The first game of January 2025 came on the second as the Carolina Hurricanes traveled to South Florida to take on the Florida Panthers.

The New York Islanders sit seventh in the Metropolitan Division with a 14-16-7 record. It’s been a while since they’ve found postseason success, with their last two playoff appearances ending in lopsided losses to the Carolina Hurricanes.

The Carolina Hurricanes started their three-game road trip on Friday, Dec. 20, in the nation’s capital, where they faced the Washington Capitals, a Metropolitan Division foe.

The fourth line, regardless of how Patrick Roy configures it, has been a black hole for the Islanders all season.

Pyotr Kochetkov was solid between the pipes for Carolina to help the Hurricanes escape with a win over the Rangers at Madison Square Garden.

The first came near center ice with 13:32 left in the third period. Martin Necas, the Canes’ leading scorer, took a knee-on-knee hit from New Jersey’s Timo Meier, immediately falling to the ice in pain and grabbing his leg.

McMann scored both of Toronto's goal against the New York Islanders on Thursday and is making the most of his ice time.

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Jaccob Slavin scored the go-ahead goal to lift the Carolina Hurricanes over the Florida Panthers 3-1 on Thursday night. Florida’s Anton Lundell tied it at the beginning of the second before Slavin got one past Sergei Bobrovsky with about seven minutes left in the third.

New York Islanders third-string netminder turned backup Marcus Hogberg has watched from the bench for the last 11 games as Ilya Sorokin's name continued to be called. Twice over that span, the Swedish netminder, who signed a two-year deal this summer, came in for relief, stopping all 17 shots he's faced in 40 total minutes of NHL action.

The Pittsburgh Penguins have a pot stir. General manager Kyle Dubas chose to trade winger Jake Guentzel to the Carolina Hurricanes at the 2024 NHL trade deadline in large part because Carolina also included an NHL player with the haul of prospects.

Here is some key information on Team Sweden's roster for the 2025 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship, taking place in Ottawa.

Pyotr Kochetkov made 19 saves for the Hurricanes. The Devils blanked the New York Rangers 5-0 at home on Monday after defeating Pittsburgh 3-0 last Saturday at Prudential Center. Carolina lost 5-2 ...