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The 2024–25 Carolina Hurricanes season was 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.

Division2nd Metropolitan
Conference4th Eastern
2024–25 record47–30–5
Home record31–9–1
Quick facts Carolina Hurricanes, Division ...
2024–25 Carolina Hurricanes
Division2nd Metropolitan
Conference4th Eastern
2024–25 record47–30–5
Home record31–9–1
Road record16–21–4
Goals for266
Goals against233
Team information
General managerEric Tulsky
CoachRod Brind'Amour
CaptainJordan Staal
Alternate captainsSebastian Aho
Jordan Martinook
Jaccob Slavin
ArenaLenovo Center
Average attendance18,795[1]
Minor league affiliatesChicago Wolves (AHL)
Bloomington Bison (ECHL)[a]
Team leaders
GoalsSeth Jarvis (32)
AssistsSebastian Aho (45)
PointsSebastian Aho (74)
Penalty minutesAndrei Svechnikov (59)
Plus/minusJalen Chatfield (+22)
WinsPyotr Kochetkov (27)
Goals against averageDustin Tokarski (2.18)
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On April 2, 2025, the Hurricanes clinched their seventh consecutive playoff spot after they won in regulation against the Washington Capitals.[2] In the playoffs, the Hurricanes defeated the New Jersey Devils in five games in the first round, defeated the Washington Capitals in five games in the second round, but lost to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers in five games in the Eastern Conference finals despite breaking their conference finals losing streak dating back to 2006 at 15 games.

Off-season

On May 24, 2024, Don Waddell resigned as general manager and president after six seasons. Eric Tulsky was named interim general manager that same day.[3] On June 18, Tulsky was promoted to full-time general manager.[4]

Standings

Divisional standings

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Metropolitan Division
Pos Team
 GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 z – Washington Capitals 82 51 22 9 43 288 232 +56 111
2 x – Carolina Hurricanes 82 47 30 5 42 266 233 +33 99
3 x – New Jersey Devils 82 42 33 7 36 242 222 +20 91
4 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 40 33 9 30 273 268 +5 89
5 New York Rangers 82 39 36 7 35 256 255 +1 85
6 New York Islanders 82 35 35 12 28 224 260 −36 82
7 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 34 36 12 24 243 293 −50 80
8 Philadelphia Flyers 82 33 39 10 21 238 286 −48 76
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Source: National Hockey League[5]
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)
x – Clinched playoff spot; z – Clinched conference

Conference standings

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Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team
 GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 AT x – Ottawa Senators 82 45 30 7 35 243 234 +9 97
2 AT x – Montreal Canadiens 82 40 31 11 30 245 265 −20 91
3 ME Columbus Blue Jackets 82 40 33 9 30 273 268 +5 89
4 AT Detroit Red Wings 82 39 35 8 30 238 259 −21 86
5 ME New York Rangers 82 39 36 7 35 256 255 +1 85
6 ME New York Islanders 82 35 35 12 28 224 260 −36 82
7 ME Pittsburgh Penguins 82 34 36 12 24 243 293 −50 80
8 AT Buffalo Sabres 82 36 39 7 29 269 289 −20 79
9 AT Boston Bruins 82 33 39 10 26 222 272 −50 76
10 ME Philadelphia Flyers 82 33 39 10 21 238 286 −48 76
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Source: National Hockey League[6]
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)
x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Preseason

The Carolina Hurricanes preseason schedule was released on June 25, 2024.[7]

More information Game, Date ...
2024 preseason game log: 4–1–1 (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 2–0–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordRecap
1September 24@ Tampa Bay2–1KochetkovAmalie Arena9,1351–0–0
2September 27Florida8–2AndersenLenovo Center14,8752–0–0
3September 28@ Florida4–5OTMartinAmerant Bank Arena14,7022–0–1
4October 2Nashville4–6PeretsLenovo Center18,7002–1–1
5October 4Tampa Bay2–1OTKochetkovLenovo Center16,0053–1–1
6October 5@ Nashville5–3Martin Bridgestone Arena17,1594–1–1

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Regular season

The Carolina Hurricanes regular season schedule was released on July 2, 2024.[8]

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2024–25 game log
October: 7–2–0 (home: 2–1–0; road: 5–1–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
1October 11Tampa Bay1–4AndersenLenovo Center18,8170–1–00[9]
–October 12@ Tampa BayGame postponed to January 7 due to Hurricane Milton.
2October 15New Jersey4–2KochetkovLenovo Center18,7001–1–02[10]
3October 18@ Pittsburgh4–1AndersenPPG Paints Arena17,0742–1–04[11]
4October 19@ St. Louis3–4KochetkovEnterprise Center18,0962–2–04[12]
5October 22@ Edmonton3–2OTAndersenRogers Place18,3473–2–06[13]
6October 24@ Calgary4–2KochetkovScotiabank Saddledome16,4044–2–08[14]
7October 26@ Seattle4–1AndersenClimate Pledge Arena17,1515–2–010[15]
8October 28@ Vancouver4–3OTKochetkovRogers Arena18,6826–2–012[16]
9October 31Boston8–2KochetkovLenovo Center18,7007–2–014[17]
November: 9–5–1 (home: 7–1–0; road: 2–4–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
10November 3Washington4–2KochetkovLenovo Center18,7968–2–016[18]
11November 5Philadelphia6–4KochetkovLenovo Center18,7009–2–018[19]
12November 7Pittsburgh5–1KochetkovLenovo Center18,70010–2–020[20]
13November 9@ Colorado4–6MartinBall Arena18,08910–3–020[21]
14November 11@ Vegas5–2KochetkovT-Mobile Arena17,90811–3–022[22]
15November 13@ Utah1–4KochetkovDelta Center11,13111–4–022[23]
16November 16Ottawa4–0MartinLenovo Center18,80812–4–024[24]
17November 17St. Louis4–1KochetkovLenovo Center18,79713–4–026[25]
18November 20@ Philadelphia4–1KochetkovWells Fargo Center17,53514–4–028[26]
19November 21@ New Jersey2–4MartinPrudential Center16,08614–5–028[27]
20November 23@ Columbus4–5SOMartinNationwide Arena16,01314–5–129[28]
21November 25Dallas6–4MartinLenovo Center18,81215–5–131[29]
22November 27NY Rangers4–3MartinLenovo Center18,90516–5–133[30]
23November 29Florida3–6MartinLenovo Center18,92016–6–133[31]
24November 30@ Florida0–6MartinAmerant Bank Arena18,64816–7–133[32]
December: 6–6–1 (home: 5–2–0; road: 1–4–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
25December 3Seattle2–4KochetkovLenovo Center18,70016–8–133[33]
26December 5Colorado5–3KochetkovLenovo Center18,70017–8–135[34]
27December 7@ NY Islanders3–4KochetkovUBS Arena15,61917–9–135[35]
28December 10San Jose3–2KochetkovLenovo Center18,70018–9–137[36]
29December 13Ottawa0–3KochetkovLenovo Center18,70018–10–137[37]
30December 15Columbus4–1TokarskiLenovo Center18,70019–10–139[38]
31December 17NY Islanders4–0KochetkovLenovo Center18,70020–10–141[39]
32December 20@ Washington1–3KochetkovCapital One Arena18,57320–11–141[40]
33December 22@ NY Rangers3–1KochetkovMadison Square Garden18,00621–11–143[41]
34December 23@ Nashville2–5TokarskiBridgestone Arena17,15921–12–143[42]
35December 27@ New Jersey2–4KochetkovPrudential Center16,62921–13–143[43]
36December 28New Jersey5–2TokarskiLenovo Center18,82522–13–145[44]
37December 31@ Columbus3–4SOKochetkovNationwide Arena17,71222–13–246[45]
January: 10–3–2 (home: 7–1–1; road: 3–2–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
38January 2@ Florida3–1KochetkovAmerant Bank Arena19,43423–13–248[46]
39January 4Minnesota0–4KochetkovLenovo Center18,90323–14–248[47]
40January 5Pittsburgh4–3OTTokarskiLenovo Center18,89124–14–250[48]
41January 7@ Tampa Bay2–3KochetkovAmalie Arena19,09224–15–250[49]
42January 9Toronto6–3KochetkovLenovo Center18,75025–15–252[50]
43January 10Vancouver2–0TokarskiLenovo Center18,75026–15–254[51]
44January 12Anaheim2–3OTKochetkovLenovo Center18,89726–15–355[52]
45January 15@ Buffalo2–4TokarskiKeyBank Center13,44926–16–355[53]
46January 17Vegas3–2KochetkovLenovo Center18,82527–16–357[54]
47January 20@ Chicago4–3OTAndersenUnited Center15,83128–16–359[55]
48January 21@ Dallas2–1KochetkovAmerican Airlines Center18,53229–16–361[56]
49January 23Columbus7–4AndersenLenovo Center18,70030–16–363[57]
50January 25@ NY Islanders2–3OTKochetkovUBS Arena17,25530–16–464[58]
51January 28@ NY Rangers4–0AndersenMadison Square Garden17,62931–16–466[59]
52January 30Chicago3–2KochetkovLenovo Center18,89632–16–468[60]
February: 2–5–0 (home: 2–1–0; road: 0–4–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
53February 1Los Angeles2–4AndersenLenovo Center18,97732–17–468[61]
54February 4@ Winnipeg0–3KochetkovCanada Life Centre13,08232–18–468[62]
55February 6@ Minnesota1–2AndersenXcel Energy Center18,27332–19–468[63]
56February 8Utah7–3KochetkovLenovo Center19,00533–19–470[64]
57February 22@ Toronto3–6KochetkovScotiabank Arena18,91433–20–470[65]
58February 25@ Montreal0–4AndersenBell Centre21,10533–21–470[66]
59February 27Buffalo5–2KochetkovLenovo Center18,84434–21–472[67]
March: 11–3–0 (home: 7–2–0; road: 4–1–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
60March 1Edmonton1–3AndersenLenovo Center18,99434–22–472[68]
61March 2Calgary2–1OTKochetkovLenovo Center18,70035–22–474[69]
62March 4@ Detroit2–1AndersenLittle Caesars Arena18,57336–22–476[70]
63March 6Boston3–2KochetkovLenovo Center18,70037–22–478[71]
64March 9Winnipeg4–2AndersenLenovo Center18,70038–22–480[72]
65March 11Tampa Bay4–1KochetkovLenovo Center18,70039–22–482[73]
66March 14Detroit4–2AndersenLenovo Center18,84540–22–484[74]
67March 15@ Philadelphia5–0KochetkovWells Fargo Center18,80141–22–486[75]
68March 20@ San Jose3–1AndersenSAP Center11,37342–22–488[76]
69March 22@ Los Angeles2–7KochetkovCrypto.com Arena16,89642–23–488[77]
70March 23@ Anaheim5–2AndersenHonda Center16,43943–23–490[78]
71March 25Nashville1–3KochetkovLenovo Center18,70043–24–490[79]
72March 28Montreal4–1AndersenLenovo Center18,79544–24–492[80]
73March 30NY Islanders6–4KochetkovLenovo Center18,70045–24–494[81]
April: 2–6–1 (home: 2–1–0; road: 0–5–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
74April 2Washington5–1AndersenLenovo Center18,90846–24–496[82]
75April 4@ Detroit3–5KochetkovLittle Caesars Arena18,97246–25–496[83]
76April 5@ Boston1–5AndersenTD Garden17,85046–26–496[84]
77April 8@ Buffalo0–3KochetkovKeyBank Center13,70946–27–496[85]
78April 10@ Washington4–5SOAndersenCapital One Arena18,57346–27–597[86]
79April 12NY Rangers7–3KochetkovLenovo Center18,88047–27–599[87]
80April 13Toronto1–4AndersenLenovo Center18,90547–28–599[88]
81April 16@ Montreal2–4KochetkovBell Centre21,10547–29–599[89]
82April 17@ Ottawa5–7AndersenCanadian Tire Centre16,19347–30–599[90]

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

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Playoffs

Main article: 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs
More information 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs, Game ...
2025 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference first round vs. (M3) New Jersey Devils: Carolina won 4–1
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 20New Jersey4–1AndersenLenovo Center18,8951–0[91]
2April 22New Jersey3–1AndersenLenovo Center18,8952–0[92]
3April 25@ New Jersey2–32OTAndersenPrudential Center16,6822–1[93]
4April 27@ New Jersey5–2AndersenPrudential Center17,0543–1[94]
5April 29New Jersey5–42OTKochetkovLenovo Center18,9334–1[95]
Eastern Conference second round vs. (M1) Washington Capitals: Carolina won 4–1
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceSeriesRecap
1May 6@ Washington2–1OTAndersenCapital One Arena18,5731–0[96]
2May 8@ Washington1–3AndersenCapital One Arena18,5731–1[97]
3May 10Washington4–0AndersenLenovo Center19,1742–1[98]
4May 12Washington5–2AndersenLenovo Center19,1383–1[99]
5May 15@ Washington3–1AndersenCapital One Arena18,5734–1[100]
Eastern Conference final vs. (A3) Florida Panthers: Florida won 4–1
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceSeriesRecap
1May 20Florida2–5AndersenLenovo Center18,9440–1[101]
2May 22Florida0–5AndersenLenovo Center18,9710–2[102]
3May 24@ Florida2–6KochetkovAmerant Bank Arena19,8360–3[103]
4May 26@ Florida3–0AndersenAmerant Bank Arena19,8971–3[104]
5May 28Florida3–5AndersenLenovo Center18,9941–4[105]

Legend:   Win   Loss

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Player statistics

Skaters

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Goaltenders

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Regular season[108]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Pyotr Kochetkov47472,790:42271631212.601,172.8982038
Frederik Andersen22221,319:311381552.50546.8991010
Dustin Tokarski66358:19420132.18132.9021000
Spencer Martin97415:59341273.89175.8461000
Yaniv Perets108:1200017.327.8570000
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Playoffs[109]
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Frederik Andersen1313743:0485252.02269.9072000
Pyotr Kochetkov42199:5811123.6083.8550002
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†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

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

More information Date, Details ...
DateDetailsRef
June 30, 2024 (2024-06-30) To Tampa Bay Lightning
Jake Guentzel		 To Carolina Hurricanes
3rd-round pick in 2025		 [110]
July 6, 2024 (2024-07-06) To Winnipeg Jets
Dylan Coghlan		 To Carolina Hurricanes
Future considerations		 [111]
January 24, 2025 (2025-01-24) To Colorado Avalanche
Jack Drury
Martin Necas
2nd-round pick in 2025
4th-round pick in 2026		 To Carolina Hurricanes
Taylor Hall
Nils Juntorp
Mikko Rantanen		 [112]
To Chicago Blackhawks
CHI 3rd-round pick in 2025
March 7, 2025 (2025-03-07) To Dallas Stars
Mikko Rantanen		 To Carolina Hurricanes
Logan Stankoven
1st-round pick in 2026
3rd-round pick in 2026
3rd-round pick in 2027
1st-round pick in 2028		 [113]
To Nashville Predators
5th-round pick in 2025		 To Carolina Hurricanes
Mark Jankowski		 [114]
March 30, 2025 (2025-03-30) To Tampa Bay Lightning
Lucas Mecuri		 To Carolina Hurricanes
6th-round pick in 2025		 [115]
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Players acquired

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DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01)William CarrierVegas Golden Knights6-yearFree agency[116]
Shayne GostisbehereDetroit Red Wings3-yearFree agency[117]
Tyson JostBuffalo Sabres1-yearFree agency[118]
Eric Robinson1-yearFree agency[119]
Sean WalkerColorado Avalanche5-yearFree agency[120]
July 3, 2024 (2024-07-03)Riley StillmanBuffalo Sabres1-yearFree agency[121]
July 4, 2024 (2024-07-04)Jack RoslovicNew York Rangers1-yearFree agency[122]
July 7, 2024 (2024-07-07)Josiah SlavinToronto Marlies (AHL)1-yearFree agency[123]
July 14, 2024 (2024-07-14)Joakim RyanMalmö Redhawks (SHL)1-yearFree agency[124]
December 2, 2024 (2024-12-02)Dustin TokarskiBuffalo Sabres1-yearFree agency[125]
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Players lost

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DatePlayerNew teamTermViaRef
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01)Stefan NoesenNew Jersey Devils3-yearFree agency[126]
Brett Pesce6-yearFree agency[127]
Brady SkjeiNashville Predators7-yearFree agency[128]
Teuvo TeravainenChicago Blackhawks3-yearFree agency[129]
July 4, 2024 (2024-07-04)Callahan BurkeVegas Golden Knights1-yearFree agency[130]
July 17, 2024 (2024-07-17)Evgeny KuznetsovSKA St. Petersburg (KHL)4-yearContract termination[131]
July 18, 2024 (2024-07-18)Max ComtoisDynamo Moscow (KHL)1-yearFree agency[132]
September 15, 2024 (2024-09-15)Antti RaantaGenève-Servette HC (NL)1-yearRetirement/Free agency[133]
September 23, 2024 (2024-09-23)Tony DeAngeloSKA St. Petersburg (KHL)1-yearFree agency[134]
December 6, 2024 (2024-12-06)Brendan LemieuxHC Davos (NL)3-yearContract termination[135]
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Signings

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DatePlayerTermRef
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01)Jordan Martinook3-year[136]
Jaccob Slavin8-year‡[137]
July 14, 2024 (2024-07-14)Dominik Badinka3-year†[138]
July 17, 2024 (2024-07-17)Jack Drury2-year[139]
July 29, 2024 (2024-07-29)Martin Necas2-year[140]
August 31, 2024 (2024-08-31)Seth Jarvis8-year[141]
April 11, 2025 (2025-04-11)Alexander Nikishin2-year†[142]
April 30, 2025 (2025-04-30)Taylor Hall3-year[143]
May 3, 2025 (2025-05-03)Frederik Andersen1-year‡[144]
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Draft picks

See also: List of Carolina Hurricanes draft picks

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

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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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Notes

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

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