The Carolina Hurricanes extended their winning streak to three games with a commanding 7-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks at Lenovo Center on Thursday night.
When looking at the Carolina Hurricanes blueline, the names that stand out right away are Jaccob Slavin, K’Andre Miller, and Shayne Gostisbehere. It makes sense when you’re discussing the best defensive defenseman in the NHL, along with two guys who can bring it offensively.
The biggest knock on Vegas Golden Knights forward Mitch Marner during his time with the Toronto Maple Leafs was that he was not a big-game player and did not play his best when the lights were brightest. He is obliterating that narrative in the 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs.
As the Stanley Cup Final is set to begin, one question that is always raised is “what will other teams learn from the finalists?” Teams often copy off of the winners to try and replicate their success, so what lessons can be pulled from the Carolina Hurricanes and the Vegas Golden Knights and how they are built?
How many of the 22 players in NHL history with at least 600 career goals can you name in five minutes?
Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Vegas Golden Knights and Carolina Hurricanes is Tuesday. Before the puck drops on the best-of-seven series, here are five things we're keeping an eye on throughout the championship round.
The NHL has had an interesting new millennium. It was a league sans a salary cap when the 2000s started… and then the owners locked the players out for an entire season.
The Carolina Hurricanes are on the brink of reaching the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 2006. They’ve won three in a row in the Eastern Conference Final against the Montreal Canadiens and head into Game 5 on Friday night, leading the series 3-1.
Welcome back to another Stanley Cup Playoff edition of Around the NHL. It’s been a wild seven days across the league, as we’ve had two sweeps, one in each conference, one of this era’s best bids farewell, and there’s already been lots of offseason trade buzz brewing.
Ottawa Senators forward Ridly Greig will have a hearing with the NHL’s Department of Player Safety in relation to his actions against Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Sean Walker in Saturday’s playoff game.
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.
Sean Walker's goal with 28.3 seconds left in overtime gave the Carolina Hurricanes a 6-5 victory against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night in Raleigh, N.C.
It seems like the Rasmus Andersson trade is almost upon us. On Saturday evening, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported that the Boston Bruins are in the driver’s seat, but that can change rather quickly.
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 are inching closer to a healthy defensive core.
The Carolina Hurricanes have started the 2025-26 campaign strongly. 5-1-0 after their defeat in Las Vegas is still a remarkable record, and the Hurricanes are going to look to continue building on it.
As we draw another day closer to opening night for the NHL, there has been a ton of talk surrounding the Carolina Hurricanes. The talk is rightfully warranted, especially after the additions of Nikolaj Ehlers and K’Andre Miller, along with the extension of Logan Stankoven.
The Hurricanes have been near the top of the NHL standings for the bulk of the last decade. So why can't they get to the promised land?
After missing Game 3 against the Florida Panthers, the Carolina Hurricanes will appear to be without two key defenders for Game 4.
San Jose, coming off a last-place 19 wins and 47 points, allowed the most goals in the league last season.
In his short time with the Avalanche, Walker was good, but not great.
The Edmonton Oilers got a first-hand taste of Sean Walker on Saturday night, watching him zip around the Rogers Place ice, scoring two goals. While some
A team that just won the Stanley Cup two years ago is making it known they want to go for it again. On Wednesday, the Colorado Avalanche acquired defenseman Sean Walker and a 2026 fifth-round pick from the Philadelphia Flyers.
With just over one month remaining until the NHL’s March 8 trade deadline, we’ve got you covered at Daily Faceoff with at least one trade-focused story every day until Deadline Day.
The Edmonton Oilers will likely be looking to bolster their roster in hopes of making a deep run into the playoffs this season after several failed attempts at winning a Stanley Cup.
While on the Sportsnet 590 The FAN, GM of the Philadelphia Flyers, Daniel Briere, noted that the sudden success of the team isn’t necessarily going to change their plans this season.
Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Sean Walker was one of the hottest names involved in NHL trade talk to start the season. Rumors and links seemed to have cooled off for the moment, though that won’t be the case for the whole season.
As the NHL trade landscape unfolds, a spotlight turns to defenseman Sean Walker of the Philadelphia Flyers. Walker, despite not being the most high-profile name on the trade board, carries value.
With American Thanksgiving behind us, trade chatter across the NHL should be picking up in a major way. The Maple Leafs will be involved as Brad Treliving is known as a general manager who never shies away from a conversation about potentially upgrading his roster.
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