Social media was ablaze when word got out that prized Russian rookie Alexander Nikishin was skating in Jalen Chatfield’s place alongside Dmitry Orlov at practice.

The Washington Capitals head into Thursday's Game 5 matchup with the visiting Carolina Hurricanes knowing they must win the ...

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The Hurricanes do not appear to be making any changes for Game 5. Defenseman Jalen Chatfield was the only player who did not practice on Thursday. Alexander Nikishin, who has yet to make his NHL debut ...

Goaltender Frederik Andersen has given Canes a comfort level with his play in net that allowed them to be aggressive and take ...

The Carolina Hurricanes are on the verge of advancing to the Eastern Conference Final, having taken a 3-1 series lead over ...

However, the Canes killed off the rest of Orlov's penalty, and Sean Walker scored an insurance goal with 3:15 left to restore ...

Carolina Hurricanes winger Andrei Svechnikov celebrated his seventh goal of the postseason in Monday's Game 4 against the Washington Capitals, completing the scoring in a 5-2 win with an empty-net ...

The Carolina Hurricanes take a 3-1 series lead after defeating the Washington Capitals 5-2. What three things stood out in ...

Thompson finished with 24 saves for Washington, while the Capitals managed just 10 shots in the final 39+ minutes.

The Carolina Hurricanes and Edmonton Oilers are one win away from their respective conference finals. Carolina once again ...

Sean Walker’s score came after the Capitals had pulled to within 3-2 on Alex Ovechkin’s one-timer blast on a 5-on-3 power ...