Canes Corner

The Hurricanes picked up where they left off in Los Angeles in their 6-3 loss to the Anaheim Ducks.  Yes, the Canes beat the Kings Saturday night, but they played very poorly in doing so.  Sunday night Carolina was dreadful in the 1st period in falling behind 3-0, a score that would prove insurmountable.  However, they did make the game very interesting in the 3rd period.  Teuvo Teravainen scored two goals, the Canes also found the net twice on the power play and Antti Raanta recovered from a bad start to finish the game strong.  They'll be back on the ice on Tuesday night in San Jose.

Jordan Martinook's shootout goal in the 9th round sent the Canes to a 6-5 win over the L.A. Kings.  Sebastian Aho and Martin Necas each scored to keep the penalty competition alive before Martinook's first career shootout goal -- heck, his first career shootout ATTEMPT -- ended the night.  Aho scored shothanded and set up another shorty for Teuvo Teravainen.  Turbo has goals in both games so far this season.  The Hurricanes were shorthanded 7 times in the game, and the Kings scored twice with the man advantage.  Carolina was 0 for 4 on their power play

Jordan Staal scored once and assisted on the game-winning goal as the Canes beat Ottawa, 5-3, in front of a capacity, opening night crowd at PNC Arena. Staal's goal came about 20 seconds into the 3rd period, giving Carolina a 3-1 lead. But, the Sens scored twice in a 35 second span to even the score at 3. 2:02 later, Jordan Martinook stole the puck in the offensive zone, then Staal and Jesper Fast set up Brady Skjei's one-timer that gave the Canes a 4-3 lead they would not give up. Jaccob Slavin finished the scoring with a short-handed goal. Teuvo Teravainen and Michael Bunting each had goals for the Hurricanes as they scored twice in the second period after trailing 1-0 after the first. Carolina heads west for the five games of a 6 game road trip starting Saturday night in Los Angeles. 

The Carolina Hurricanes dominated the 1st and 3rd periods in a 4-1 win over the Nashville Predators as each team closed out the preseason at PNC Arena. The Canes got a first period goal from Teuvo Teravainen to open the scoring. Then goals from Seth Jarvis, Martin Necas and Michael Bunting added to the total. Frederik Andersen stopped 22 of 23 shots in the win. Though, to be fair, the only goal was a fluke, as Yakov Trenin's centering feed caromed off the skate of Jordan Staal and underneath Andersen to tie the game at 1 late in the 2nd. Carolina will open the regular season on Wednesday night at PNC against the Ottawa Senators. 

Carolina lost 5-1 in Nashville. But, on the bright side, Antti Raanta and Pyotr Kochetkov each played well. Raanta made 21 saves and was very good in spite of allowing 5 goals in 2 periods. Kochetkov was spectacular in comfortably handling 13, 3rd period shots to keep his sheet clean. Ryan Suzuki had Carolina's lone goal and 18-year old Felix Unger-Sorum had that primary assist, but each left the game with an injury and did not return. Hopefully neither is a serious matter. The Hurricanes will close out the preseason Friday night at PNC Arena against the Predators. The Canes are scheduled to ice a lineup that is far more representative of the opening night group. 

Adam Gold sits down with Jordan Staal to find out who his favorite player is, who it was, what it feels like to be the favorite and what he thinks of his brother Eric as a player.

Tony DeAngelo had a goal and assist and both Canes goaltenders played well in a 5-2 win over the Lightning. Former second round pick Noel Gunler scored on a breakaway and 18-year old winger Felix Unger-Sorum also played well and were among Carolina's best players on the ice. The Canes will take on the Florida Panthers at PNC Arena on Wednesday in their second preseason game. 

Why did Sebastian Aho sign an 8-year extension with the Hurricanes?

Adam Gold is joined by The Athletic/North State Journal's Cory Lavalette to discuss where the Canes' roster sits with about 2 months prior to opening night

Carolina was shockingly active on the first day of NHL free agency.  They brought back forward Jesper Fast and both goaltenders, as Frederik Andersen and Antti Raanta each agreed to contracts with slight pay cuts.  But, the real splash was the -- out of the blue --  signing of longtime Capitals defenseman Dimitri Orlov and former Toronto winger Michael Bunting.  What do those transactiions mean going forward?  And, what to make of the club's draft haul?