A peek inside the numbers explains why. From 2021-2024, the Hurricanes averaged 3.39 goals per 60 minutes (all strengths) in the playoff rounds they've won. In the playoff rounds in which they've been ...

The newly tied score seemingly woke Colorado up. The Avalanche quickly set up shop in the Stars zone, and Martin Necas deposited a backdoor pass from Makar for his first goal of the playoffs, only 53 ...

Frank Nazar has been incredible so far in the 2025 IIHF World Championships. He picked off right where he left off at the end of the NHL regular season with the Chicago Blackhawks.

BOTTOM LINE: The Carolina Hurricanes host the Florida Panthers to start the Eastern Conference finals. The teams meet Thursday for the fourth time this season. The Panthers went 2-1 against the ...

Nichushkin Scores Twice, Makar and MacKinnon Each Post Three Points ...

Valeri Nichushkin had two goals after scoring once in the first five games. Martin Necas scored his first playoff goal in a Colorado uniform. And a still snake-bitten Cale Makar scored his first ...

Of all of the players the Avalanche picked before the NHL trade deadline, three of them are unrestricted free agents. Brock ...

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Artturi Lehkonen and Martin Necas also added goals, while Josh Manson and Cale Makar scored into an empty net. Makar, MacKinnon, Brock Nelson and captain Gabriel Landeskog each added two assists.

During the 2019-20 season, Necas scored 28 goals over three seasons. Necas made his NHL debut in 2017-18 but returned to Brno in the Czech Republic after one game. In the 2018-19 season ...