Frederik Andersen made 22 saves, Andrei Svechnikov scored in the opening minute of the first period and the final minute of the second as the visiting Carolina Hurricanes pulled away for a 4-0 victory over the New York Rangers on Tuesday night.

The Carolina Hurricanes are gaining strength. Goaltender Frederik Andersen is back after having surgery in November.

After a late Rangers breakaway bid was broken up in front of the Canes net, Mikko Rantanen carried the puck the other way and played a give-and-go with Jackson Blake as they entered the offensive zone, then set up Svechnikov alone in front for a tap-in dagger with 31 seconds left in the frame.

The veteran netminder suffered a knee injury on Oct. 26 in Seattle and underwent surgery in November. Returning to practice with the team earlier this month, he's now good to go and will play his 500th NHL game this evening. A major milestone for a backstop, Andersen will become just the 84th in NHL history to reach the mark.

After the Carolina Hurricanes handed Peter Laviolette's New York Rangers a whooping 4-0 defeat on the road, goaltender Frederik Andersen dropped a cold-blooded statement.

The Carolina Hurricanes will be back in Raleigh, N.C., for a game Thursday night with a different look from when they last played on home ice. The Hurricanes made a massive trade late last week and they'll be showing off new pieces when the Chicago Blackhawks visit.

The Carolina Hurricanes will finally be getting veteran Frederik Andersen back between the pipes tonight as the team takes on the Chicago Blackhawks. Andersen, 35, last played Oct. 26 against the Seattle Kraken,

Carolina Hurricanes netminder Frederik Andersen will make his first start since returning from injury in New Jersey on Monday, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

CHICAGO (AP) — Sebastian Aho scored 59 seconds into overtime, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 on Monday night. Seth Jarvis, Jordan Staal and Jesperi Kotkaniemi also scored for Carolina in its second straight win. Staal picked up his 700th career point in game No. 1,300.

Bertuzzi has a knack for scoring goals from close to the net. Now, on a line with Connor Bedard, that unique skill is paying off more often.

After the Chicago Blackhawks (15–28–4) skated away with the 5–3 victory against the Vegas Golden Knights two nights earlier, the home team looked to jump

The Chicago Blackhawks had Mikko Rantanen momentarily in the blockbuster 3-team trade with the Colorado Avalanche and Carolina Hurricanes, but only to retain $4.625 million on his contract. There's still a chance Chicago gets to take a real stab at him in the off-season though.