Brind'Amour reveals why rookie defenseman Nikishin was scratched, highlighting lessons on earning ice time and mastering defensive details.

Brandon Bussi stopped all three Washington attempts in a shootout to lift the Carolina Hurricanes to a 3-2 victory over the Capitals.

The Carolina Hurricanes are 7-4-0 11 games into the 2025-26 season. They’re only four points behind the Metropolitan Division lead with two games in hand on the New Jersey Devils and the Pittsburgh Penguins. Despite being down a few NHL regulars, they ...

The Carolina Hurricanes were excited for several years about the potential of Russian defenseman Alexander Nikishin. A standout in the KHL, he made the leap to the Hurricanes at the end of last season. Thrown into the middle of a Stanley Cup push, he ...

However well — or poorly — history shines upon the current iteration of the Carolina Hurricanes, the team is already confounding critics and stacking statistical anomalies related to injuries and organizational depth, particularly among its defensemen.

The Hurricanes have locked up rookie defenseman Joel Nystrom with a four-year, $4.9M contract extension through 2029-30.