Jesperi Kotkaniemi Dodges Catastrophe; Will Be Ready To Go For Round 2 Obviously the play of the game, and the series, Tuesday night at Lenovo Center was Sebastian Aho's double-overtime winner.

The Carolina Hurricanes' 2024-25 season came to a close earlier this week as the team lost in five games to the Florida Panthers in the Eastern Conference Final.

And Jesperi Kotkaniemi is no exception. The Hurricanes gave him an astronomical contract because he was talented. It certainly wasn’t for what he’d managed to prove in the National Hockey League.

May 28, 2025; Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; Carolina Hurricanes forward Jesperi Kotkaniemi (82) checks Florida Panthers forward Eetu Luostarinen (27) during the first period in game five of the ...