Posts Tagged ‘Carolina Hurricanes’

Frozen five: Five players to watch at NHL trade deadline

Frozen five: Five players to watch at NHL trade deadline

Giovanni Mio talks about five players he feels may be dealt before the NHL trade deadline.

by Giovanni Mio on February 23rd, 2012 Leave a comment »

Rex Ryan Exposes His “Gut” Feelings

Rex Ryan Exposes His “Gut” Feelings

Tuesday night’s Florida Panthers vs. Carolina Hurricanes game was far from interesting. The Hurricanes put a 4-1 beating on the visiting Panthers, yet both teams still remain far on the outside of the playoff picture looking in. Jussi Jokinen added his 21st goal of the season. Manny Legace saved 19 of 20. That’s about it. Just as the sell-out crowd …

by Jon Alba on February 10th, 2010 1 Comments »

Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Carolina Hurricanes 1

Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Carolina Hurricanes 1

Just like last year, the Pittsburgh Penguins advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals. Unlike last year, Sidney Crosby actually TOUCHED the Prince of Wales Trophy. Actually, make it Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, AND Sergei Gonchar HOISTED the trophy. “We didn’t touch [the trophy] last year, and things didn’t go the way we wanted,” said Crosby. “I thought we’d change it …

by Derek Johnson on May 27th, 2009 Leave a comment »

Pittsburgh Penguins 6 Carolina Hurricanes 2

Pittsburgh Penguins 6 Carolina Hurricanes 2

Two three-goal periods helped the Pittsburgh Penguins move just one game closer to the Stanley Cup Finals for the second consecutive year. With a 6-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes, the Penguins now find themselves one game away from holding on to the Prince of Wales trophy. The game got off to a good start for the Hurricanes when Matt …

by Derek Johnson on May 24th, 2009 Leave a comment »

Pittsburgh Penguins 7 Carolina Hurricanes 4

Pittsburgh Penguins 7 Carolina Hurricanes 4

Evgeni Malkin lit the lamp not once, not twice, but THREE times to help lead the Pittsburgh Penguins to a three-goal victory over the Carolina Hurricanes. With this win, the Penguins now take a two games to none lead in the series. Malkin’s second goal of the game broke a 4-4 tie midway through the third period, and his lethal …

by Derek Johnson on May 22nd, 2009 Leave a comment »

Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Carolina Hurricanes 2

Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Carolina Hurricanes 2

The Pittsburgh Penguins continued their winning ways with a 3-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes. Pittsburgh goalie Marc-Andre Fleury, who made 23 saves on 25 shots, is now 5-for-5 when hosting a Game 1 of a playoff series. Miroslav Satan scored the first goal of the game 9:17 into the first period to draw first blood. A minute-and-a-half later, Evgeni …

by Derek Johnson on May 19th, 2009 Leave a comment »

NHL Playoffs Recap: May 14

NHL Playoffs Recap: May 14

Detroit Red Wings 4 Anaheim Ducks 3 – The #8 seeded Anaheim Ducks gave the defending Stanley Cup champions a run for their money. Unfortunately, for the Southern Californian hockey club, they fell victim to Dan Cleary’s late goal with 3 minutes left in regulation that sent Detroit to the Western Conference Finals. Jiri Hudler, Darren Helm, and Mikael Samuelsson …

by Derek Johnson on May 15th, 2009 Leave a comment »

Boston Bruins 4, Carolina Hurricanes 2

Boston Bruins 4, Carolina Hurricanes 2

The Boston Bruins have just defeated the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh, North Carolina, to force a seventh game in their high-scoring series. Game 6 at the RBC Center did not stay scoreless for long tonight. 2:01 into the game, RW Mark Recchi scored his second goal and fourth point of the 2009 playoffs, assisted by Patrice Bergeron and Chuck Kobasew. …

by Carmine Caruso on May 12th, 2009 2 Comments »

NHL Playoffs Recap: May 10

NHL Playoffs Recap: May 10

Detroit Red Wings 4 Anaheim Ducks 1 – Johan Franzen opened the scoring in the second period when he netted his 7th goal of the postseason. Franzen now has scored twenty goals during the last two postseasons, which leads the NHL. Jiri Hudler, Darren Helm, and Henrik Zetterberg also scored for Detroit, who are now one victory away from making …

by Derek Johnson on May 11th, 2009 Leave a comment »

NHL Playoffs Recap: May 8

NHL Playoffs Recap: May 8

Pittsburgh Penguins 5 Washington Capitals 3 – For the second game in a row, the Pittsburgh Penguins managed to avoid a must-win situation against a Washington team that is hungry for the Conference Finals. While the Penguins were able to prevent Alex Ovechkin from scoring a goal, they weren’t able to stop Nicklas Backstrom, Chris Clark, and Milan Jurcina from …

by Derek Johnson on May 9th, 2009 1 Comments »