Every team has a few players who aren't superstars, but their role is integral to what they're trying to get done on and off the ice. For the Hurricanes, Jordan Martinook is at the very top of the list.
As we draw closer to the start of the 2026-27 season, there have been a plethora of moves since the start of the new calendar year for the NHL. Between trades, signings, rumors, etc., there is no dull moment in the offseason.
The Hurricanes, as we know, won the Stanley Cup this season. The team had a dominant run in the playoffs, posting a 16-3 record this spring. And today, they celebrated in style, notably by signing Nicolas Deslauriers to a contract right in the middle of the parade.
How many of the 22 players in NHL history with at least 600 career goals can you name in five minutes?
The Stanley Cup runners-up apparently had a few significant injuries during their long postseason run. When speaking to the media on Wednesday, Vegas Golden Knights general manager Kelly McCrimmon revealed that forward William Karlsson suffered a broken wrist in Game 5 of the final against the Carolina Hurricanes.
People love a good mid-round draft pick that pans out, and in the NHL you used to see those fairly often, but that’s obviously partially luck. If the Red Wings thought Nicklas Lidstrom was going to become a top-five defenseman in history, they wouldn’t have waited until the 53rd pick to take him.
The Carolina Hurricanes are your 2026 Stanley Cup champions. Jordan Staal led this team to its second championship in franchise history. And the Hurricanes captain won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP along the way.
Even though it has consistently ended in near-misses and playoff frustration, the Carolina Hurricanes have objectively been one of the NHL's most successful franchises since the start of the 2018-19 season.
The Carolina Hurricanes are on the verge of taking a 3-0 series lead in their first-round Stanley Cup Playoffs matchup with the Ottawa Senators. It took double overtime for the Hurricanes to get the win in Game 2, as Jordan Martinook sent the home fans away happy.
If there is one player who flies under the radar until when needed most, look no further than the Carolina Hurricanes’ Jordan Martinook. After his Game 2 double overtime heroics to give the Hurricanes the 3-2 win, it added to the lore of “Marty” in Carolina.
It wasn’t easy, but the Carolina Hurricanes accomplished their first goal of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs: win the first two games at home. The Canes beat the Ottawa Senators 3-2 in double overtime of Game 2 on Monday night, with Jordan Martinook playing hero late in the fifth period.
Jordan Martinook made amends after an earlier overtime opportunity went awry by scoring with 6:07 remaining in the second OT, lifting the Carolina Hurricanes to a 3-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals on Monday at Raleigh, N.C.
People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.
The Carolina Hurricanes dealt the Ottawa Senators a possibly devastating blow in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference first-round series, the first instant classic of the 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs.
Jordan Martinook scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period, and the Eastern Conference-leading Carolina Hurricanes won 4-2 over the host Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night.
A notable player won’t be in the lineup for the Carolina Hurricanes when they go up against the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions. When speaking
The Carolina Hurricanes kept their winning streak rolling with a 4-1 road win over the Nashville Predators on Wednesday. However, the victory came at the cost of forward and alternate captain Jordan Martinook, who exited the game in the second period with a lower-body injury and did not return.
Carolina Hurricanes forward Jordan Martinook had to leave the team’s game against the Nashville Predators on Wednesday night early with a lower-body injury, the team announced.
After having a career season in 2024-25, Carolina Hurricanes’ Jordan Martinook is closing in on a milestone. Furthermore, he has what it takes to take his game to another level for the Hurricanes in 2025-26.
Martinook has four goals and 13 points in seven career playoff games against New Jersey.
Jordan Martinook had a goal and an assist as the visiting Carolina Hurricanes edged the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 on Tuesday night. Jordan Staal had the other Carolina goal, while Frederik Andersen made 24 saves as the Hurricanes won for the third time in four games.
With the Hurricanes leading 3-1 in the second period, Rangers defenseman Ryan Lindgren was able to sneak a backhand shot through the legs of Hurricanes goalie Frederik Andersen that seemed to be slowly rolling across the line
The Carolina Hurricanes found themselves on the brink of elimination on Monday night. They trailed 1-0 to the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden.
The New York Islanders had Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs in their hands. They had a 3-0 lead over the Carolina Hurricanes midway through the second period.
When people say “New year, new me” it can be in jest or something that is truly legit when it comes to a mindset. For Carolina Hurricanes’ forward Jordan Martinook, 2024 has been electric for the man fans who celebrate his goals with “Marty Party” cheers.
Well, last night beat us down with our puck picks. That wasn't too fun, and there's not much to do but move on. Tonight feels like a potential breath of fresh air, as we have a pair of Game 5s, meaning that teams are returning to where this series began.
We've had a nice postseason here on hockey for the most part, and I'm finding the steadiest bet has been point props, as in a player to record either a goal or an assist.
We won more bets than we lost last night here, and that's something we should go ahead and make a habit of for the rest of the week. Today, I'll be taking a new approach to circling some of our favorite prop spots.
The Hurricanes confirmed that Martinook has had successful meniscal debridement surgery on his right knee. The veteran should make a full recovery by October.
The Carolina Hurricanes were one of two organizations to vote against the NHL's 24-team playoff format, and it's not hard to see why.
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