Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Thursday night. Jordan Staal, Sebastian Aho, Taylor Hall and Seth Jarvis also scored for Carolina, which had lost its first two games after the league break for the 4 Nations Face-Off.

On Whalers night at Lenovo Center, Mikko Rantanen slipped into a different sweater and turned in his first multi-point game with the Canes.

Roy Cooper, the former governor of North Carolina, took a a swipe at former Carolina Hurricanes star Mikko Rantanen after the winger was traded to the Dallas Stars.  Read More

Mikko Rantanen will be in action when the Carolina Hurricanes and Buffalo Sabres face off at PNC Arena on Thursday, starting at 7:00 PM ET. Considering a wager on Rantanen in the Hurricanes-Sabres game?

There was arguably nothing to be excited about for the Avalanche coming out of the lengthy 4 Nations Face-Off break. And it was unfortunate because they worked so hard last month after the Mikko Rantanen bombshell to get the locker room back in order and go on a 4-1-0 run.

The Dallas Stars are going all in for a Stanley Cup championship this season. The Edmonton Oilers are one of the teams that still stands in their way.

And yes, Gourde, who has a modified no-trade, would like to join a contender. He won two Stanley Cups in Tampa as you’ll remember and I always saw him as a potential fit with Toronto by the way if they strike out on those bigger names that Dregs talked about at the top.

With Mitch Marner’s contract situation unresolved, the Toronto Maple Leafs may have a contingency plan in place. According to NHL insider Nick Kypreos, the Leafs are considering targeting Mikko Rantanen as a potential Marner replacement if the winger leaves in free agency.

After losing the 2024 Stanley Cup Final to the Florida Panthers, Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers are the favorites to raise the Cup in 2025. Acquiring star forward Mikko Rantanen in a trade with the Colorado Avalanche,

The Dallas Stars came to terms on a five-year contract extension for 21-year-old center Wyatt Johnston on Friday, the same day they made the biggest deal at the NHL's trade deadline with the acquisition of Mikko Rantanen.

The reeling Hurricanes came home desperately needing to find a way forward. A fight and two early goals — and a two-point night from Mikko Rantanen — did the trick in a 5-2 win over the Sabres.