Antti Raanta

Hurricanes Need A Healthy Andersen for the Playoffs

While the Carolina Hurricanes were able to advance to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs last season, poor goaltending did them in their second-round seven-game loss to the New York Rangers. The Hurricanes are having another strong season this year. The team is currently (Friday, January 27) first in the Metropolitan Division and […]

Can Pyotr Kotchetkov Bring Home the Calder Trophy to Carolina?

Coming into the 2022-23 season, there were high expectations for the Carolina Hurricanes as they went all in during the offseason adding big-name players such as Brent Burns and Max Pacioretty. It has been one player, though, that has taken this team by storm and made an impact that no one saw coming. Rookie goaltender […]

Carolina Hurricanes Dominance Propels Them To Division Lead

Introduction Take Warning because here come the Carolina Hurricanes. After being in the passenger seat due to the dominance of the New Jersey Devils, the tides have turned. Carolina has been clicking and firing on all cylinders. And after a dominant month of December, the Hurricanes are in the driver’s seat of the division. As […]

Carolina Hurricanes Are The Hottest Team In NHL Entering 2023

As the Carolina Hurricanes enter 2023, they will be doing so as the hottest team in the entire NHL. Prior to the New Year, the Hurricanes won a franchise-record 10th straight game. They are climbing up the Eastern Conference standings, and there are plenty of reasons why. Carolina also boasts a 16-game points streak, the […]

Game Preview: Penguins vs Hurricanes

The Pittsburgh Penguins take on the Carolina Hurricanes tonight at PNC Arena in Raleigh at 5 PM eastern. The Penguins are currently 18-8-4 and sit third in the Metropolitan division with 40 points. The Hurricanes are currently 18-6-6 and sit second in the Metropolitan division with 42 points. The game will be shown on AT&T […]

Arvid Soderblom is the next Corey Crawford

The Chicago Blackhawks have a history of finding hidden-gem goalies from across the pond, such as Kevin Lankinen and Antti Raanta. But the Blackhawks have found another diamond from Europe once again. Arvid Soderblom of Gothenburg, Sweden, went undrafted, but on May 13th, 2021, Stan Bowman would make one of his final moves as the […]

Battle-Tested New York Rangers Advance to Eastern Conference Finals

A 6-2 victory advances the New York Rangers to the Eastern Conference Finals, where they have a best-of-seven duel with the Tampa Bay Lightning. The New York Rangers have been battle-tested all season long, including the postseason. The Rangers’ entered Monday night’s “winner-take-all” matchup against the Carolina Hurricanes with an ugly postseason road record of […]

Rangers hold serve on Garden Ice, series at 2-1

Sunday afternoons Game 3 contest against the Carolina Hurricanes was about as close as you can get to a must-win scenario. On the heels of two losses in which they played some of their best defensive games of the season, Gerard Gallant entered Sunday with three new lines in hopes of generating more offense. The […]

Rangers: Lottery Line is beginning to draw results

Being a first-round pick of any New York area sports team is an honor accompanied by tremendous weight. The countless busts are part of a numbers game, but it’s a bit more polarizing in a city like New York, where the fans are equally ruthless and faithful. It would take way too long to dive […]

Bruce Cassidy Adjusts Lineup Ahead of Game 2

After Game one, there was a lot for head coach Bruce Cassidy to take away. His team played great till a few things didn’t go their way. The Bruins came out hot, getting shot after shot on Carolina goaltender Antti Raanta with a goal being stopped just inches from the line. On the other end […]