Carolina Hurricanes News

D Paul Ranger , out; D Mattias Ohlund day-to-day. Hurricanes - C Eric Staal , G Cam Ward , C Michael Ryan , out; D Joni Pitkanen , G Michael Leighton , RW Scott Walker , questionable.

The Carolina Hurricanes sent defenseman Bryan Rodney back to their AHL affiliate in Albany.

Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price falls to the ice following collision with Carolina Hurricanes Stephane Yelle during second period of game in Montreal Tuesday, November 17, 2009.

Ward, Staal put on injured list Cam Ward, seen stopping a Dany Heatley shot in a November 1 game, has been placed on the long-term injury list by the Carolina Hurricanes.

Carolina Hurricanes' Tuomo Ruutu , Joe Corvo and Bryan Rodney congratulate Ray Whitney on his power-play goal in front of Minnesota Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom, left, during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Sunday, Nov.

Nothing this season has gone well for the Carolina Hurricanes, and everyone involved with the team, and maybe even the league, knows that.

The Montreal Canadiens held their fifth Homecoming Game of the season last night, welcoming former family member Tom Kostopoulos back to the Bell Centre.

The Carolina Hurricanes today recalled goaltender Justin Peters from the Albany River Rats after Mike Leighton suffered a lower-body injury Tuesday night in a game at Montreal.

Carey Price stopped all six Carolina attempts in the shootout, Maxim Lapierre scored the winner and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Hurricanes 3-2 Tuesday night.

Goalie Michael Leighton is expected to start against Montreal after backstopping Carolina to its first win in more than a month on Sunday.

They hadn't had a victory in more than five weeks. 'There were five or six we should have won but didn't get a break,' GM Jim Rutherford says.

The Carolina Hurricanes will try once again to put an end to the longest losing streak in franchise history when they host the Minnesota Wild in this afternoon's test at RBC Center.

Jussi Jokinen scored the winning goal in the shootout and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Minnesota Wild 5-4 on Sunday to end a 14-game winless streak.

The Carolina Hurricanes have already set a record for the franchise's longest losing streak and will try to avoid matching the club's longest stretch without a win when they host the New York Islanders tonight at RBC Center.

Questionable before the game because of swine flu, Kyle Okposo felt just fine afterward.

The Carolina Hurricanes have already set a record for the franchise's longest losing streak and will try to avoid matching the club's longest stretch without a win when they host the New York Islanders tonight at RBC Center.

National Hockey League general managers took the first steps toward banning shots to the head on Wednesday by establishing a committee that could recommend a rule change for next season.

NHL general managers left Toronto today after two days of meetings virtually agreeing that a rule change involving head shots is most likely inevitable.

There doesn't figure to be too much pressure on Manny Legace when he makes his Hurricanes debut tonight -- only the task of stopping the club's longest losing streak in team history.

The Blue Jackets have struggled since a quick start to the season. The Hurricanes have been nothing but ice cold all year long.