2024–25 Carolina Hurricanes season

The 2024–25 Carolina Hurricanes season is the 46th season (45th season of play) for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established in June 1979, and the 27th season since the franchise relocated from the Hartford Whalers to start the 1997–98 season.

2024–25 Carolina Hurricanes
DivisionMetropolitan
ConferenceEastern
2024–25 record8–2–0
Home record3–1–0
Road record5–1–0
Goals for39
Goals against23
Team information
General managerEric Tulsky
CoachRod Brind'Amour
CaptainJordan Staal
Alternate captainsSebastian Aho
Jordan Martinook
Jaccob Slavin
ArenaLenovo Center
Minor league affiliate(s)Chicago Wolves (AHL)
Bloomington Bison (ECHL)[a]
Team leaders
GoalsMartin Necas
Jack Roslovic (6)
AssistsMartin Necas (12)
PointsMartin Necas (18)
Penalty minutesAndrei Svechnikov
Sean Walker (12)
Plus/minusMartin Necas
Eric Robinson (+9)
WinsPyotr Kochetkov (5)
Goals against averageFrederik Andersen (1.48)
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Off-season

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On May 24, Don Waddell resigned as GM and President after 6 seasons. Eric Tulsky was named interim general manager that same day.[1] On June 18, Tulsky was promoted to full-time general manager on June 18, 2024.[2]

Standings

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Divisional standings

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Metropolitan Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 New Jersey Devils 15 8 5 2 8 53 42 +11 18
2 New York Rangers 11 8 2 1 8 44 24 +20 17
3 Carolina Hurricanes 10 8 2 0 6 39 23 +16 16
4 Washington Capitals 11 8 3 0 7 46 33 +13 16
5 Columbus Blue Jackets 11 5 5 1 5 39 38 +1 11
6 Pittsburgh Penguins 13 5 7 1 3 38 50 −12 11
7 New York Islanders 12 4 6 2 2 28 37 −9 10
8 Philadelphia Flyers 12 4 7 1 3 31 44 −13 9
Updated to game(s) played on November 4, 2024. Source: National Hockey League[3]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Conference standings

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Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 ME Washington Capitals 11 8 3 0 7 46 33 +13 16
2 AT Boston Bruins 13 6 6 1 4 34 42 −8 13
3 AT Ottawa Senators 11 6 5 0 5 42 33 +9 12
4 ME Columbus Blue Jackets 11 5 5 1 5 39 38 +1 11
5 AT Detroit Red Wings 11 5 5 1 5 29 35 −6 11
6 ME Pittsburgh Penguins 13 5 7 1 3 38 50 −12 11
7 ME New York Islanders 12 4 6 2 2 28 37 −9 10
8 AT Buffalo Sabres 12 4 7 1 4 36 42 −6 9
9 AT Montreal Canadiens 12 4 7 1 4 33 50 −17 9
10 ME Philadelphia Flyers 12 4 7 1 3 31 44 −13 9
Updated to game(s) played on November 4, 2024. Source: National Hockey League[4]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Schedule and results

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Preseason

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The Carolina Hurricanes preseason schedule was released on June 25, 2024.[5]

2024 preseason game log: 4–1–1 (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 2–0–1)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Recap
1 September 24 @ Tampa Bay 2–1 Kochetkov Amalie Arena 9,135 1–0–0 [1]
2 September 27 Florida 8–2 Andersen Lenovo Center 14,875 2–0–0 [2]
3 September 28 @ Florida 4–5 OT Martin Amerant Bank Arena 14,702 2–0–1 [3]
4 October 2 Nashville 4–6 Perets Lenovo Center 18,700 2–1–1 [4]
5 October 4 Tampa Bay 2–1 OT Kochetkov Lenovo Center 16,005 3–1–1 [5]
6 October 5 @ Nashville 5–3 Martin Bridgestone Arena 17,159 4–1–1

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Regular season

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The Carolina Hurricanes regular season schedule was released on July 2, 2024.[6]

2024–25 game log
October: 7–2–0 (home: 2–1–0; road: 5–1–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
1 October 11 Tampa Bay 1–4 Andersen Lenovo Center 18,817 0–1–0 0 [7]
October 12 @ Tampa Bay Game postponed due to Hurricane Milton.
2 October 15 New Jersey 4–2 Kochetkov Lenovo Center 18,700 1–1–0 2 [8]
3 October 18 @ Pittsburgh 4–1 Andersen PPG Paints Arena 17,074 2–1–0 4 [9]
4 October 19 @ St. Louis 3–4 Kochetkov Enterprise Center 18,096 2–2–0 4 [10]
5 October 22 @ Edmonton 3–2 OT Andersen Rogers Place 18,347 3–2–0 6 [11]
6 October 24 @ Calgary 4–2 Kochetkov Scotiabank Saddledome 16,404 4–2–0 8 [12]
7 October 26 @ Seattle 4–1 Andersen Climate Pledge Arena 17,151 5–2–0 10 [13]
8 October 28 @ Vancouver 4–3 OT Kochetkov Rogers Arena 18,682 6–2–0 12 [14]
9 October 31 Boston 8–2 Kochetkov Lenovo Center 18,700 7–2–0 14 [15]
November: 1–0–0 (home: 1–0–0; road: 0–0–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
10 November 3 Washington 4–2 Kochetkov Lenovo Center 18,796 8–2–0 16 [16]
11 November 5 Philadelphia Lenovo Center
12 November 7 Pittsburgh Lenovo Center
13 November 9 @ Colorado Ball Arena
14 November 11 @ Vegas T-Mobile Arena
15 November 13 @ Utah Delta Center
16 November 16 Ottawa Lenovo Center
17 November 17 St. Louis Lenovo Center
18 November 20 @ Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center
19 November 21 @ New Jersey Prudential Center
20 November 23 @ Columbus Nationwide Arena
21 November 25 Dallas Lenovo Center
22 November 27 NY Rangers Lenovo Center
23 November 29 Florida Lenovo Center
24 November 30 @ Florida Amerant Bank Arena
December: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
25 December 3 Seattle Lenovo Center
26 December 5 Colorado Lenovo Center
27 December 7 @ NY Islanders UBS Arena
28 December 10 San Jose Lenovo Center
29 December 13 Ottawa Lenovo Center
30 December 15 Columbus Lenovo Center
31 December 17 NY Islanders Lenovo Center
32 December 20 @ Washington Capital One Arena
33 December 22 @ NY Rangers Madison Square Garden
34 December 23 @ Nashville Bridgestone Arena
35 December 27 @ New Jersey Prudential Center
36 December 28 New Jersey Lenovo Center
37 December 31 @ Columbus Nationwide Arena
January: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
38 January 2 @ Florida Amerant Bank Arena
39 January 4 Minnesota Lenovo Center
40 January 5 Pittsburgh Lenovo Center
41 January 9 Toronto Lenovo Center
42 January 10 Vancouver Lenovo Center
43 January 12 Anaheim Lenovo Center
44 January 15 @ Buffalo KeyBank Center
45 January 17 Vegas Lenovo Center
46 January 20 @ Chicago United Center
47 January 21 @ Dallas American Airlines Center
48 January 23 Columbus Lenovo Center
49 January 25 @ NY Islanders UBS Arena
50 January 28 @ NY Rangers Madison Square Garden
51 January 30 Chicago Lenovo Center
February: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
52 February 1 Los Angeles Lenovo Center
53 February 4 @ Winnipeg Canada Life Centre
54 February 6 @ Minnesota Xcel Energy Center
55 February 8 Utah Lenovo Center
56 February 22 @ Toronto Scotiabank Arena
57 February 25 @ Montreal Bell Centre
58 February 27 Buffalo Lenovo Center
March: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
59 March 1 Edmonton Lenovo Center
60 March 2 Calgary Lenovo Center
61 March 4 @ Detroit Little Caesars Arena
62 March 6 Boston Lenovo Center
63 March 9 Winnipeg Lenovo Center
64 March 11 Tampa Bay Lenovo Center
65 March 14 Detroit Lenovo Center
66 March 15 @ Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center
67 March 20 @ San Jose SAP Center
68 March 22 @ Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena
69 March 23 @ Anaheim Honda Center
70 March 25 Nashville Lenovo Center
71 March 28 Montreal Lenovo Center
72 March 30 NY Islanders Lenovo Center
April: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
73 April 2 Washington Lenovo Center
74 April 4 @ Detroit Little Caesars Arena
75 April 5 @ Boston TD Garden
76 April 8 @ Buffalo KeyBank Center
77 April 10 @ Washington Capital One Arena
78 April 12 NY Rangers Lenovo Center
79 April 13 Toronto Scotiabank Arena
80 April 16 @ Montreal Bell Centre
81 April 17 @ Ottawa Canadian Tire Centre

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

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As of October 31, 2024

Skaters

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Regular season[17]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Martin Necas 9 5 10 15 +6 0
Andrei Svechnikov 9 4 6 10 –1 10
Shayne Gostisbehere 9 4 5 9 +3 8
Sebastian Aho 9 3 6 9 –1 6
Seth Jarvis 9 3 5 8 –1 6
Jesperi Kotkaniemi 9 1 6 7 +4 10
Jack Roslovic 9 6 0 6 +3 0
Jackson Blake 9 3 2 5 +1 6
Dmitry Orlov 9 1 3 4 +5 2
Eric Robinson 9 1 3 4 +6 4
Jack Drury 9 1 2 3 +4 2
William Carrier 9 1 2 3 +2 2
Jordan Martinook 9 0 3 3 +3 2
Jaccob Slavin 9 0 3 3 +3 2
Brent Burns 9 0 3 3 0 4
Jordan Staal 9 1 0 1 +1 0
Sean Walker 9 1 0 0 +4 12
Jalen Chatfield 9 0 0 0 +3 6

Goaltenders

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Regular season[18]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Pyotr Kochetkov 6 6 358:31 5 1 0 15 2.51 140 .893 0 0 1 0
Frederik Andersen 4 4 242:26 3 1 0 6 1.48 101 .941 0 0 0 0

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Hurricanes. Stats reflect time with the Hurricanes only.
Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Hurricanes only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Transactions

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The Hurricanes have been involved in the following transactions during the 2024–25 season.

Key:

 †  Contract is entry-level.  ‡  Contract initially takes effect in the 2025–26 NHL season.

Trades

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Date Details Ref
June 30, 2024 (2024-06-30) To Tampa Bay Lightning
Jake Guentzel
To Carolina Hurricanes
3rd-round pick in 2025
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July 6, 2024 (2024-07-06) To Winnipeg Jets
Dylan Coghlan
To Carolina Hurricanes
Future considerations
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Players acquired

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Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) William Carrier Vegas Golden Knights 6-year Free agency [21]
Shayne Gostisbehere Detroit Red Wings 3-year Free agency [22]
Tyson Jost Buffalo Sabres 1-year Free agency [23]
Eric Robinson 1-year Free agency [24]
Sean Walker Colorado Avalanche 5-year Free agency [25]
July 3, 2024 (2024-07-03) Riley Stillman Buffalo Sabres 1-year Free agency [26]
July 4, 2024 (2024-07-04) Jack Roslovic New York Rangers 1-year Free agency [27]
July 7, 2024 (2024-07-07) Josiah Slavin Toronto Marlies (AHL) 1-year Free agency [28]
July 14, 2024 (2024-07-14) Joakim Ryan Malmö Redhawks (SHL) 1-year Free agency [29]

Players lost

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Date Player New team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) Stefan Noesen New Jersey Devils 3-year Free agency [30]
Brett Pesce 6-year Free agency [31]
Brady Skjei Nashville Predators 7-year Free agency [32]
Teuvo Teravainen Chicago Blackhawks 3-year Free agency [33]
July 4, 2024 (2024-07-04) Callahan Burke Vegas Golden Knights 1-year Free agency [34]
July 17, 2024 (2024-07-17) Evgeny Kuznetsov SKA St. Petersburg (KHL) 4-year Contract termination [35]
July 18, 2024 (2024-07-18) Max Comtois Dynamo Moscow (KHL) 1-year Free agency [36]
September 15, 2024 (2024-09-15) Antti Raanta Genève-Servette HC (NL) 1-year Retirement/Free agency [37]
September 23, 2024 (2024-09-23) Tony DeAngelo SKA St. Petersburg (KHL) 1-year Free agency [38]

Signings

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Date Player Term Ref
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) Jordan Martinook 3-year [39]
Jaccob Slavin 8-year‡ [40]
July 14, 2024 (2024-07-14) Dominik Badinka 3-year† [41]
July 17, 2024 (2024-07-17) Jack Drury 2-year [42]
July 29, 2024 (2024-07-29) Martin Necas 2-year [43]
August 31, 2024 (2024-08-31) Seth Jarvis 8-year [44]

Draft picks

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Below are the Carolina Hurricanes selections at the 2024 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 28 and 29, 2023, at the Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
2 34 Dominik Badinka D   Czech Republic Malmö Redhawks (SHL)
50 Nikita Artamonov LW   Russia Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (KHL)
3 69 Noel Fransen D   Sweden Färjestad BK (J20 Nationell)
4 124 Alexander Siryatsky D   Russia Stalnye Lisy (MHL)
5 133 Oskar Vuollet C   Sweden Skellefteå AIK (J20 Nationell)
156 Justin Poirier RW   Canada Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
6 168 Timur Kol D   Russia Omskie Yastreby (MHL)
184 Roman Shokhrin D   Russia Loko Yaroslavl (MHL)
188 Fyodor Avramov LW   Russia Kapitan Stupino (MHL)
7 220 Andrey Krutov LW   Russia Chaika Nizhny Novgorod (MHL)

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ This is a working agreement rather than a formal affiliation; the Bison's primary affiliation is with the New York Rangers.