Immediately after the opening puck drop in the first period, Buffalo Sabres forward Dylan Cozens and Carolina Hurricanes center Jesperi Kotkaniemi dropped their gloves and began exchanging some big ...

Jesperi Kotkaniemi buried the winner at 15:15 of OT as Montreal defeated Toronto 3-2 on Saturday to force a seventh and deciding game in the teams' first-round series. BOX SCORE: Canadiens 3 ...

DALLAS -- — Jesperi Kotkaniemi scored both Carolina goals, the second coming 24 seconds after Dallas’ tying goal midway through the third period, as the Hurricanes beat the Stars 2-1 on ...

The Detroit Red Wings refused to go down without a fight against one of the Eastern Conference’s top clubs on Friday night, but saw a third-period comeback bid fall short in a 4-2 loss to the Carolina ...

Jesperi Kotkaniemi scored both goals for the Hurricanes, while Pyotr Kochetkov had 22 saves in the win. Thomas Harley’s seventh goal of the season was the lone goal for the Stars. Jake Oettinger ...

Mikko Rantanen on Kotkaniemi's fight and what went well for the team in the first period... "Good job by KK to start the game and bury the guy there, so that gave us a lot of energy. The building ...

The Canadiens have conceded 194 total goals (3.4 per game), ranking 29th in NHL action in goals against. The team’s -28 goal differential ranks 27th in the league. The Canadiens have not shut ...

It was Kotkaniemi’s first multigoal game since May 5, 2023, in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs against New Jersey. He also scored Monday, when the Hurricanes rallied from a 2-0 ...