Carolina Hurricanes

Martin Necas scored his second goal of the game with 9.7 seconds left in overtime, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Seattle Kraken 3-2 to snap a three-game skid.

Vince Dunn and Oliver Bjorkstrand each had a goal and two assists and the Kraken won for the first time this season, beating the Carolina Hurricanes 7-4 on Thursday night.

The Seattle Kraken signed general manager Ron Francis to a three-year contract extension through the 2026-27 season after the franchise reached the second round of the NHL playoffs in its second year of existence.

The teams opened their Eastern Conference final playoff series with Florida's 3-2 victory in four overtimes early Friday, with the game ranking as the sixth-longest game in NHL history.

Seattle is coming off a 7-2 thumping of the Stars, while the Devils, who lost the first two games in Raleigh, North Carolina, got back in their series with an 8-4 victory at the Prudential Center on Sunday.

The Stanley Cup playoffs game 6 will have the teams and fans sitting on the edge of their seats. Who will advance or be eliminated? Kraken, Bruins Hurricanes and Stars can Advance.

Andrei Svechnikov scored two goals 70 seconds apart in the second period, The Carolina Hurricanes remained unbeaten with a 5-1 win over the Seattle Kraken on Monday night.

Andrew Copp had a goal and two assists, and Frank Vatrano and Adam Fox each had a goal and an assist as the New York Rangers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 in Game 4 to even their second-round series.

After sweeping Toronto, Tampa Bay Lightnings sixth trip to the East finals in eight years, where they'll face either the Carolina Hurricanes or New York Rangers.

Ian Cole beat Igor Shesterkin at 3:12 of overtime to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Rangers 2-1 to take Game 1 of their second-round playoff series.