Erin Matson continued to deliver greatness. Major college athletics continue to devolve. The ACC continued to hang on. Here are the Triangle’s most memorable sports stories of 2023.
Evgeny Kuznetsov scored the deciding goal in the shootout to lead the Washington Capitals to a 2-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday night. Martin Fehervary scored for the Capitals while Darcy Kuemper made 28 saves and stopped all three attempts in the shootout. Washington improved to 5-0 on the season in the second game of back-to-back sets.
Filip Forsberg scored his third overtime goal of the season 35 seconds into the extra session to give the Nashville Predators a 6-5 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday night. The Predators overcame a two-goal deficit to win for the sixth time in seven games. Forsberg scored his team-leading 16th goal to help Nashville improve to 5-0 in games that have extended beyond regulation.
Two days after a leaky overtime loss to the New York Islanders, the Hurricanes rebounded with a dominant win over Buffalo in their last game before a six-game road swing.