The Boston Bruins are hoping to be a playoff team this season and one analyst urges them to acquire a star centerman.

Kotkaniemi finished the regular season at 12 goals, 21 assists, 115 shots on net, 66 hits, 50 PIM and a plus-9 rating across 78 appearances.

The Carolina Hurricanes are taking a risky approach by signing a 21-year-old to an eight-year extension. Will he live up to expectations?

Kotkaniemi recorded 12 goals and 21 assists for 33 points in 78 games. In return, Carolina would acquire Zibanejad, who also has four years left on his eight-year, $68 million deal.

But it’s especially in the playoffs that the former Canadiens player has tended to disappear over the past two years. Kotkaniemi has NO goals in his last 23 playoff games… and only five ...

Carolina Hurricanes player Jesperi Kotkaniemi talks to the media on May 1, 2025, two days after he was hit in the eye by a New Jersey Devils’ player’s stick during their NHL playoff game.

Kotkaniemi has tallied 23 points (11g, 12a) in 59 games with Carolina in the 2021-22 season. His 11 goals are tied for his single-season career high. SUGGEST A CORRECTION 1 Tags: Carolina ...

Jacob Slavin's goal 3:06 into overtime gave the Carolina Hurricanes a 2-1 victory over the host Washington Capitals on Tuesday in Game 1 of their Stanley Cup Playoffs second-round matchup.

Drake Batherson scored the tying and go-ahead goals in the third period and the Ottawa Senators tuned up for the playoffs with a 7-5 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night in the ...