All Entries Tagged With: "Cam Ward"
Canes Recover to Take Lightning, 3-2
After a slow start, Carolina woke up mid-way through the first period and took over the hockey game last night in Tampa. The Lightning came out with major jump, controlled play in the Hurricanes zone, and took the lead just five minutes into the game on a rebound chance by Ryan Craig.
About a [...]
Ward Shines as Canes tip Blues, 2-1
Cam Ward made 30 saves on 31 shots as the Carolina Hurricanes were able to fend off a furious third period St. Louis rally, and held on to beat the Blues 2-1 last night at the RBC. A couple of his saves were spectacular as the visitors out-shot the home team by a [...]
Carolina in Control - Canes 3 Thrashers 1
The Carolina Hurricanes were in control most of the game as they defeated the Atlanta Thrashers 3-1 last night, on New Year’s Eve.
About half way through the first period, the Thrashers took a 1-0 lead on a powerplay goal by Ilya Kovalchuk. The Russian superstar had been suffering though a career worst scoring slump, [...]
Staal Scores Three in Third Period, Canes 5 Thrashers 4
Eric Staal scored three goals in the third period in a time span of less than five minutes, and the Carolina Hurricanes outscored the Atlanta Thrashers, 5-4 in a struggle on Friday night. Staal was in a zone as his last two goals were unassisted. He beat goalie Johan Hedberg every which way [...]
Canes at Thrashers - Game Preview
The Hurricanes flew to Atlanta this morning to take on the Thrashers in the first game of a back-to-back sequence which will see the team return to Raleigh for a matchup against the mighty Bruins tomorrow night.
Carolina has lost twice to the woeful Thrashers and will be looking for their first win of the season [...]
Plenty of Practice for Powerplay - Canes 3 Habs 2
In a somewhat bizarre game where 11 penalties were called against the Habs in just the first two periods, Carolina took advantage of the practice time and scored three goals while on the powerplay and defeated Montreal, 3-2.
Eric Staal scored the first two goals of the game, both in the opening period. The first [...]
Montreal at Carolina - Game Preview
The Canadiens visit Raleigh for the last time this regular season as the Habs and Canes tangle at the RBC tonight. Both teams have been struggling with injuries, and both teams powerplays have been pitiful or “nonexistent”, as Montreal coach Guy Carbonneau stated.
Montreal has actually dropped below Carolina and is currently ranked 29th [...]
Canes Powerplay Takes Step Back, Rangers 3 Canes 2, SO
The Carolina Hurricanes had numerous chances on the powerplay including a full two minute 5-on-3 advantage, but failed to capitalize while falling to the New York Rangers, 3-2 in a shootout on Saturday night. Not only did the Canes end up 0-8 while playing with the advantage, they also allowed a short-handed goal when [...]
Canes at Rangers Preview - Tim Gleason Activated
Don’t look now, but the Florida Panthers are now ahead of the Hurricanes in the standings. The Panthers are 7-1-2 in their last ten games, (31 points) and are currently sitting at ninth in the conference and second in the division. The Hurricanes are 3-5-2 in their last ten, (30 points) [...]
Hard Times at the RBC - Ducks 4 Canes 1
For the moment, the Carolina Hurricanes seem to be a snake-bitten hockey team while competing at the RBC. After playing the Anaheim Ducks to a draw in the opening period last night, they completely dominated them in the second period, outshooting the Ducks 17-3.
They hit the post, they missed pointblank chances, they even had [...]
The Better Life - Hurricanes 2, Canadiens 1
The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Montreal Canadiens by a score of 2 to 1 last night, as they played one of their best games of the season. The Canes opened up the contest with 18 shots in the first period and closed the door with 20 more shots in the third.
The game totals were [...]
Habs at Canes - Gameday Preview
The Montreal Canadiens are visiting Raleigh and will take on the Carolina Hurricanes tonight at the RBC. Both teams are coming off shootout victories in their most previous games. The Canes won 3-2 over Tampa Bay, and the Habs took the Blues by the exact same score.
Strangely enough the last time the [...]
Canes Prevail Over Lightning in Shootout, 3-2
The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning, 3-2 in a shootout on Sunday to break a three game losing streak, two of which were at home. It was also the team’s first shootout win of the season. The Canes lost their only other shootout game this year in Montreal, a team [...]
Sullen Sunday - Thrashers 5, Canes 2
The Carolina Hurricanes played a regular season hockey game against the Atlanta Thrashers Sunday afternoon. Apparently, it was not a very important game. It certainly wasn’t important enough for either team to have it televised for their fans.
One might think that the NHL would realize that “big league” games need to be televised by [...]
Heartbreak at the Verizon - Caps 3, Canes 2
The Carolina Hurricanes lost a tough one to the Washington Capitals Thursday night as Alexander Semin scored the game-winner with just 10.9 seconds on the clock. The Canes built leads of 1-0, and 2-1, only to watch the game, as well as the important points, slip away.
Scott Walker opened the scoring just three minutes into [...]
Canes Let One Slip to the Oilers, 3-1
The Hurricanes took a lead in the first period, but could not take advantage of numerous powerplays and ended up losing the game on a goal by Ethan Moreau with about a minute and a half left in the contest. Moreau added an empty netter with 35 seconds left to add insult to injury.
Ray [...]
Defense Shines as Canes Blank Blues, 1-0
The Carolina Hurricanes shut out the St. Louis Blues last night 1-0, as the team played their best defensive game of the year. Cam Ward was also very solid in goal for the Canes and earned his first shut-out of the season.
After allowing a franchise record 60 shots on goal Saturday night [...]
Carolina at Montreal - Pregame
The Hurricanes continue with game five of their six game road trip tonight and will take on the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre.
The Canes are sporting a record of 4-2-1, (3-1-1 on the road), while the Habs are 5-1. The Habs are coming off their only loss of the season against the Ducks, [...]
No More Love for Weight - Canes 4, Islanders 3
This blogger has been a fan of Doug Weight for a long time. Tonight, the fandom is over.
In the third period while rookie Brandon Sutter was extending himself and trying to make a play on the puck when approaching the Islanders zone, Weight lowered his shoulder and took out the vulnerable, 19-year-old. [...]
Florida Quietly Moves up to First - Canes at Islanders Pregame
Don’t look now, but while the favorites to win the Southeast Division have recently faltered, the Florida Panthers have climbed up to first place. The Caps have lost their last three games and the Canes have lost three of their last four, but the Panthers have won three in a row.
While Florida will be [...]
Hurricanes at Penguins, Preview-(Update)
The Carolina Hurricanes are in Pittsburgh to take on the Penguins tonight for a game at Mellon Arena. This will be game three out of a current six game road trip.
The Hurricanes have a record so far of 3-1-1 and are coming off a win against Anaheim on Sunday. The Penguins are [...]
Canes Fall to Young Kings, 4-3 OT
The Carolina Hurricanes fought from behind to take a 3-1 lead, but ended up losing to the Los Angeles Kings in over-time late last night, by a score of 4-3.
In what is becoming a trademark for the Canes, they fell behind early as Michal Handzus beat Cam Ward, less than a minute into the [...]
Canes Finish Preseason With Win
Ray Whitney scored in his first exhibition game and Cam Ward pitched a 31 save shut-out as the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Nashville Predators 2-0 at the RBC Sunday afternoon. Whitney had been dealing with a groin issue on and off during this preseason but said he felt fine after the [...]
Canes Win Again
Carolina beat Nashville last night by a score of 4-2. I didn’t watch the game or listen to it, so I won’t attempt to give a review. It seems like Anton Babchuk had a good game though, as two of his blasts from the point ended up in the net. The first [...]
The Next Great Goalie Debate
You knew it was bound to happen sooner or later. The recent success of Michael Leighton along with the preseason struggles of Cam Ward have created a goalie debate of sorts among several Hurricanes fans. If Leighton’s success continues, it’s only going to heat up even more before it goes away.
First of [...]
Come On Over - Hurricanes Sign Leighton
The Carolina Hurricanes signed goalie Michael Leighton to a two year, 1.2 million dollar contract yesterday, making Leighton the number one option to back up Carolina starter, Cam Ward. The 600K per year that the Canes have committed to this backup is 800K per year cheaper than what they were paying John Grahame previously.
Let’s [...]
USA, Russia, and Canada Win Openers
Team Canada opened their tournament with a 5-1 win over Slovenia as Dany Heatley had a hat-trick. Cam Ward only allowed one goal and that was while the opposition had a 5 on 3 advantage. Next up for the home team is Latvia on Sunday. For more info check out [...]
Wild World - IIHF Hockey Championships Start Today
Team Canada and Team USA begin their quest for gold as the IIHF Hockey World Championships start this afternoon. Canada’s first contest will be against Slovenia starting at 3:15 PM. Team USA will play against Team Latvia beginning at 7. For a complete schedule, check out this link.
Carolina netminder, Cam Ward will [...]
No Surprises - Canada Wins Exhibition over Finland 3-2
Martin St. Louis scored 2 goals and Jason Chimera scored one as Team Canada defeated Team Finland by a score of 3-2 in a WHC pre-tournament game in Quebec City on Sunday. Cam Ward played 30 minutes and allowed just one goal.
Tuomo Ruutu and Ville Peltonen had the goals for Finland. For [...]
Southeast to Get Better
News briefs……
Tampa Bay will get the number one pick in this summer’s draft while Atlanta drafts in the 3rd position. The Hurricanes stayed at 14th.
It looks like Cam Ward and Eric Staal will play for team Canada in the world championships next month. Other Carolina players might participate as well. I’ll keep [...]
