’ Stankoven & Blake Continue to Check Off Career Milestones

As the 2025-26 regular season is another day closer to finishing, the Carolina Hurricanes are in a fight for the Eastern Conference first-seed after clinching a playoff berth and the Metropolitan Division.

Carolina Hurricanes News / Field Level Media / April 9

Logan Stankoven's 2 goals, 3 points push Hurricanes past Blackhawks

Logan Stankoven had two goals and an assist and Mark Jankowski scored twice to lift the visiting Carolina Hurricanes to a 7-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday.

Carolina Hurricanes News / Pro Hockey Rumors / April 9

Hurricanes Resting Numerous Players

Shortly before tonight’s game against Chicago, the Carolina Hurricanes shared several who won’t play: Jalen Chatfield, Jaccob Slavin, Jordan Staal, Jordan Martinook, Seth Jarvis, Sebastian Aho, and Andrei Svechnikov. A laundry list, it’s enough to raise some eyebrows, but the main motivation of doing so is rest against a bottom-ranked team.

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Carolina Hurricanes News / Pro Hockey Rumors / April 8

Carolina Hurricanes Recall Four Players

Having already wrapped up the Metropolitan Division title, the Carolina Hurricanes have the opportunity to give their typical players a rest. To that end, according to a team announcement, the Hurricanes have recalled forwards Skyler Brind’Amour, Bradly Nadeau, and Josiah Slavin, and defenseman Charles-Alexis Legault from the AHL’s Chicago Wolves.

Carolina Hurricanes News / The Hockey Writers / April 8

Hurricanes’ Taylor Hall Nominated for 2026 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy

It was announced on Wednesday morning (April 8) that the Carolina Chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association (PWHA) has nominated Carolina Hurricanes’ Taylor Hall as their nominee for the 2026 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy.

Jalen Chatfield News / Daily Faceoff / April 7

Hurricanes’ Jalen Chatfield leaves game with lower-body injury

The Carolina Hurricanes were dealt a blow to their blue line on Tuesday night as Jalen Chatfield left the team’s game against the Boston Bruins early with a lower-body injury.

NHL News / Field Level Media / April 7

Hurricanes edge Bruins in OT to clinch division title

Jaccob Slavin scored 1:13 into overtime as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the visiting Boston Bruins 6-5 to clinch the Metropolitan Division on Tuesday night at Raleigh, N.C.

Carolina Hurricanes News / Daily Faceoff / April 7

Carolina Hurricanes clinch first place in Metropolitan Division

Less than a week after they locked up a spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the eighth consecutive year, the Carolina Hurricanes clinched the top spot in the Metropolitan Division with a 6-5 overtime win over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday.

Carolina Hurricanes News / NHL on ClutchPoints / April 3

Rod Brind’Amour sends defiant message after Hurricanes clinch playoff berth

The Carolina Hurricanes became the first Eastern Conference team to clinch their berth in the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Thursday evening. It has been a successful run for Rod Brind’Amour’s Hurricanes, but it hasn’t led to much postseason success.

Carolina Hurricanes News / NHL on ClutchPoints / April 2

Hurricanes’ dream seeding, matchup scenarios for 2026 NHL Playoffs

The Carolina Hurricanes are as consistent as a metronome — at least as far as the regular season is concerned. Head coach Rod Brind’Amour has a team that brings it on a regular basis from October through the early part of April.

Yaniv Perets News / Inside The Rink / March 30

ECHL: Yaniv Perets Named Goalie Of Week | 03/23-03/29/2026

The ECHL has named Reading Royals goaltender Yaniv Perets as the ECHL Goaltender of the Week for March 23rd-29th. In two games last week, Perets pitched a 37-save shutout on Wednesday and then a 15-save shutout on Saturday Night, both against the Norfolk Admirals.