The Carolina Hurricanes are gearing up for the Stanley Cup Playoffs and fans hoping to grab tickets will have a chance when single-game playoff tickets go on sale to the general public starting Thursday.

Mark Jankowski scored two goals, Taylor Hall had a goal and an assist, William Carrier had three assists, and Frederik Andersen made 23 saves for the Hurricanes (51-22-6), who clinched the Metropolitan Division with a 6-5 overtime victory against the Boston Bruins on Tuesday.

Colorado State University predicts a slightly below-average 2026 Atlantic hurricane season. Forecasters anticipate 13 tropical storms, with six expected to strengthen into hurricanes. Florida has the highest predicted risk, with a 74% chance of a storm and a 61% chance of a hurricane.

The Chicago Blackhawks opened their final homestand of the season with a dud, losing to the Carolina Hurricanes 7-2 on Thursday night.

Some surprising news for one of the top teams in the Eastern Conference this close to the postseason. On Friday, Carolina Hurricanes general manager Eric Tulsky announced that the team has assigned goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov to the team’s American Hockey League affiliate,

Jaccob Slavin scored in overtime, and the Carolina Hurricanes clinched the Metropolitan Division title in a 6-5 win against the Boston Bruins at Lenovo Center on Tuesday. Slavin scored on a backdoor tap-in for his first goal of the season thanks to a pass from Sebastian Aho at 1:13 of overtime.

Defenseman Jaccob Slavin picked a perfect time to score his first goal of the season, netting the overtime winner against the Boston Bruins.

As the 2025-26 regular season is another day closer to finishing, the Carolina Hurricanes are in a fight for the Eastern Conference first-seed after clinching a playoff berth and the Metropolitan Division.

Hurricane season is still a couple of months away, but early forecasts are predicting unusual hurricane activity in SC.