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Caps win their sixth straight, Holtby sets a new career high in total saves in a regular season game
Posted on 11 Apr 2013 by Brendan Keelan.
The Washington Caps opened up a three game homestand against the Carolina Hurricanes, this being their last meeting for the season. Going into this game Carolina had lost nine of their last ten and have gone 1-12-1 since March 14th. It was all Capitals in this contest as they win over the Hurricanes 3-1 making it their sixth straight victory and their tenth in their last twelve games. After two...
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Caps lose at home tonight, now face six of next seven on the road
Posted on 12 Mar 2013 by Brendan Keelan.
After not taking care of business tonight against the Hurrincanes at home the Caps enter a series of games where they play six of the next seven games on the road. The Caps this season have a horrible road record, it is 3-7-1, the three wins coming against Southeast Division teams. When facing the rest of the teams in the Eastern Conference on the road they are 0-6-1. The last meeting between t...
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ProSportsBlogging.com’s 2012 NHL Mock Draft (with Fred Poulin of TheHockeyWriters.com)
Posted on 19 Jun 2012 by Corey Krakower.
The 2012 NHL Entry Draft will take place in Pittsburgh this coming Friday. It may be touted as the worst draft in the past decade, but that won’t stop ProSportsBlogging.com from putting together a 2012 mock draft. This mock draft will feature Corey Krakower (CK) of ProSportsBlogging.com and Fred Poulin (FP) of TheHockeyWriters.com. They will go back and forth acting as the General Managers fo...
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WHICH NHL TEAM HAS THE BEST FORWARD PROSPECTS? (2012 EDITION)
Posted on 25 May 2012 by Corey Krakower.
At the start of every offseason, there are typically disappointed fans from 29 teams that are mentally thinking about trades their team can make and players their team can sign that can make them a Stanley Cup contender. What is often forgotten is that the most effective way to improve an NHL team instantly is to typically by promoting top prospects that are already part of the organization. Th...
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Hurricanes State of the Union
Posted on 20 Dec 2011 by Johnny G.
I want to begin my position with ProSportsBlogging.com by touching upon a few topics with the Hurricanes that leads us to this point in the season. Follow me @johnnyghockey Justin Faulk to WJC? Jim Rutherford has stated today that Faulk is staying on with the Hurricanes and not going to WJC. Rutherford stated “We believe it is in the best interest of our organization and his developmen...
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Carolina Hurricanes Summer Playbook
Posted on 30 Jun 2011 by Corey Krakower.
The Carolina Hurricanes finished 2 pts out of a playoff spot in 2010-11, and are widely considered to be a team “on the rise”. They have a great mix of superstars, quality veterans and young talent, and players genuinely enjoy being part of the organization. That’s why so many pending UFAs sign there. The Hurricanes are set in goal for the next little while with Cam Ward, although they do...
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Are Lightning Playoff Bound? Lose 4-3 to the Hurricanes
Posted on 26 Mar 2011 by Christopher Tran.
Another game, another inconsistent effort resulting in a loss to Southeast Division rivals Carolina Hurricanes during a back-to-back home-and-home series. The Eric (Staal) and Erik (Cole) pairing combined for three goals for the Hurricane offense which helped propel them over the struggling Tampa Bay Lightning and keep their postseason aspirations alive. This dual ended up putting the Hurricane...
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Cole Keeps Canes Hot; Edge Bolts 4-3
Posted on 26 Mar 2011 by Brad Kurtzberg.
Erik Cole scored twice while Cam Ward made 18 saves as the Carolina Hurricanes hung on for a crucial 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. The win kept the Canes just three points behind the Buffalo Sabres in the race for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Buffalo downed the Florida Panthers Friday night 4-2. Coach Paul Maurice was pleased with the way his club playe...
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Shootout Loss to NYR Hurts Canes
Posted on 23 Feb 2011 by Brad Kurtzberg.
This loss hurt. The Carolina Hurricanes could have tied the New York Ranges for seventh place in the East with a win at home Tuesday night. They led the game 3-2 with two minutes left in regulation only to see the Rangers Wojtek Wolski tie the game with 1:50 remaining in regulation and then win it in the shootout. The Canes wasted a strong performance by goalie Cam Ward who made 43 saves in...
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Lightning Trade Deadline Analysis: Pre and Post Brewer
Posted on 21 Feb 2011 by Christopher Tran.
**As I was working on this post, the Tampa Bay Lightning pulled the trigger on Eric Brewer from the St. Louis Blues in exchange for prospect D Brock Beukeboom and a third-round pick. The following are my predictions leading up to the deadline along with updated analysis. Written on 2/15/11 We haven’t seen GM Steve Yzerman work a trade deadline yet so it will be fascinating to see if he’ll...
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Devils Continue Red-Hot Run With Seventh Straight Win
Posted on 20 Feb 2011 by Matt Pellicane.
The New Jersey Devils are scorching right now as they continue their quest to beat the odds and reach the playoffs after a dismal first half of the season. Last night the Devils beat the Carolina Hurricanes for the third time in 12 days, jumping out to an early lead in the first period without looking back en route to a 4-1 victory. The Hurricanes are certainly going to be looking back in t...
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BOLTS WIN ON BERGERON STRIKE IN OT
Posted on 13 Feb 2011 by Christopher Tran.
The Lightning took advantage of a Washington Capitals loss tonight to add a little cushion in the standings with an overtime win against a desperate Carolina Hurricanes club. This game featured a rematch between the goalies that led their teams to 2006 Stanley Cup finals and both Dwayne Roloson and Cam Ward looked in playoff form with both squads going end-to-end throughout the game. Mid-way ...









