Carolina Hurricanes center Jesperi Kotkaniemi (82) reacts after taking a stick to his face from New Jersey Devils center Dawson Mercer (91) in the second overtime, to set up the game winning power ...

The Carolina Hurricanes, Frederik Andersen (31), Jesperi Kotkaniemi (82), Seth Jarvis (24) and Martin Necas (88) celebrate their 3-2 overtime victory against the New Jersey Devils, clinching their ...

The New Jersey Devils and Carolina Hurricanes traded offensive possessions ... eventually making a huge stop on Jesperi Kotkaniemi about five minutes in when Kotkaniemi had the puck on his ...

Carolina Hurricanes forward Jesperi Kotkaniemi will miss at least one ... currently on track for a first-round showdown with the New Jersey Devils.

Carolina Hurricanes player Jesperi Kotkaniemi talks to the media on May 1, 2025, two days after he was hit in the eye by a New Jersey Devils’ player’s stick during their NHL playoff game.

Jesperi Kotkaniemi played his 400th career game ... just behind Andrei Svechnikov of the Carolina Hurricanes, and made his NHL debut at 18. He has played for a Stanley Cup. He was the source ...