Giannis was the leading vote-getter among NBA fans for the second consecutive year. After commissioner Adam Silver talked about the possibility of an NBA Europe league on Thursday, Wemby shined with 30 points, 11 rebounds, six assists and five blocks in a Spurs rout.

Martinook said that in addition to Brind'Amour being, "an unbelievable motivator," the former Hurricanes captain and center is in good enough condition nearly 15 years after he retired from playing to, "get a couple fourth-line shifts in there."

The Carolina Hurricanes are in a major rut when it comes to the man advantage. After a hot start to the year, the Canes' power play has fallen to 17th in the league with only a 21% success rate. The power play had been winning the team games and now, it's teetering on costing them points.

The Carolina Hurricanes grinded out a 2-1 win over the Dallas Stars Tuesday night at American Airlines Center to to secure a three-game winning streak for the first time since November. Jesperi Kotkaniemi scored both goals for Carolina and Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 22 shots in the win.

The Carolina Hurricanes honored franchise icon Eric Staal this past weekend by raising his #12 to the rafters of Lenovo Center forever. Tonight, the Hurricanes continued the celebration of Staal's career with an team alumni game featuring some of the team's all-time greatest players and Staal's former teammates.

The mantle went from Ron Francis and Glen Wesley to Rod Brind’Amour to Eric Staal, and he carried it alone for a long time, until it was no longer a privilege.

Frederik Andersen earned a win in his first home start since opening night, and Seth Jarvis had four points for Carolina in the Hurricanes’ home win over Columbus.

The Carolina Hurricanes held a morning skate at Lenovo Center on Friday morning before their final matchup against the Vegas Golden Knights of the regular season.

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 Tuesday night. Kotkaniemi was credited with the second goal after the puck deflected off him near the crease from a shot by Sean Walker.

Staal retired in July after signing a one-day contract with the team. He now joins Rod Brind’Amour (17), Ron Francis (10) and Glen Wesley (2) in the rafters.

The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Chicago Blackhawks in overtime 4-3 at United Center Monday night. The Canes found themselves in an early 2-0 and then a late 3-2 hole, but the team just kept ...

The former North Dakota star, who played 40 games in college last season, is approaching 50 in his first pro season.