RALEIGH, N.C. — The Hurricanes are just past the halfway point of the 2024-25 season after Thursday’s 6-3 win over the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs, and it’s been a year of ups and downs for 25-15-2 Carolina thus far.

The mantle went from Ron Francis and Glen Wesley to Rod Brind’Amour to Eric Staal, and he carried it alone for a long time, until it was no longer a privilege.

Eric Staal played 12 of his 18 seasons in the NHL with the Canes. Sunday, he’ll notch another milestone: His jersey will be retired at Lenovo Center.

The Carolina Hurricanes have been frustrated with some recent results, and now there's barely any time to soak in a special performance.

Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube defended Joseph Woll following a lopsided loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday evening, and dismissed remarks about his workload becoming a problem.

We have reached the midpoint of the Vancouver Canucks’ five-game road trip, and they are back in action on Friday night in game one of a back-to-back weekend set. The first two games have brought points in the standings,

The Toronto Maple Leafs are looking to keep a five-game win streak alive when they take on the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday at the Lenovo Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. Game time is 7:30 p.m. ET and you can watch it on ESPN+, which you can subscribe to as part of the Disney Bundle or sign up for separately for as low as $11.99/month.

It started in early November 2019, when Haula, who was coming back from a gruesome knee injury suffered the season before with the Golden Knights, bristled at the media when asked if his absence from the lineup was due to his surgically repaired knee.

Carolina may be a difficult opponent to snap a losing streak against, but multiple factors are working in Vancouver’s favor ahead of tonight's clash in Raleigh.

Maple Leafs bench boss Craig Berube has offered up an honest assessment of his team's play in Carolina, pinpointing what could have been done better in the loss.

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