The 2026 NHL entry draft starts on Friday, with Penn State’s Gavin McKenna headlining the list of top American prospects.
Two-day draft puts spotlight on hockey’s future stars.
Forward Patrice Bergeron is among New England’s greats. Also entering the Hall is Keith Tkachuk, who scored 538 goals and logged 2,000 penalty minutes.
Having lost the first two games of the series at home, the Chicago Wolves are facing an uphill battle to gain traction.
‘You want to win it again and again and again. What a feeling, what a battle,’ Hurricanes center Jordan Staal said.
The Vegas Golden Knights and Carolina Hurricanes met twice during the 2025–2026 NHL regular season. Vegas won both games last October.
The Knights will face the winner of the Montreal Canadiens–Carolina Hurricanes matchup in the Eastern Conference in the Stanley Cup Final.
Montreal looks to melt away 33 years of Canadian Stanley Cup frustration as surprise run in Eastern Conference continues.
With Thursday’s win in Game 3 with the Philadelphia Flyers, the Carolina Hurricanes remained undefeated in their playoff games this spring.
The Anaheim Ducks and Vegas Golden Knights met three times during the 2025–26 season. Anaheim won all three games with a 4–3 score.
On Sunday, the Colorado Avalanche scored as many goals against the Minnesota Wild as the Montreal Canadiens had shots-on-goal against Tampa Bay Lightning.
Four games during the 2025–2026 NHL regular season between the Philadelphia Flyers and Carolina Hurricanes went into overtime, and three to a shootout.
The trio won 3 Stanley Cups from 2009 to 2017 but haven’t had much postseason success since. Sidney Crosby wants to keep the trio intact, but that’s unlikely.
The Stars once led the series but lost Games 4 and 5, and now have their backs against the wall leading into Thursday’s Game 6 in St. Paul.
Throughout their four-game sweep of the Ottawa Senators in Round 1 of the NHL postseason, the Carolina Hurricanes scored first in every game.
Buffalo took the lead in Thursday’s 3–1 victory in Boston when Alex Tuch put the puck past Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman in the third period.
The Philadelphia Flyers won back-to-back Stanley Cup championships in 1974 and 1975. This season is the first time they qualified for the playoffs since 2020.
Los Angeles Kings’ forward Anze Kopitar, 38, just finished his 20th NHL season with the team, and will be retiring after the postseason.
The Colorado Avalanche won Game 1 of the best-of-seven series on Sunday with the Los Angeles Kings by a score of 2–1.