Brandon Bussi stopped all three shots in a shootout to lift the Carolina Hurricanes to a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals in a matchup of the top two teams in the Eastern Conference standings.

It was a busy week for Carolina, and here’s the latest.

The Carolina Hurricanes are the latest team linked with a potential move for Vancouver Canucks defenseman Quinn Hughes. The superstar’s future with his current club is very much in the air at the moment.

The Carolina Hurricanes have been able to reach first place in the Metropolitan Division without star defenseman Jaccob Slavin for most of the season.

Hurricanes rookie goalie Brandon Bussi made NHL history, helping Carolina defeat the Capitals 3-2 in a shootout thriller.

Just as one member from the 2018 Hockey Canada trial is set to make his return to the NHL this week, another player has signed a professional contract. Defense

Twenty years later, many of the players and coaches from the Hurricanes’ championship team are still involved in hockey — and in the Raleigh area.

The Hurricanes have locked up rookie defenseman Joel Nystrom with a four-year, $4.9M contract extension through 2029-30.

After clinching a tight 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals last night, the Carolina Hurricanes moved ahead of the Capitals in the Eastern Conference stand

The Trenton Golden Hawks picked up a pair of huge wins on the weekend. The defending Ontario Junior Hockey League champions (22-7-0-2) whipped the East Conference-leading Stouffville Spirit (25-7-1-0) 6-2, Friday at the Community Gardens, and then cruised into to Newmarket Saturday to defeat the third-place Hurricanes (20-11-1-1) 7-5.

Carrier opened the scoring at 5:44 of the first period. This was his second goal in the last six games. The 30-year-old winger remains a part of the Hurricanes ' bottom six, but he hasn't offered much offense this season. He's at seven points, 30 shots on goal, 54 hits and a plus-1 rating over 26 outings.