Chad LaRose News

After such a dreadful October and November, the Carolina Hurricanes have come out quite a bit stronger in December.

Sens' AK-27 shoots down 'Canes Alex Kovalev, centre, of Russia, celebrates his goal with teammates Mike Fisher, left, and Erik Karlsson, of Sweden, against the Carolina Hurricanes during first period NHL play in Ottawa on Saturday Dec.

The Senators have been presented an excellent opportunity tonight to build on Thursday's 2-0 win in Philadelphia; as they will play host to the NHL's worst team, the Carolina Hurricanes tonight .

Alexander Semin scored two goals, Mike Green connected with 3:44 left in overtime, and the Washington Capitals rallied to beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 on Friday night.

The Carolina Hurricanes will be without the services of forwards Erik Cole and Chad LaRose for the next several weeks.Both are slated for a lengthy stay on injured reserve -- Cole for 2-3 weeks with an upper-body injury and LaRose for 3-4 weeks with a lower-body ailment.

After a four-day break from games, the Carolina Hurricanes host the Vancouver Canucks , in the only regular season meeting, at the RBC Center Saturday afternoon.

Adding to the growing ranks over the last three days were forwards Chad LaRose and Jussi Jokinen and defenseman Bryan Rodney, who was recalled from the Albany River Rats.

Erik Cole scored three goals and the Carolina Hurricanes held off the Vancouver Canucks for a 5-3 victory Saturday, ending their five-game skid.

The Vancouver Canucks have dominated the first two opponents on their road trip.

The Washington Capitals won the game but may have lost their star. Nicklas Backstrom had two goals and an assist while Eric Fehr added a goal and an assist, leading the Capitals past the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 on Monday night in a game Alex Ovechkin left early with an apparent knee injury.

The last time the Carolina Hurricanes left Texas with a win, they were the Hartford Whalers.

Carolina's Brandon Sutter has his shot snared by Tampa Bay goalie Mike Smith in the first period.

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

Rod Brind'Amour doesn't have the answer. Ray Whitney doesn't have it. Neither does any other Carolina Hurricanes player.

So much for that strong start to the season that the Carolina Hurricanes deemed so important.

Braydon Coburn scored twice and Scott Hartnell and Matt Carle each had a goal and two assists to help the Philadelphia Flyers snap a two game losing streak and send the Carolina Hurricanes to their eighth straight loss, 6-1 on Saturday.

Since moving from Hartford, Conn., in 1997, the Carolina Hurricanes have reached the playoffs five times and won the franchise's first Stanley Cup.

The Carolina Hurricanes lost an early lead. They lost forward Tuomo Ruutu, who had a goal and assist, to a game misconduct.

Slow starts are nothing new to Carolina Hurricanes forward Chad LaRose . But after signing a new two-year contract with the team this offseason, the 5-foot-10, 181-pound forward is hoping to snap the slump at some point.

John Tavares scored in the shootout to give the New York Islanders their first victory of the season, 4-3 over the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday night.