Tag: Carolina Hurricanes

Hurricanes offer help to Panthers, Christian McCaffrey after Patriots brawl

If the Panthers need any backup against the Patriots, the Hurricanes might be willing to lend some hands.

The Carolina Panthers didn’t really need any backup during Wednesday’s melee with the New England Patriots. But they have it if they want it.

Following the most recent brouhaha between the teams—one that followed a pair of blowups in the joint practice prior—the hometown hockey team reached out via the Twitter machine and offered the Panthers some help.

Seeing as though the NHL season has been over for about a few months now, the Carolina Hurricanes probably have some extra time on their hands. And they might be chomping at the bit to use those hands—as they only dropped the gloves 10 times during the 2021-2022 campaign, the third-fewest amount of fights according to HockeyFights.com.

Hopefully, though, the fisticuffs between Carolina and New England are over—especially with their exhibition matchup coming up on Friday. Their scuffles have resulted in numerous ejections, a bunch of wasted time and even an injury scare to a fan who was seated in the front row at the Patriots’ practice facility.

You can’t, however, really blame the Hurricanes for wanting to help out one of their honorary siren sounders.

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Watch Hurricanes’ Andrei Svechnikov score sick goal on deke to help clinch Game 5 win vs. Rangers

It seems Svechnikov rocked the Rangers like a Hurricane.

For the past few years, the Hurricanes have been one of the NHL’s darlings. A young team with stars galore such as Sebastian Aho and Teuvo Teravainen, Carolina has made a name for itself amongst the NHL elite.

But in their second-round series against the Rangers (+125), the Hurricanes have been pushed to their limit again. With the series tied 2-2 on Thursday, Carolina could’ve been put on the brink in their own home digs.

Their stars would have had to disappear and let New York take control for that to happen. Thankfully for the Hurricanes, they have Andrei Svechnikov on their side — who scored an incredible third-period insurance goal against Vezina finalist Igor Shesterkin:

Look at that last-second deke. Phew. And how about the crowd reaction in a clutch moment?

Svechnikov’s goal made it 3-1 and let Carolina carry on to the big Game 5 win. These darling Hurricanes are now one win away from their second Eastern Conference Finals appearance in four years.

If guys like Svechnikov continue scoring goals like this, we might start talking Stanley Cup in Carolina soon enough.

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Lipreaders think Rangers coach Gerard Gallant told Tony DeAngelo to ‘shut the [expletive] up’

You can’t say that on TV, Gerard.

They’re still in the early stages of their second-round series, but it already feels like there’s no love lost between the Hurricanes and Rangers.

Sunday afternoon — with New York looking to halve a 2-0 series deficit — understandably carried a lot of tension for the Rangers (-105 underdogs coming in). Thankfully for them, in a tight matchup, they’d eventually win 3-1, and pull within a game of a 2-2 tied series.

But Rangers coach Gerard Gallant didn’t appear to be in any mood to celebrate the big step forward. As the two teams walked off the ice, Gallant seemed to have some choice profane words for former Ranger/current Canes’ d-man Tony DeAngelo.

Warning: NSFW language in the tweet below

Oh, man. That sort of anger from Gallant can’t be related to any one-off incidents. DeAngelo had to have been pushing the line somewhere during Game 3. It’s the only answer that makes sense.

The coach confirmed as much in his post-game interview:

A simple case of a coach defending his guys. How honorable.

If you were wondering, the Hurricanes and Rangers will next take the ice on Tuesday night. We’ll see if there are any new episodes to this heated, on-ice situation then.

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Panthers stars attend Hurricanes’ blaring 2-0 win over Rangers

The Carolina Hurricanes’ big 2-0 win over the New York Rangers began with some thundering sounds courtesy of Panthers RB Christian McCaffrey.

Tonight, some of the Carolina Panthers’ biggest stars became some of Carolina’s biggest Caniacs.

Running back Christian McCaffrey, defensive end Brian Burns, linebacker Frankie Luvu and safety Jeremy Chinn were all in attendance at the PNC Arena for the Hurricanes’ raucous 2-0 victory over the visiting New York Rangers. Here are a few of the best sights from their thrilling visit to the big playoff win.

Watch: Ian Cole scores overtime playoff goal for Carolina Hurricanes

No greater feeling for a hockey player.

Former Notre Dame defenseman [autotag]Ian Cole[/autotag] is in his ninth Stanley Cup playoffs. His name is etched on the Cup twice from his days with the Pittsburgh Penguins. However, he never has had the thrill of scoring a game-winning goal, let alone an overtime goal, in the playoffs. That just changed in Game 1 of his Carolina Hurricanes’ Eastern Conference semifinal series against the New York Rangers:

The goal looks less like one you’d see from an NHL player than one that’s scored in pick-up street hockey. But what else are you supposed to do when you scored only twice during the regular season and have 29 goals over 12 seasons? It really doesn’t matter though because whatever the Hurricanes do for the rest of the playoffs, Cole will have this memory forever. There’s no greater feeling than to find the back of the net when the stakes are raised and three periods weren’t enough to decide a winner.

Game 2 between the Hurricanes and Rangers will be played Friday.

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The Hurricanes eliminated the Bruins in Game 7, then hilariously trolled their fans with receipts

To the victor goes all the trolling rights.

For six games, the Hurricanes and Bruins battled in a first-round series of curious, repeated blowouts. One 5-2 and 5-1 result after another defined this strangely tensionless playoff battle. It was mind-boggling.

In Game 7 on Saturday, Carolina and Boston finally played a tight one. An epic battle for all the marbles. When it comes to the NHL playoffs, what could possibly be better? Well, if you lose Game 7, it’s not so great.

Unfortunately, despite the underdog Bruins’ (+1.5) best efforts, their season ended as the Hurricanes ousted them in a 3-2 nail-biter. Such is life in the NHL postseason. One squad gets the joy. Another regrets every missed opportunity.

That joy in Carolina was shared in manically fashion almost as soon as the handshake line ended.

The Hurricanes’ Twitter account kept all the receipts, showing they are, again, never to be trifled with. They put every Bruins fan who talked smack throughout the series on blast immediately after the W.

Yet another classic example of the spoils — and all trolling rights — going to the victors. Take your lumps, Bruins fans. You’ll only make it worse if you don’t.

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Bruins fans banged on the penalty box glass so hard, it broke and struck the attendant

Oh no. Hopefully, he’s OK!

Entering Friday’s home Game 3 against the Hurricanes, fans in Boston were hoping the Bruins would turn around a lopsided series. With Carolina taking each of the first two games by a combined 10-3 margin, hope was minimal but not lost.

After all, home cooking does matter in the NHL playoffs. And as the adage goes: It’s not a series (or it’s not over) until someone loses a home game. So you can bet Boston fans were a bit excited.

That excitement boiled over when the Bruins jumped out to a 3-1 lead on a David Pastrnak goal that sent TD Arena in Boston into absolute frenzy.

Though, it seems the situation got a little too crazy.

Fans celebrating Pastrnak’s goal near the glass were, naturally, banging on it quite hard. In particular, the glass around the penalty box didn’t seem to be strong enough to withstand the fans’ pressure.

The glass broke. And a large shard of it struck the attendant sitting in the booth.

 

Trainers immediately checked on the attendant, who had to be taken off on a stretcher while wearing a neck brace.

What a scary, unfortunate moment.

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Hurricanes EBUG Jack LaFontaine hilariously had to watch Game 2 alone from the equipment room

No one bother LaFontaine. He’s just chilling.

The Hurricanes (-120 favorites) entered Game 2 against the Bruins on Wednesday night, expecting that they’d take care of business again.

After a 5-1 drubbing of Boston in the first-round series opener — where Antti Raanta was dynamite with 35 saves on 36 shots — what could go wrong? This outcome was written in the stars.

One problem: Raanta had to stay healthy.

Around halfway through the opening period, Boston’s David Pastrnak chased after a loose puck and inadvertently ran into Raanta. It did not look great for the Finnish goalie.

The Hurricanes would officially designate Raanta with an “upper-body injury,” and he did not return.

That meant it was up to backup Pyotr Kochetkov to step in and for Jack LaFontaine to become Carolina’s EBUG (a.k.a. emergency backup goaltender). And while Kochetkov ended up putting in an admirable 30-save performance, it was LaFontaine who clearly had the time of his life sitting in the Hurricanes’ locker room:

Now that looks like a guy just vibing in the back room. Not a care in the world. But wait, why couldn’t LaFontaine join the rest of the Carolina roster on the bench?

Here’s a great explanation:

That adds up. LaFontaine can only come in during a complete goaltending disaster for his team. No notes.

Thankfully for the Hurricanes, and LaFontaine, they avoided said disaster as they eventually beat the Bruins 5-2 to take a 2-0 series lead. Hey, no one said the same goalie(s) had to be around for destiny to come true!

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The casual fan’s guide to betting on the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Are we actually betting on a Canadian team to win the whole thing?

Hello, and welcome to the Stanley Cup Playoffs! To be more specific, this is a guide for the casual NHL fan who, like myself, only pops up during the postseason but now wants a stake in the action we didn’t follow nearly enough in the regular season.

Did you know an absurdly large amount of goals were scored this season, a number not seen in decades? No? Great, then this guide is for you.

For deeper analysis on each of the 16 teams in the postseason, I recommend checking out all of the awesome playoff content by For The Win’s Mary Clarke, including her Stanley Cup Playoff power rankings. But here we’ll get into the odds of these teams in the first round and beyond, and make a couple picks to win us some money.

All odds are via Tipico Sportsbook

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At least three Notre Dame alumni will be on Stanley Cup playoff rosters

Here are some guys to root for in the postseason.

Once again, it’s time for the annual competition for the Stanley Cup, the most magnificent trophy in sports. Although the slight shift in the NHL calendar means the playoffs are beginning later than we’re used to, that doesn’t make the anticipation for the most intense hockey of the year any less. Even if your team didn’t make it in this year, the high blood pressure that comes with watching these games, especially those that go into overtime, will be present. Hockey fans wouldn’t have it any other way.

If you’re a Notre Dame hockey fan, three players who have gone through the program are on the playoff rosters for their respective teams. More of them could join after their AHL teams’ seasons end or if any other needs arise. That gives Irish fans plenty of opportunities to be happy at who wins the Cup. For now, here are the three players to watch for: