After fighting to clinch the final wild card in the Eastern Conference, the Senators saw their playoff hopes dashed by the Carolina Hurricanes in four games. Veteran defenceman Thomas Chabot described the experience as a "punch in the face," and one that will leave an impact.

The Hurricanes, the No. 1 seed from the Metropolitan Division, will have home-ice advantage against the Flyers, the No. 3 seed in the Metropolitan, or the Penguins, the No. 2 seed in the Metropolitan. Philadelphia leads that series 3-0 with Game 4 in Pittsburgh on Saturday (8 p.m. ET; HBO MAX, SN-PIT, truTV, TBS, NBCSP, SN, TVAS).

Following a monstrous hit during Saturday’s game against the Ottawa Senators, Alexander Nikishin was diagnosed with a concussion. The announcement of the diagnosis

SportsLine's model reveals its Carolina Hurricanes vs. Ottawa Senators picks for their 2026 Stanley Cup playoff first-round Game 4 matchup

OTTAWA -- The Ottawa Senators were eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs with a 4-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference First Round on Saturday, the fourth time the Senators were swept in a best-of-7 series since joining the NHL for the 1992-93 season.

Two Eastern Conference first round series continued Thursday night, with the Carolina Hurricanes moving within one win of a sweep and the Buffalo Sabres gaining the upper

No game in the NHL’s Stanley Cup Playoffs has ever ended with a goal on a penalty shot in overtime and Carolina’s Jordan Martinook was not eager to make history. He and the Hurricanes thought they’d won Game 2 of their first-round series against Ottawa when teammate Mark Jankowski scored,

NHL.com's fantasy staff continues to cover the latest trends and storylines in the League through the lens of NHL EDGE puck and player tracker stats. Today, we identify some key advanced metrics behind Carolina Hurricanes forward Logan Stankoven.