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JORDAN STAAL


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Hurricanes' Game 2 loss to Panthers offers an unwelcome repeat of conference-final history from '23

Read full article: Hurricanes' Game 2 loss to Panthers offers an unwelcome repeat of conference-final history from '23

The Carolina Hurricanes have found themselves in the same dire position in the conference-final rematch against the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers.

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Hurricanes' Hall, Panthers' Jones reunite in Eastern final after trades from rebuilding Blackhawks

Read full article: Hurricanes' Hall, Panthers' Jones reunite in Eastern final after trades from rebuilding Blackhawks

Carolina Hurricanes forward Taylor Hall and Florida Panthers defenseman Seth Jones have gone from playing for a rebuilding team in Chicago to battling in the Eastern Conference final.

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Panthers look every bit like reigning Stanley Cup champs in routing Hurricanes to open Eastern final

Read full article: Panthers look every bit like reigning Stanley Cup champs in routing Hurricanes to open Eastern final

The Florida Panthers showed their championship mettle from last year's run to the Stanley Cup by taking control early in their 5-2 win against the Carolina Hurricanes to open the Eastern Conference final Tuesday night.

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Known for their shot volume, Hurricanes reach the East final by keeping the Capitals' to a minimum

Read full article: Known for their shot volume, Hurricanes reach the East final by keeping the Capitals' to a minimum

The Carolina Hurricanes are known around the NHL for shooting the puck on net from every angle and piling up the shots.

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Svechnikov breaks late tie as Hurricanes beat Capitals 3-1 to reach Eastern Conference final

Read full article: Svechnikov breaks late tie as Hurricanes beat Capitals 3-1 to reach Eastern Conference final

Andrei Svechnikov scored the go-ahead goal with just under two minutes left and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Washington Capitals 3-1 in Game 5 on Thursday night, winning the second-round series and advancing to the Eastern Conference final for a second time in three years.

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Tom Wilson leads the Capitals past the Hurricanes 3-1 with blocks, a goal and an assist

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Tom Wilson has provided a little bit of everything for the Washington Capitals in their Game 2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes.

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Mikko Rantanen and other trade deadline additions are having big impacts on the NHL playoffs

Read full article: Mikko Rantanen and other trade deadline additions are having big impacts on the NHL playoffs

Mikko Rantanen has shown exactly why Dallas was willing to pay a hefty price to acquire him.

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Simon Nemec scores in 2nd OT to lift Devils past Hurricanes 3-2 in Game 3

Read full article: Simon Nemec scores in 2nd OT to lift Devils past Hurricanes 3-2 in Game 3

Simon Nemec scored 2:36 into the second overtime and the New Jersey Devils beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 on Friday night in Game 3 of the first-round playoff series.

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Hurricanes score 4 in third period, rally to beat Rangers 4-1 in Game 5 to avoid elimination

Read full article: Hurricanes score 4 in third period, rally to beat Rangers 4-1 in Game 5 to avoid elimination

Jordan Staal and Evgeny Kuznetsov scored 3:06 apart in the third period, and the Carolina Hurricanes got four goals in the third period for a 4-1 win over the New York Rangers in Game 5, staving off elimination for the second straight game.

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Hurricanes shut down on power play again, fall into 0-2 series hole against Rangers

Read full article: Hurricanes shut down on power play again, fall into 0-2 series hole against Rangers

The Carolina Hurricanes had the NHL’s second-best power play during the regular season.

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Trocheck's power-play goal lifts Rangers to 4-3 win over Hurricanes in 2OT for 2-0 series lead

Read full article: Trocheck's power-play goal lifts Rangers to 4-3 win over Hurricanes in 2OT for 2-0 series lead

Vincent Trocheck scored a power-play goal off a rebound at 7:24 of the second overtime to give the New York Rangers a 4-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes.

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Mathew Barzal scores in 2nd OT as Islanders beat Hurricanes 3-2 to avoid series sweep

Read full article: Mathew Barzal scores in 2nd OT as Islanders beat Hurricanes 3-2 to avoid series sweep

Mathew Barzal scored his second goal of the game on a deflection 1:24 into the second overtime and the New York Islanders beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 in Game 4 on Saturday to avoid a sweep in their first-round playoff series.

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Aho, Martinook cap Hurricanes' late rally to beat the Islanders for a 2-0 playoff series lead

Read full article: Aho, Martinook cap Hurricanes' late rally to beat the Islanders for a 2-0 playoff series lead

Sebastian Aho and Jordan Martinook scored 9 seconds apart late in the third period to help the Carolina Hurricanes complete a comeback from three goals down to beat the New York Islanders 5-3.

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Noesen, Andersen help Hurricanes push past Islanders 3-1 to open 1st-round NHL playoff series

Read full article: Noesen, Andersen help Hurricanes push past Islanders 3-1 to open 1st-round NHL playoff series

Stefan Noesen grabbed a loose puck atop the crease and pushed it past Semyon Varlamov early in the third period to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Islanders 3-1 to open their NHL playoff series.

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Hurricanes re-sign captain Jordan Staal to a 4-year contract worth $11.6 million

Read full article: Hurricanes re-sign captain Jordan Staal to a 4-year contract worth $11.6 million

The Carolina Hurricanes are keeping captain Jordan Staal around.

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Hurricanes evaluate next steps after falling in Eastern Conference Final sweep

Read full article: Hurricanes evaluate next steps after falling in Eastern Conference Final sweep

The Carolina Hurricanes are evaluating their next steps after falling in the Eastern Conference Final in their fifth straight playoff appearance.

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Carolina Hurricanes ride collective scoring into the East final of the NHL playoffs

Read full article: Carolina Hurricanes ride collective scoring into the East final of the NHL playoffs

The Carolina Hurricanes keep finding the back of the net despite losing multiple talented goal scorers to injury.

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Hurricanes top Devils, go up 2-0 in 2nd-round playoff series

Read full article: Hurricanes top Devils, go up 2-0 in 2nd-round playoff series

Jesperi Kotkaniemi scored twice in a roughly 2 1/2-minute span during Carolina’s four-goal second period that helped the Hurricanes beat the New Jersey Devils 6-1 on Friday night.

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Fast's goal lifts Hurricanes past Islanders in overtime

Read full article: Fast's goal lifts Hurricanes past Islanders in overtime

Jesper Fast took a cross-ice pass from Jordan Staal and buried it past Ilya Sorokin at 5:03 of overtime to lilft the Carolina Hurricanes past the New York Islanders 4-3.

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Saros stops record 64 shots as Predators beat Hurricanes

Read full article: Saros stops record 64 shots as Predators beat Hurricanes

Nashville goalie Juuse Saros made a franchise-record 64 saves and Mark Jankowski’s goal 5:06 into the third period gave the Predators their first lead in a 5-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes.

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Hurricanes win Game 5, push Rangers to brink of elimination

Read full article: Hurricanes win Game 5, push Rangers to brink of elimination

Vincent Trocheck buried a short-handed goal, Teuvo Teravainen had a rare power-play score for Carolina and the Hurricanes beat the New York Rangers 3-1 on Thursday night to take a 3-2 lead in the second-round playoff series.

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Rangers power past Hurricanes 4-1 in Game 4 to even series

Read full article: Rangers power past Hurricanes 4-1 in Game 4 to even series

Andrew Copp had a goal and two assists, and Frank Vatrano and Adam Fox each had a goal and an assist as the New York Rangers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 in Game 4 to even their second-round series.

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Rangers-Canes, Battle of Alberta up next in NHL playoffs

Read full article: Rangers-Canes, Battle of Alberta up next in NHL playoffs

The New York Rangers will play the Carolina Hurricanes in the second round of the NHL playoffs.

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Domi, Raanta help Hurricanes close out Bruins 3-2 in Game 7

Read full article: Domi, Raanta help Hurricanes close out Bruins 3-2 in Game 7

Max Domi scored twice in the second period while Antti Raanta had 27 saves to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Boston Bruins 3-2 to win the deciding Game 7 of their first-round playoff series.

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Marchand scores twice, Bruins beat Canes to tie series at 2

Read full article: Marchand scores twice, Bruins beat Canes to tie series at 2

Brad Marchand had two goals and three assists to help the Boston Bruins beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 and even their first-round playoff series a two games apiece.

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Avalanche beat Hurricanes 7-4, wrap up top seed in West

Read full article: Avalanche beat Hurricanes 7-4, wrap up top seed in West

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Hurricanes score 3 goals in 3rd to upend Rangers 4-2

Read full article: Hurricanes score 3 goals in 3rd to upend Rangers 4-2

Seth Jarvis and Jordan Staal scored third-period goals and Frederik Andersen made 28 saves as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Rangers 4-2 in a showdown for first place in the Metropolitan Division.

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Svechnikov scores in OT as Hurricanes rally past Penguins

Read full article: Svechnikov scores in OT as Hurricanes rally past Penguins

Andrei Svechnikov scored on a power play at 3:14 of overtime as the Carolina Hurricanes completed a rally from a two-goal deficit to defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Friday night.

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Hurricanes edge Pens 4-3 to take lead in tight Metropolitan

Read full article: Hurricanes edge Pens 4-3 to take lead in tight Metropolitan

Jesper Fast scored 9 seconds into the third period to break a tie, Sebastian Aho followed with his 22nd goal of the season and the Carolina Hurricanes edged the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 on Sunday to move into first place in the Metropolitan Division.

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Vasilevskiy yields little as Lightning advance in playoffs

Read full article: Vasilevskiy yields little as Lightning advance in playoffs

Andrei Vasilevskiy closed another postseason series by turning away every shot.

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Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay top Carolina 2-1 for 2-0 series lead

Read full article: Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay top Carolina 2-1 for 2-0 series lead

Alex Killorn and Anthony Cirelli scored while Andrei Vasilevskiy was strong in net once again, helping the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Carolina Hurricanes 2-1 for a 2-0 lead in their second-round playoff series.

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Clutch captains lead way into 2nd round of NHL playoffs

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Captains are leading the way into the second round of the NHL playoffs.

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Staal scores in OT, lifts Hurricanes past Predators 3-2

Read full article: Staal scores in OT, lifts Hurricanes past Predators 3-2

Jordan Staal scored off a rebound at 1:44 of overtime to give the Carolina Hurricanes a 3-2 come-from-behind win over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night.

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Preds beat Canes 4-3 in double OT again to tie series at 2-2

Read full article: Preds beat Canes 4-3 in double OT again to tie series at 2-2

Luke Kunin scored his second goal at 16:10 of the second overtime,and the Nashville Predators beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 Sunday to tie the first-round series 2-2.

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Matt Duchene scores in 2 OT, Predators beat Hurricanes 5-4

Read full article: Matt Duchene scores in 2 OT, Predators beat Hurricanes 5-4

Matt Duchene scored at 14:54 of the second overtime and the Nashville Predators beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-4 on Friday night to cut their series deficit to 2-1.

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Staal, Niederreiter lift Hurricanes past Predators 5-2

Read full article: Staal, Niederreiter lift Hurricanes past Predators 5-2

Jordan Staal scored twice and Nino Niederreiter beat Juuse Saros for the go-ahead goal early in the third period, helping the Carolina Hurricanes to a 5-2 win over the Nashville Predators in the first game of the teams' first-round playoff series.

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Hurricanes, Preds set to open first-round playoff series

Read full article: Hurricanes, Preds set to open first-round playoff series

The Carolina Hurricanes and the Nashville Predators begin their Stanley Cup playoff series Monday.

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Necas lifts returning Hurricanes past Lightning 1-0 in OT

Read full article: Necas lifts returning Hurricanes past Lightning 1-0 in OT

Carolina Hurricanes' Martin Necas (88) shoots the puck past Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) for an overtime goal in an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)RALEIGH, N.C. – Rod Brind’Amour got the tough and determined performance he wanted from his Carolina Hurricanes as they returned from a pause due to COVID-19 concerns. Martin Necas beat Andrei Vasilevskiy at 1:12 of overtime and Petr Mrazek had 32 saves to help the Hurricanes beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 1-0 on Thursday night after having four straight games postponed. “That was a goaltending duel tonight,” Tampa Bay forward Brayden Point said. Tampa Bay goaltender Curtis McElhinney remained the only Lightning player on Thursday's list.

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The Latest: Tennessee Tech men’s hoops has schedule change

Read full article: The Latest: Tennessee Tech men’s hoops has schedule change

(AP Photo/Doug McSchooler)The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:___The Tennessee Tech men’s basketball team has its first schedule change of the season because of COVID-19 issues. Individuals who test positive for COVID-19 follow the protocol established by the league and the players' association. Club medical staff are in regular communication with individuals who test positive to monitor symptoms. Staal said he was “the first guy to test positive” and said he was “as surprised as anyone else – really in shock” after finding out. He said he was trying to be safe and follow health protocols before testing positive.

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Canes' season paused, while Caps play on without 4 regulars

Read full article: Canes' season paused, while Caps play on without 4 regulars

For Peter Laviolette, his Washington Capitals will keep playing for the next week without four prominent players who broke the rules. There's no indication the Capitals are being shut down, though they will have to play the next four games without captain Alex Ovechkin, No. The NHL defers to local authorities, and the minimum four games for the Capitals players relates to the District of Columbia's quarantine regulations. The Hurricanes have so far had three games postponed because of their outbreak and won't play for at least a week. I think that’s really what we’re going to find out.”___AP Sports Writers Aaron Beard and Stephen Hawkins contributed.

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Ovechkin on COVID list, Caps fined $100K; Canes games off

Read full article: Ovechkin on COVID list, Caps fined $100K; Canes games off

Five players from the Carolina Hurricanes also are on the list and that team’s games were called off by the league through “at least” Saturday. The postponements were announced Wednesday, a day before the Hurricanes were set to host the Florida Panthers in their home opener. This is the first instance this season of Capitals players appearing on the NHL’s COVID-19 list, which could include those who test positive, have a potential exposure or face quarantine requirements. The league didn’t specify which team prompted that night’s postponement, although four Hurricanes players — Warren Foegele, Jordan Martinook, Jaccob Slavin and Teuvo Teravainen — were added to the daily COVID-19 list later Tuesday afternoon. Their past five games have been postponed during a stretch in which six Wizards players tested positive for the illness caused by the coronavirus and three others were sidelined after contact tracing determined they might have been exposed.

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The Latest: Wizards-Bucks game postponed

Read full article: The Latest: Wizards-Bucks game postponed

That can mean a positive COVID-19 test, an inconclusive test or potential exposure to someone who tested positive. He was pulled at halftime of Memphis’ game against Brooklyn on Jan. 8 but played the Grizzlies’ next game Jan. 11 against Cleveland. ___The Atlantic Coast Conference announced that Saturday's Pittsburgh-Boston College men’s basketball game has been postponed. The conference also said Pittsburgh's men's game at Wake Forest scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 7, will move to this Saturday evening. ___Georgetown’s men’s basketball game at Xavier scheduled for next week has been postponed because of a coronavirus-related issue in the Hoyas’ program.

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Carolina-Nashville 1st NHL postponement since season started

Read full article: Carolina-Nashville 1st NHL postponement since season started

The NHL did not specify which team prompted the postponement, though four Hurricanes players were added to the COVID-19 list Tuesday. The NHL already postponed the start of the Dallas Stars' season after six players and two staff members tested positive for the virus. Hurricanes players Warren Foegele, Jordan Martinook, Jaccob Slavin and Teuvo Teravainen joined captain Jordan Staal on the unavailable list because of COVID-19 protocols. The teams aren’t scheduled to play again in Nashville until the end of the season with back-to-back games on May 7-8. Now the Predators, who gave players Tuesday off after the postponement, are scheduled to visit Dallas on Friday night for the Stars' season opener.

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The Latest: ACC postpones two women's basketball games

Read full article: The Latest: ACC postpones two women's basketball games

___George Washington’s men’s basketball team is postponing two upcoming Atlantic 10 games after head coach Jamion Christian tested positive for COVID-19. ___The Kennesaw State women’s volleyball team called off the first two games of its spring season because of positive COVID-19 tests. The league says the postponement is because of a combination of positive COVID-19 tests, contact tracing and subsequent quarantining inside the Vanderbilt program. ___Rutgers women’s basketball has postponed home games on Thursday against Penn State and Sunday against Iowa. Rutgers has not announced any recent positive tests, but it cannot play because of protocols outlining a return to competition after positive COVID-19 tests among Tier 1 individuals.

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Bergeron, Bruins beat Hurricanes 2-1 to advance in playoffs

Read full article: Bergeron, Bruins beat Hurricanes 2-1 to advance in playoffs

Patrice Bergeron broke a tie with 3.5 seconds left in the second period, David Pastrnak returned with two assists and the Bruins beat the Carolina Hurricanes 2-1 on Wednesday to win the first-round playoff series in five games. David Krejci also scored one of two power-play goals in the second period for the Bruins, who trailed 1-0 entering the final 5 minutes before the second intermission. We found ways to win, probably different ways each game: different people in the lineup, different goaltenders playing. ... Carolina played without 20-year-old winger Andrei Svechnikov for the second straight game. The Hurricanes were without D Joel Edmundson for the fourth straight game.

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