Canes Corner

Carolina threw a lot of rubber at Marc-Andre Fleury. But, there's a reason he's headed to the Hall of Fame as soon as he's eligible. 37 saves later, the Hurricanes were stuck with a 3-1 loss. Carolina's magic number remains at 4 to clinch a playoff spot.

Sebastian Aho and Teuvo Teravainen each had a goal and an assist. Andrei Svechnikov scored twice, including into an empty net and Freddie Andersen steered aside 32 shots as the Canes beat the Canadiens, 4-0. Carolina is 4 points away from clinching a playoff spot as they raise their record to 45-15-8 with 14 games to play.

The Hurricanes lost to the Lightning for the first time this year. Tampa scored 3 power play goals in a 4-3, OT win. But, the Canes got something out of it and closed out an arduous 11-game stretch with a 5-3-3 record against almost all Eastern Conference playoff teams. Nino Niederreiter scored his 21st goal of the season. Sebastian Aho hit the 30-goal mark for the 3rd time in his career. And, Seth Jarvis scored a gorgeous goal off the rush. The Canes return home Thursday to meet the Canadiens.

The Hurricanes led 2-0 after one period, Then, after the Caps cut the lead in half, Carolina reeled off 4 unanswered to take the season finale from Washington, 6-1. Martin Necas scored twice and has 5 points in his last two games. Brett Pesce scored for the second straight outing and the Canes scored in three different situations. Carolina lit the lamp at 5-on-5, 4-on-4 and Sebastian Aho gave the Canes a shorthanded goal for the 2nd straight game. Freddie Andersen backstopped Carolina with 25 saves on the night.

It had been 13 games since the Hurricanes had scored more than 3 goals in a game. Well, it took Carolina less than 25 minutes to get to three and they cruised to a 7-2 win in St Louis. Andrei Svechnikov and Seth Jarvis scored twice each. Martin Necas opened the scoring early in the 1st period with a shorthanded goal and the Hurricanes scored in four different situations. Shorthanded, on the power play, at 5-on-5 and (twice) into an empty net.

Carolina lost to the Stars, 4-3, in a shootout Thursday night at PNC Arena. For what seemed like the umpteenth time in March, the Canes dominated the stat sheet and lost the game. They outshot Dallas 47-15 on the night and twice had a lead only to give it back within a minute. It's been 13 games since Carolina has scored more than 3 goals in regulation.

After dropping 4 in a row, including a shutout at the hands of the Rangers, the Hurricanes needed a positive result. Well, Carolina was excellent again, and they beat the Lightning, 3-2. Two power play goals from Martin Necas and Tony DeAngelo in the 2nd had the Canes ahead 2-1 after 40 minutes. Then Sebastian Aho's 28th of the season proved to be the game winner, stuffing home a rebound of a shot by Jaccob Slavin.

In spite of a 44-18 edge in shots on goal, the Carolina Hurricanes dropped their 4th straight game, 2-0, to the New York Rangers. The Canes did everything, but score in the loss. Now, for the first time all year, they've lost 4 straight games and their margin in the Metropolitan Division is down to 3 points with one game in hand.

The Carolina Hurricanes dropped their third straight game, losing to Washington, 4-3, in a shootout. On the bright side, Seth Jarvis scored twice, his first goals in nearly two months. On the down side, the Canes have yet to beat the Capitals this season, and with a potential playoff match up with Washington it would be a good idea if they did, once. They'll meet a week from Monday to wrap up the season series.

Four the second straight game the Carolina Hurricanes got the least out of their chances and came away with a 3-2 loss to the Maple Leafs. Carolina has now gone 7 straight games without a goal in the first period and have scored just 10 5-on-5 goals in the last 9 games. No rest for the weary, however, as the Canes will host the Capitals at PNC Arena Friday night.