2014–15 Carolina Hurricanes season

The 2014–15 Carolina Hurricanes season was the 43rd season for the major league ice hockey team; its 36th season in the National Hockey League since the NHL franchise was granted on June 22, 1979, and 17th season since the franchise relocated from Hartford to start the 1997–98 NHL season. The Hurricanes failed to make the playoffs for the sixth consecutive year.

Off-season On May 5, 2014, the Hurricanes announced that head coach Kirk Muller, as well as assistant coaches John MacLean and Dave Lewis, were fired. The Hurricanes hired Bill Peters as their new head coach on June 19, 2014.Hurricanes Hire Bill Peters as Head Coach

Standings

Schedule and results

Pre-season 2014 preseason game log: 2–5–0 (Home: 1–1–0; Road: 1–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap 1 September 21 Columbus 4–3 Carolina Nedeljkovic 6,250 0–1–0 Recap 2 September 23 Carolina 0–2 Buffalo MacIntyre 18,546 0–2–0 Recap 3 September 24 Carolina 4–2 NY Islanders MacIntyre 9,888 1–2–0 Recap 4 September 30 Carolina 1–3 St. Louis Ward 10,213 1–3–0 Recap 5 October 1 Carolina 3–6 Columbus Khudobin 11,798 1–4–0 Recap 6 October 3 Buffalo 1–5 Carolina Ward 7,890 2–4–0 Recap 7 October 5 Carolina 2–5 Washington Khudobin 16,138 2–5–0 Recap

Regular season 2014–15 Game Log October: 0–6–2 (Home: 0–1–1; Road: 0–5–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 10 NY Islanders 5–3 Carolina Ward 18,680 0–1–0 0 Recap 2 October 11 Carolina 3–4 NY Islanders Khudobin 16,170 0–2–0 0 Recap 3 October 14 Buffalo 4–3 Carolina SO Ward 14,930 0–2–1 1 Recap 4 October 16 Carolina 1–2 NY Rangers SO Khudobin 18,006 0–2–2 2 Recap 5 October 21 Carolina 1–3 Winnipeg Khudobin 15,016 0–3–2 2 Recap 6 October 23 Carolina 0–5 Calgary Ward 19,289 0–4–2 2 Recap 7 October 24 Carolina 3–6 Edmonton Khudobin 16,839 0–5–2 2 Recap 8 October 28 Carolina 1–4 Vancouver Ward 18,234 0–6–2 2 Recap November: 7–7–1 (Home: 4–3–0; Road: 3–4–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 9 November 1 Arizona 0–3 Carolina Ward 10,870 1–6–2 4 Recap 10 November 2 Los Angeles 2–3 Carolina Ward 10,519 2–6–2 6 Recap 11 November 4 Carolina 4–2 Columbus Ward 15,638 3–6–2 8 Recap 12 November 7 Columbus 2–3 Carolina OT Ward 11,540 4–6–2 10 Recap 13 November 8 Carolina 3–4 Washington OT Khudobin 18,506 4–6–3 11 Recap 14 November 10 Calgary 1–4 Carolina Ward 9,906 5–6–3 13 Recap 15 November 13 Winnipeg 3–1 Carolina Ward 10,005 5–7–3 13 Recap 16 November 15 Carolina 1–2 Boston Ward 17,565 5–8–3 13 Recap 17 November 16 San Jose 2–0 Carolina Khudobin 12,784 5–9–3 13 Recap 18 November 18 Carolina 6–4 Dallas Ward 15,678 6–9–3 15 Recap 19 November 20 Carolina 2–3 Los Angeles Ward 18,230 6–10–3 15 Recap 20 November 22 Carolina 3–4 Colorado Ward 17,208 6–11–3 15 Recap 21 November 26 Carolina 0–1 Florida Ward 8,119 6–12–3 15 Recap 22 November 28 Carolina 4–2 Pittsburgh Ward 18,665 7–12–3 17 Recap 23 November 29 Pittsburgh 3–2 Carolina Khudobin 11,225 7–13–3 17 Recap December: 3–10–1 (Home: 2–4–1; Road: 1–6–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 24 December 2 Nashville 1–2 Carolina Ward 9,161 8–13–3 19 Recap 25 December 4 Washington 2–1 Carolina Khudobin 10,783 8–14–3 19 Recap 26 December 7 Detroit 3–1 Carolina Ward 13,489 8–15–3 19 Recap 27 December 8 New Jersey 2–1 Carolina Ward 9,815 8–16–3 19 Recap 28 December 11 Carolina 1–2 Tampa Bay Ward 18,104 8–17–3 19 Recap 29 December 13 Carolina 1–5 Philadelphia Khudobin 19,609 8–18–3 19 Recap 30 December 16 Carolina 1–4 Montreal Ward 21,286 8–19–3 19 Recap 31 December 18 Toronto 1–4 Carolina Ward 12,332 9–19–3 21 Recap 32 December 20 NY Rangers 3–2 Carolina SO Ward 13,329 9–19–4 22 Recap 33 December 21 Carolina 0–1 NY Rangers Khudobin 18,006 9–20–4 22 Recap 34 December 23 Carolina 2–1 New Jersey SO Khudobin 16,101 10–20–4 24 Recap 35 December 27 Carolina 1–2 Tampa Bay Ward 19,204 10–21–4 24 Recap 36 December 29 Montreal 3–1 Carolina Ward 17,123 10–22–4 24 Recap 37 December 31 Carolina 1–2 Pittsburgh Ward 18,639 10–23–4 24 Recap January: 7–3–2 (Home: 5–1–1; Road: 2–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 38 January 2 Philadelphia 1–2 Carolina Ward 12,682 11–23–4 26 Recap 39 January 4 Boston 1–2 Carolina SO Khudobin 17,212 12–23–4 28 Recap 40 January 6 Carolina 2–3 Nashville Ward 15,706 12–24–4 28 Recap 41 January 8 Buffalo 2–5 Carolina Ward 9,781 13–24–4 30 Recap 42 January 10 Carolina 4–5 St. Louis SO Ward 19,411 13–24–5 31 Recap 43 January 13 Colorado 2–3 Carolina SO Khudobin 12,965 14–24–5 33 Recap 44 January 16 Vancouver 3–0 Carolina Ward 13,093 14–25–5 33 Recap 45 January 17 Carolina 3–2 Ottawa Khudobin 17,434 15–25–5 35 Recap 46 January 19 Carolina 4–1 Toronto Khudobin 18,979 16–25–5 37 Recap 47 January 27 Tampa Bay 2–4 Carolina Khudobin 12,508 17–25–5 39 Recap 48 January 30 St. Louis 3–2 Carolina SO Ward 13,287 17–25–6 40 Recap 49 January 31 Carolina 1–4 NY Rangers Ward 18,006 17–26–6 40 Recap February: 7–4–1 (Home: 3–2–0; Road: 4–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 50 February 3 Carolina 4–5 Anaheim OT Khudobin 16,274 17–26–7 41 Recap 51 February 5 Carolina 2–1 Arizona SO Ward 12,649 18–26–7 43 Recap 52 February 7 Carolina 5–4 San Jose Ward 17,139 19–26–7 45 Recap 53 February 12 Anaheim 2–1 Carolina Ward 11,991 19–27–7 45 Recap 54 February 14 Carolina 3–6 Minnesota Khudobin 19,220 19–28–7 45 Recap 55 February 16 Carolina 6–3 Ottawa Ward 16,562 20–28–7 47 Recap 56 February 17 NY Islanders 4–1 Carolina Khudobin 11,991 20–29–7 47 Recap 57 February 20 Toronto 1–2 Carolina Ward 11,991 21–29–7 49 Recap 58 February 21 Carolina 1–3 New Jersey Khudobin 16,101 21–30–7 49 Recap 59 February 24 Philadelphia 1–4 Carolina Ward 11,024 22–30–7 51 Recap 60 February 27 Washington 0–3 Carolina Khudobin 11,024 23–30–7 53 Recap 61 February 28 Carolina 5–3 NY Islanders Ward 16,170 24–30–7 55 Recap March: 4–7–4 (Home: 3–4–4; Road: 1–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 62 March 2 Carolina 2–5 Chicago Ward 11,024 24–31–7 55 Recap 63 March 6 Minnesota 3–1 Carolina Khudobin 10,857 24–32–7 55 Recap 64 March 8 Edmonton 4–7 Carolina Ward 12,826 25–32–7 57 Recap 65 March 10 Columbus 4–3 Carolina SO Ward 10,418 25–32–8 58 Recap 66 March 12 Dallas 5–3 Carolina Khudobin 10,025 25–33–8 58 Recap 67 March 14 Florida 2–0 Carolina Ward 11,790 25–34–8 58 Recap 68 March 15 Carolina 3–2 Columbus Khudobin 15,258 26–34–8 60 Recap 69 March 17 Ottawa 2–1 Carolina OT Khudobin 13,469 26–34–9 61 Recap 70 March 19 Carolina 0–4 Montreal Khudobin 21,286 26–35–9 61 Recap 71 March 21 NY Rangers 3–2 Carolina SO Khudobin 13,404 26–35–10 62 Recap 72 March 23 Chicago 3–1 Carolina Khudobin 13,786 26–36–10 62 Recap 73 March 26 Pittsburgh 2–5 Carolina Ward 13,738 27–36–10 64 Recap 74 March 28 New Jersey 1–3 Carolina Ward 12,578 28–36–10 66 Recap 75 March 29 Boston 2–1 Carolina OT Khudobin 14,275 28–36–11 67 Recap 76 March 31 Carolina 2–4 Washington Ward 18,506 28–37–11 67 Recap April: 2–4–0 (Home: 1–1–0; Road: 1–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 77 April 2 Carolina 1–6 Florida Khudobin 9,827 28–38–11 67 Recap 78 April 4 Philadelphia 2–3 Carolina SO Ward 12,852 29–38–11 69 Recap 79 April 6 Carolina 3–4 Buffalo Ward 19,070 29–39–11 69 Recap 80 April 7 Carolina 2–3 Detroit Khudobin 20,027 29–40–11 69 Recap 81 April 9 Carolina 3–1 Philadelphia Ward 17,348 30–40–11 71 Recap 82 April 11 Detroit 2–0 Carolina Ward 16,680 30–41–11 71 Recap Legend:

Player stats Final Skaters

Regular season Player 77 23 21 54 −13 41 82 15 34 49 −19 30 81 17 22 39 −23 14 80 11 22 33 −14 16 77 18 13 31 −24 18 78 10 18 28 −14 34 68 8 17 25 −10 12 46 6 18 24 −6 14 ‡ 52 13 10 23 −17 16 57 2 20 22 −9 14 82 7 14 21 −7 17 57 11 9 20 −4 14 57 6 13 19 −10 32 ‡ 57 2 17 19 −7 8 † 41 7 11 18 2 4 65 7 8 15 −8 74 37 4 9 13 −11 8 71 5 7 12 −12 10 81 2 8 10 −14 16 49 2 8 10 1 27 ‡ 55 1 6 7 −18 44 31 3 3 6 0 4 38 2 4 6 −7 4 ‡ 20 1 3 4 −5 42 10 0 2 2 −5 0 † 3 0 0 0 −2 0 6 0 0 0 −5 4 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 −2 0 2 0 0 0 −2 10 2 0 0 0 −1 0 7 0 0 0 −4 4

Goaltenders Regular season Player 51 50 3026 22 24 5 121 2.40 1351 0.910 1 0 0 4 34 32 1920 8 17 6 87 2.72 874 0.900 1 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.

Notable achievements

Awards

Regular season Player Award Awarded NHL All-Star game selection January 10, 2015

Milestones

Regular season Player Milestone Reached 1st Career NHL Game October 10, 2014 1st Career NHL Game October 10, 2014 V. Rask 1st Career NHL Goal1st Career NHL Point November 2, 2014 V. Rask 1st Career NHL Assist November 7, 2014 100th Career NHL Goal November 10, 2014 700th Career NHL Game November 18, 2014 700th Career NHL Point November 20, 2014 200th Career NHL Game November 22, 2014 1st Career NHL Goal November 22, 2014 500th Career NHL Point December 4, 2014 700th Career NHL Game December 11, 2014 J. Skinner 200th Career NHL Point December 16, 2014 A. Semin 600th Career NHL Game December 21, 2014 E. Staal 800th Career NHL Game December 29, 2014 E. Staal 300th Career NHL Goal January 6, 2015 100th Career NHL Game January 10, 2015 J. Skinner 300th Career NHL Game January 19, 2015 700th Career NHL Game January 31, 2015 J. Faulk 100th Career NHL Point February 7, 2015 100th Career NHL Game February 12, 2015 1st Career NHL Assist1st Career NHL Point February 14, 2015 M. Jordan 1st Career NHL Goal February 16, 2015 500th Career NHL Game February 24, 2015 100th Career NHL Game February 24, 2015 700th Career NHL Game February 27, 2015 400th Career NHL Game March 8, 2015 J. Skinner 100th Career NHL Assist March 17, 2015 600th Career NHL Game March 29, 2015

Transactions

The Hurricanes have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season.

Trades

Date December 18, 2014 To Winnipeg JetsJay Harrison To Carolina HurricanesOTT's 6th-round pick in 2015 February 25, 2015 To Winnipeg JetsJiri Tlusty To Carolina HurricanesConditional 5th-round or 6th-round pick in 20153rd-round pick in 2016 February 25, 2015 To Los Angeles KingsAndrej Sekera To Carolina HurricanesRoland McKeownConditional 1st-round pick in 2015 February 28, 2015 To Washington Capitals Tim Gleason To Carolina Hurricanes Jack HillenARZ's 4th-round pick in 2015

Free agents acquired Date Player Former team Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2014 Brad Malone Colorado Avalanche 2 years, $1.3 million Canes Agree to Terms with Brad Malone July 1, 2014 Drew MacIntyre Toronto Marlies 1 year, $600,000 Hurricanes Agree to Terms with MacIntyre July 1, 2014 Jay McClement Toronto Maple Leafs 1 year, $1 million Hurricanes Agree to Terms with McClement July 1, 2014 Tim Gleason Toronto Maple Leafs 1 year, $1.2 million Canes Agree to Terms with Tim Gleason July 1, 2014 Ben Holmstrom Adirondack Phantoms 1 year, $600,000 Canes Agree to Terms with Ben Holmstrom March 22, 2015 Rasmus Tirronen Merrimack College 1 year, $575,000 entry-level contract Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Tirronen June 15, 2015 Derek Ryan Orebro HK 1 year, $600,000 Hurricanes Sign Derek Ryan

Free agents lost Date Player New team Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2014 Manny Malhotra Montreal Canadiens 1 year, $850,000 Canadiens agree to terms on a one-year contract with free agent forward Manny Malhotra July 1, 2014 Justin Peters Washington Capitals 2 years, $1.9 million CAPITALS SIGN JUSTIN PETERS July 1, 2014 Brett Sutter Minnesota Wild 2 years, $1.2 million Wild Inks Three More On FA Opening Day July 8, 2104 Matt Corrente Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, $550,000 LIGHTNING SIGN DEFENSEMAN MATT CORRENTE October 2, 2014 Drayson Bowman Montreal Canadiens 1 year, $575,000 Canadiens have agreed to terms on a two-way NHL contract with forward Drayson Bowman for the 2014-15 season

Claimed via waivers