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Don’t look now but the Carolina Hurricanes are off to a pretty great start, and they seem to be having some fun! After lighting up the scoreboard on Sunday in an 8-5 win over the New York Rangers — a game that was highlighted by some of the Hurricanes’ young forwards having huge days — the Hurricanes are now 2-0-1 on the young season, have earned five out of a possible six points, and probably played well enough to win the one game they did not win. Sunday’s win over the Rangers was their first victory on home ice this season, and they used it as an opportunity to introduce a new victory celebration. Continue to Article

October 07, 2018 9:08:pm EST

Controversy abounds for the Columbus Blue Jackets as they prepare to open the 2018-19 NHL season against the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night at Little Caesars Arena. There had already rampant speculation about the future of Columbus goaltender and two-time Vezina Trophy winner Sergei Bobrovsky and left winger and 2017-18 team leading scorer Artemi Panarin. Continue to Article

October 03, 2018 7:29:pm EST

Alex Ovechkin scored twice and Dmitry Orlov skated like he was in midseason form, in a 5-4 overtime loss to the Carolina Hurricanes, but there was not much on the line for them on Friday night. The Swiss defenseman was given a golden opportunity to stand out as he was placed on the top pair with John Carlson and he delivered. Siegenthaler did not look out of place at all despite playing 15:44 on the night. Continue to Article

September 30, 2018 10:26:am EST

The Metropolitan Division produced the Stanley Cup champion for the third season in a row, yet you couldn’t call it a familiar sight. After decades of heartbreak as a franchise and a decade of heartbreak for signature star Alex Ovechkin, the Washington Capitals finally did it. After seeing their Presidents Trophy run end and “only” winning the Metro, the Capitals won their first-ever title. Continue to Article

September 25, 2018 4:44:pm EST