NEW YORK — Trailing by a goal with 20 minutes to go and their season on the line, the Carolina Hurricanes weren’t discouraged. Jordan Staal and Evgeny Kuznetsov scored 3:06 apart early in the third period, and the Hurricanes got four goals in the period for a 4-1 win over the New York Rangers in Game 5 of the second-round …
RALEIGH, N.C. — Sebastian Aho scored 3:40 into overtime to give the Carolina Hurricanes a 1-0 win over the New Jersey Devils on Saturday night. “He was sharp,” Carolina coach Rod Brind’Amour said. Raanta suffered a lower-body injury in his relief effort and Brind’Amour said Saturday that Raanta would be out a “couple of weeks.” Carolina is already missing No. …
RALEIGH, N.C. — Wearing a sweat-soaked undershirt, Erik Johnson spotted Pavel Francouz as the Avalanche goaltender wrapped up a postgame TV interview. “It’s a lot of fun for a goalie if you have a fire of shots around you and the pucks are hitting you.” What was arguably Francouz’s best save came in the first period, when Colorado was working …
…which means it’s time for Fantasy Trends and Hidden Gems. Pair that with his usage on the top power play unit, and there’s potential for the forward — who gives some lineup flexibility with left and right side wing capabilities. Carter Verhaeghe, LW, FLA | 40% Yahoo Verhaeghe doesn’t get the power play time he should, but he is currently …
