2010–11 Carolina Hurricanes season

The 2010–11 Carolina Hurricanes season was the 32nd season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, and 13th season since the franchise relocated to North Carolina to start the 1997–98 NHL season.

The Hurricanes posted a regular season record of 40 wins, 31 losses and 11 overtime/shootout losses for 91 points, failing to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the second consecutive season.

Off-Season On June 17, the Carolina Hurricanes announced that they will play seven games during the pre-season – six against NHL teams and one against SKA St. Petersburg of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).Hurricanes Announce 2010 Preseason Schedule

For their first-round selection, the Hurricanes selected Jeff Skinner at the 2010 NHL entry draft. The Hurricanes had eight selections in total at the Draft.

Regular season

The Carolina Hurricanes started their 2010–11 season (as well as the 2010–11 NHL season) with a two-game series in Helsinki, Finland, against the Minnesota Wild. The Hurricanes swept the Wild in the two-game series, with 18-year-old rookie Jeff Skinner scoring the sole shootout goal to win the second game for the Hurricanes.

After Helsinki, the Hurricanes embarked on a five-game, nine-day road trip starting in Ottawa and ending in Phoenix on October 23. The Hurricanes arrived in Raleigh with a 4–3–0 record before their home opener against the Washington Capitals.Canes Make it Through Demanding Start

Before the October 30 game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, General Manager Jim Rutherford announced that Jeff Skinner would stay with Carolina Hurricanes for the remainder of 2010–11 season.Skinner Decision a No-Brainer

On November 17, Rutherford announced that defenseman Anton Babchuk and right wing Tom Kostopoulos would be traded to the Calgary Flames for defenseman Ian White and center Brett Sutter in an effort to "stabilize" the Canes' defense following two lopsided losses to the Montreal Canadiens and the Philadelphia Flyers.Trade Will Help "Stabilize" Defense

The Hurricanes claimed right wing Troy Bodie on waivers and traded for center Ryan Carter – both from the Anaheim Ducks – on November 16 and 23, respectively.Canes Claim Troy Bodie on Waivers from DucksCanes Acquire Ryan Carter from Anaheim Ducks Bodie and Carter, along with Jiri Tlusty, are expected to bring more physicality to the Hurricanes' fourth line.Canes Pleased with New-Look Fourth Line

The Hurricanes concluded the regular season with the most power-play opportunities in the NHL, with 346.

Standings

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2010 Pre-season game log: 3–3–0 (Home: 1–2–0; Road: 1–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Record Recap 1 September 21 Florida Panthers 4 - 1 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 0-1-0 Recap 2 September 23 Carolina Hurricanes 3 - 1 Nashville Predators Peters 1-1-0 Recap 3 September 24 Nashville Predators 2 - 1 Carolina Hurricanes Pogge 1-2-0 Recap 4 September 25 Carolina Hurricanes 1 - 0 Atlanta Thrashers Ward 2-2-0 Recap 5 September 29 Carolina Hurricanes Canceled Florida Panthers 6 October 1 Atlanta Thrashers 1 - 2 Carolina Hurricanes OT Ward 3-2-0 Recap 7 October 4 Carolina Hurricanes 3 - 5 SKA St. Petersburg Peters 3-3-0 Recap

Regular season

2010–11 Game Log October: 5–5–0 (Home: 1-2-0; Road: 4–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 7 (in Helsinki, Finland) Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 Minnesota Wild Ward 12,355 1-0-0 2 2 October 8 (in Helsinki, Finland) Minnesota Wild 1-2 Carolina Hurricanes SO Ward 13,465 2-0-0 4 3 October 14 Carolina Hurricanes 2-3 Ottawa Senators Ward 16,270 1-2-0 4 4 October 17 Carolina Hurricanes 1-5 Vancouver Canucks Ward 18,860 2-2-0 4 5 October 19 Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 San Jose Sharks Ward 17,562 3-2-0 6 6 October 20 Carolina Hurricanes 3-4 Los Angeles Kings Peters 14,053 3-3-0 6 7 October 23 Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 Phoenix Coyotes OT Ward 8,189 4-3-0 8 8 October 27 Washington Capitals 3-0 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 18,680 4-4-0 8 9 October 29 Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 New York Rangers Ward 17,819 5-4-0 10 10 October 30 Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 18,680 5-5-0 10 November: 5-6-3 (Home: 4-3-1; Road:1-3-2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 11 November 1 Carolina Hurricanes 2-3 Philadelphia Flyers Peters 19,083 5-6-0 10 12 November 3 New York Islanders 2-7 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 13,043 6-6-0 12 13 November 5 Carolina Hurricanes 4-7 Florida Panthers Ward 14,761 6-7-0 12 14 November 6 Florida Panthers 2-3 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 17,704 7-7-0 14 15 November 9 Edmonton Oilers 1-7 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 11,890 8-7-0 16 16 November 11 Philadelphia Flyers 8-1 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 14,719 8-8-0 16 17 November 13 Carolina Hurricanes 2-7 Montreal Canadiens Ward 21,273 8-9-0 16 18 November 17 Ottawa Senators 1-7 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 12,938 9-9-0 18 19 November 19 Carolina Hurricanes 4-5 Pittsburgh Penguins SO Peters 18,264 9-9-1 19 20 November 20 Nashville Predators 2-1 Carolina Hurricanes SO Ward 15,384 9-9-2 20 21 November 24 Washington Capitals 3-2 Carolina Hurricanes Peters 15,200 9-10-2 20 22 November 26 Carolina Hurricanes 3-0 Boston Bruins Ward 17,565 10-10-2 22 23 November 28 Carolina Hurricanes 2-3 Washington Capitals SO Ward 18,398 10-10-3 23 24 November 29 Dallas Stars 4-1 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 15,382 10-11-3 23 December: 5-4-1 (Home: 2-2-0; Road: 3-2-1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 25 December 3 Colorado Avalanche 1-2 Carolina Hurricanes OT Ward 16,277 11-11-3 25 26 December 4 Carolina Hurricanes 2-5 Nashville Predators Ward 15,016 11-12-3 25 27 December 10 Carolina Hurricanes 1-2 Dallas Stars SO Ward 13,012 11-12-4 26 28 December 11 Carolina Hurricanes 2-1 St. Louis Blues SO Ward 19,150 12-12-4 28 29 December 15 Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 Florida Panthers Peters 14,651 13-12-4 30 30 December 16 Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 Atlanta Thrashers SO Ward 11,043 14-12-4 32 31 December 18 Anaheim Ducks 2-4 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 16,603 15-12-4 34 32 December 20 Carolina Hurricanes 1-5 Tampa Bay Lightning Peters 17,210 15-13-4 34 33 December 23 Montreal Canadiens 3-2 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 16,981 15-14-4 34 34 December 26 Washington Capitals 3-2 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 10,477 15-15-4 34 35 December 28 Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 Toronto Maple Leafs Ward 19,309 16-15-4 36 36 December 29 Carolina Hurricanes 4-0 Ottawa Senators Ward 20,221 17-15-4 38 January: 8-4-2 (Home: 6-1-1; Road: 2-3-1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 37 January 1 New Jersey Devils 3-6 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 16,107 18-15-4 40 38 January 3 Florida Panthers 4-3 Carolina Hurricanes OT Ward 16,337 18-15-5 41 39 January 5 Carolina Hurricanes 1-2 New York Rangers OT Ward 18,200 18-15-6 42 40 January 7 Carolina Hurricanes 5-3 Florida Panthers Peters 14,262 19-15-6 44 41 January 9 Atlanta Thrashers 3-4 Carolina Hurricanes OT Peters 17,907 20-15-6 46 42 January 11 Calgary Flames 5-6 Carolina Hurricanes SO Ward 10,096 21-15-6 48 43 January 13 Carolina Hurricanes 2-3 Buffalo Sabres Ward 18,276 21-16-6 48 44 January 15 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-6 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 18,680 22-16-6 50 45 January 17 Carolina Hurricanes 0-7 Boston Bruins Ward 17,565 22-17-6 50 46 January 18 Boston Bruins 3-2 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 17,419 22-18-6 50 47 January 20 New York Rangers 1-4 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 15,861 23-18-6 52 48 January 22 Carolina Hurricanes 2-3 Pittsburgh Penguins Ward 18,305 23-19-6 52 49 January 24 Toronto Maple Leafs 4-6 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 16,201 24-19-6 54 50 January 26 Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 New York Islanders Ward 4,976 25-19-6 56 February: 4-6-3 (Home: 3-2-1; Road: 1-4-2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 51 February 1 Boston Bruins 2-3 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 18,126 25-20-6 56 52 February 3 Carolina Hurricanes 0-3 Toronto Maple Leafs Ward 19,220 25-21-6 56 53 February 5 Atlanta Thrashers 3-4 Carolina Hurricanes OT Ward 16,874 26-21-6 58 54 February 8 Carolina Hurricanes 2-3 New Jersey Devils OT Ward 12,126 26-21-7 59 55 February 10 Carolina Hurricanes 1-2 Philadelphia Flyers Ward 19,726 26-22-7 59 56 February 12 Carolina Hurricanes 3-4 Tampa Bay Lightning OT Ward 19,910 26-22-8 60 57 February 13 Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 Atlanta Thrashers Ward 13,032 27-22-8 62 58 February 16 Carolina Hurricanes 2-3 New Jersey Devils Ward 14,445 27-23-8 62 59 February 18 Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 18,726 28-23-8 64 60 February 19 New Jersey Devils 1-4 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 17,890 28-24-8 64 61 February 22 New York Rangers 3-4 Carolina Hurricanes SO Ward 17,932 28-24-9 65 62 February 25 Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 18,719 29-24-9 67 63 February 26 Carolina Hurricanes 3-4 Montreal Canadiens Ward 21,273 29-25-9 67 March: 8-5-1 (Home: 5-3-1; Road: 3-2-0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 64 March 1 Florida Panthers 2-1 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 16,252 30-25-9 69 65 March 3 Buffalo Sabres 3-2 Carolina Hurricanes OT Ward 15,213 31-25-9 71 66 March 4 Carolina Hurricanes 2-5 Chicago Blackhawks Peters 21,830 31-26-9 71 67 March 9 Atlanta Thrashers 2-3 Carolina Hurricanes OT Ward 16,126 31-26-10 72 68 March 11 Carolina Hurricanes 1-2 Washington Capitals Ward 18,398 31-27-10 72 69 March 12 Columbus Blue Jackets 2-3 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 18,680 31-28-10 72 70 March 15 Carolina Hurricanes 1-0 Buffalo Sabres Ward 18,690 32-28-10 74 71 March 16 Toronto Maple Leafs 1-3 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 15,220 32-29-10 74 72 March 18 New York Islanders 3-2 Carolina Hurricanes OT Ward 17,686 33-29-10 76 73 March 22 Ottawa Senators 4-3 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 16,189 34-29-10 78 74 March 25 Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 Tampa Bay Lightning Ward 16,656 35-29-10 80 75 March 26 Tampa Bay Lightning 2-4 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 17,264 35-30-10 80 76 March 29 Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 Washington Capitals SO Ward 18,398 36-30-10 82 77 March 30 Montreal Canadiens 6-2 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 18,701 37-30-10 84 April: 3-1-1 (Home: 1-1-1; Road: 2-0-0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 78 April 2 Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 New York Islanders Ward 16,250 38-30-10 86 79 April 3 Buffalo Sabres 1-2 Carolina Hurricanes OT Ward 18,740 38-30-11 87 80 April 6 Detroit Red Wings 3-0 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 17,602 39-30-11 89 81 April 8 Carolina Hurricanes 6-1 Atlanta Thrashers Ward 14,652 40-30-11 91 82 April 9 Tampa Bay Lightning 2-6 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 17,805 40-31-11 91

Playoffs The Hurricanes missed the playoffs for the second straight year by two points.

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular season Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM 81 33 43 76 -10 72 82 31 32 63 3 46 82 19 38 57 1 54 82 26 26 52 -1 49 70 19 33 52 3 24 82 11 29 40 -14 18 72 5 30 35 -2 60 82 16 15 31 -21 59 76 7 23 30 -8 32 82 14 15 29 13 25 ‡ 58 10 16 26 0 12 80 8 10 18 -6 12 82 2 14 16 -11 85 † 21 5 11 16 2 4 57 6 6 12 1 14 72 3 7 10 5 72 †‡ 39 0 10 10 4 12 ‡ 17 3 5 8 -4 12 23 4 3 7 -2 4 † 19 0 5 5 4 19 † 17 1 4 5 7 2 15 3 1 4 0 0 ‡ 17 1 3 4 -1 30 † 50 1 2 3 -4 54 †‡ 32 0 3 3 0 22 23 0 2 2 0 0 13 2 0 2 -4 4 23 0 1 1 0 12 ‡ 10 1 0 1 -1 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 ‡ 13 0 0 0 7 4 † 1 0 0 0 0 0

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Hurricanes. Stats reflect time with Hurricanes only. ‡Traded mid-season Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Goaltenders Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA= Goals against average; SA= Shots against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save percentage; SO= Shutouts Regular season Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM 74 4318 37 26 10 184 2.56 2375 .923 4 0 1 0 12 648 3 5 1 43 3.98 343 .875 0 0 0 4

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Hurricanes. Stats reflect time with Hurricanes only. ‡Traded mid-season Bold/italics denotes franchise record