2018–19 Carolina Hurricanes season

The 2018–19 Carolina Hurricanes season was the 40th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 22, 1979 (following seven seasons of play in the World Hockey Association), and 21st season since the franchise relocated from Hartford to start the 1997–98 NHL season. For the first time since 2009, the Hurricanes reached the playoffs, clinching a playoff berth with a 3–1 win against the New Jersey Devils on April 4, 2019. In the playoffs the Hurricanes reached the Conference Finals where they were swept by the Boston Bruins.

Standings

Schedule and results

Preseason The preseason schedule was published on June 12, 2018. 2018 preseason game log: 5–0–1 (Home: 2–0–1; Road: 3–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap 1 September 18 Carolina 4–1 Tampa Bay Mrazek 12,454 1–0–0 Recap 2 September 19 Tampa Bay 1–6 Carolina Booth 6,007 2–0–0 Recap 3 September 21 Washington 1–5 Carolina Mrazek 8,364 3–0–0 Recap 4 September 25 Carolina 4–1 Nashville Darling 17,188 4–0–0 Recap 5 September 28 Carolina 5–4 Washington OT Mrazek 15,304 5–0–0 Recap 6 September 30 Nashville 5–4 Carolina OT Mrazek 18,640 5–0–1 Recap

Regular season The regular season schedule was released on June 21, 2018. 2018–19 game logOctober: 6–5–1 (Home: 3–3–1; Road: 3–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 4 NY Islanders 2–1 Carolina OT Mrazek 18,680 0–0–1 1 Recap 2 October 5 Carolina 3–1 Columbus McElhinney 18,306 1–0–1 3 Recap 3 October 7 NY Rangers 5–8 Carolina Mrazek 13,526 2–0–1 5 Recap 4 October 9 Vancouver 3–5 Carolina McElhinney 11,932 3–0–1 7 Recap 5 October 13 Carolina 5–4 Minnesota OT McElhinney 18,715 4–0–1 9 Recap 6 October 14 Carolina 1–3 Winnipeg Mrazek 15,321 4–1–1 9 Recap 7 October 16 Carolina 2–4 Tampa Bay Mrazek 19,092 4–2–1 9 Recap 8 October 20 Colorado 3–1 Carolina McElhinney 11,753 4–3–1 9 Recap 9 October 22 Carolina 3–1 Detroit Mrazek 19,515 5–3–1 11 Recap 10 October 26 San Jose 3–4 Carolina SO Mrazek 12,311 6–3–1 13 Recap 11 October 28 NY Islanders 2–1 Carolina Mrazek 10,367 6–4–1 13 Recap 12 October 30 Boston 3–2 Carolina Darling 11,357 6–5–1 13 RecapNovember: 6–4–3 (Home: 4–1–2; Road: 2–3–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 13 November 2 Carolina 3–4 Arizona OT Mrazek 10,562 6–5–2 14 Recap 14 November 3 Carolina 0–3 Vegas Darling 18,328 6–6–2 14 Recap 15 November 6 Carolina 1–4 St. Louis McElhinney 16,210 6–7–2 14 Recap 16 November 8 Carolina 4–3 Chicago Darling 21,331 7–7–2 16 Recap 17 November 10 Detroit 4–3 Carolina SO Darling 13,029 7–7–3 17 Recap 18 November 12 Chicago 2–3 Carolina OT Darling 11,221 8–7–3 19 Recap 19 November 17 Columbus 4–1 Carolina Darling 13,040 8–8–3 19 Recap 20 November 18 New Jersey 1–2 Carolina McElhinney 11,211 9–8–3 21 Recap 21 November 21 Toronto 2–5 Carolina McElhinney 12,562 10–8–3 23 Recap 22 November 23 Florida 1–4 Carolina McElhinney 13,226 11–8–3 25 Recap 23 November 24 Carolina 1–4 NY Islanders Darling 10,015 11–9–3 25 Recap 24 November 27 Carolina 2–1 Montreal McElhinney 20,835 12–9–3 27 Recap 25 November 30 Anaheim 2–1 Carolina OT McElhinney 13,987 12–9–4 28 RecapDecember: 4–8–1 (Home: 3–3–1; Road: 1–5–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 26 December 2 Carolina 0–2 Los Angeles Mrazek 17,546 12–10–4 28 Recap 27 December 5 Carolina 1–5 San Jose McElhinney 17,119 12–11–4 28 Recap 28 December 7 Carolina 4–1 Anaheim Mrazek 15,573 13–11–4 30 Recap 29 December 11 Toronto 4–1 Carolina Mrazek 11,907 13–12–4 30 Recap 30 December 13 Carolina 4–6 Montreal Mrazek 20,407 13–13–4 30 Recap 31 December 14 Washington 6–5 Carolina SO Darling 14,446 13–13–5 31 Recap 32 December 16 Arizona 0–3 Carolina Mrazek 13,051 14–13–5 33 Recap 33 December 20 Detroit 4–1 Carolina Mrazek 13,548 14–14–5 33 Recap 34 December 22 Pittsburgh 3–0 Carolina McElhinney 16,264 14–15–5 33 Recap 35 December 23 Boston 3–5 Carolina Mrazek 17,409 15–15–5 35 Recap 36 December 27 Carolina 1–3 Washington Mrazek 18,506 15–16–5 35 Recap 37 December 29 Carolina 0–2 New Jersey McElhinney 16,514 15–17–5 35 Recap 38 December 31 Philadelphia 1–3 Carolina McElhinney 16,644 16–17–5 37 RecapJanuary: 8–3–1 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 5–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 39 January 3 Carolina 5–3 Philadelphia Mrazek 18,718 17–17–5 39 Recap 40 January 4 Columbus 2–4 Carolina McElhinney 15,346 18–17–5 41 Recap 41 January 6 Carolina 5–4 Ottawa Mrazek 12,924 19–17–5 43 Recap 42 January 8 Carolina 4–3 NY Islanders McElhinney 13,769 20–17–5 45 Recap 43 January 10 Carolina 1–3 Tampa Bay Mrazek 19,092 20–18–5 45 Recap 44 January 11 Buffalo 3–4 Carolina McElhinney 17,199 21–18–5 47 Recap 45 January 13 Nashville 3–6 Carolina Mrazek 16,347 22–18–5 49 Recap 46 January 15 Carolina 2–6 NY Rangers McElhinney 17,636 22–19–5 49 Recap 47 January 18 Ottawa 4–1 Carolina Mrazek 15,598 22–20–5 49 Recap 48 January 20 Carolina 7–4 Edmonton Mrazek 18,347 23–20–5 51 Recap 49 January 22 Carolina 2–3 Calgary OT Mrazek 18,508 23–20–6 52 Recap 50 January 23 Carolina 5–2 Vancouver Nedeljkovic 18,373 24–20–6 54 RecapFebruary: 10–3–0 (Home: 4–2–0; Road: 6–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 51 February 1 Vegas 2–5 Carolina Mrazek 17,104 25–20–6 56 Recap 52 February 3 Calgary 4–3 Carolina Mrazek 12,621 25–21–6 56 Recap 53 February 5 Carolina 4–0 Pittsburgh McElhinney 18,435 26–21–6 58 Recap 54 February 7 Carolina 6–5 Buffalo OT McElhinney 17,588 27–21–6 60 Recap 55 February 8 Carolina 3–0 NY Rangers Mrazek 18,006 28–21–6 62 Recap 56 February 10 Carolina 2–3 New Jersey Mrazek 16,514 28–22–6 62 Recap 57 February 12 Carolina 4–1 Ottawa McElhinney 10,648 29–22–6 64 Recap 58 February 15 Edmonton 1–3 Carolina McElhinney 14,430 30–22–6 66 Recap 59 February 16 Dallas 0–3 Carolina Mrazek 14,369 31–22–6 68 Recap 60 February 19 NY Rangers 2–1 Carolina McElhinney 13,343 31–23–6 68 Recap 61 February 21 Carolina 4–3 Florida Mrazek 10,750 32–23–6 70 Recap 62 February 23 Carolina 3–0 Dallas McElhinney 18,532 33–23–6 72 Recap 63 February 26 Los Angeles 1–6 Carolina Mrazek 13,042 34–23–6 74 RecapMarch: 9–6–1 (Home: 6–3–0; Road: 3–3–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 64 March 1 St. Louis 2–5 Carolina McElhinney 15,363 35–23–6 76 Recap 65 March 2 Carolina 4–3 Florida OT Mrazek 13,923 36–23–6 78 Recap 66 March 5 Carolina 3–4 Boston OT McElhinney 17,565 36–23–7 79 Recap 67 March 8 Winnipeg 8–1 Carolina McElhinney 15,928 36–24–7 79 Recap 68 March 9 Carolina 5–3 Nashville Mrazek 17,724 37–24–7 81 Recap 69 March 11 Carolina 3–0 Colorado Mrazek 16,711 38–24–7 83 Recap 70 March 15 Carolina 0–3 Columbus Mrazek 18,832 38–25–7 83 Recap 71 March 16 Buffalo 2–4 Carolina McElhinney 15,171 39–25–7 85 Recap 72 March 19 Pittsburgh 2–3 Carolina SO Mrazek 14,677 40–25–7 87 Recap 73 March 21 Tampa Bay 6–3 Carolina McElhinney 13,785 40–26–7 87 Recap 74 March 23 Minnesota 1–5 Carolina Mrazek 16,751 41–26–7 89 Recap 75 March 24 Montreal 1–2 Carolina OT McElhinney 14,437 42–26–7 91 Recap 76 March 26 Carolina 1–4 Washington Mrazek 18,506 42–27–7 91 Recap 77 March 28 Washington 3–2 Carolina McElhinney 14,680 42–28–7 91 Recap 78 March 30 Philadelphia 2–5 Carolina Mrazek 17,833 43–28–7 93 Recap 79 March 31 Carolina 1–3 Pittsburgh McElhinney 18,616 43–29–7 93 RecapApril: 3–0–0 (Home: 1–0–0; Road: 2–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 80 April 2 Carolina 4–1 Toronto Mrazek 19,097 44–29–7 95 Recap 81 April 4 New Jersey 1–3 Carolina Mrazek 17,645 45–29–7 97 Recap 82 April 6 Carolina 4–3 Philadelphia McElhinney 19,433 46–29–7 99 RecapLegend:

Detailed records Updated as of April 6, 2019 Eastern Conference Atlantic GP W L OT SHOTS GF GA PP PK FO W–L Boston Bruins 3 1 1 1 118–99 10 10 2–12 3–11 102–107 Buffalo Sabres 3 3 0 0 89–109 14 10 1–6 1–8 83–104 Detroit Red Wings 3 1 1 1 130–77 7 9 3–10 1–7 95–101 Florida Panthers 3 3 0 0 90–99 12 7 3–11 2–8 84–99 Montreal Canadiens 3 2 1 0 93–118 8 8 0–5 0–10 96–98 Ottawa Senators 3 2 1 0 100–83 10 9 4–8 1–7 67–89 Tampa Bay Lightning 3 0 3 0 95–89 6 13 0–11 5–12 82–133 Toronto Maple Leafs 3 2 1 0 112–85 10 7 3–7 1–9 84–95 Division total 24 14 8 2 827–759 77 73 16–70 14–72 693–826 Metropolitan GP W L OT SHOTS GF GA PP PK FO W–L Carolina Hurricanes Columbus Blue Jackets 4 2 2 0 143–100 8 10 0–8 1–10 104–114 New Jersey Devils 4 2 2 0 122–122 7 7 2–15 1–13 121–130 New York Islanders 4 1 2 1 136–90 7 11 2–11 2–11 126–98 New York Rangers 4 2 2 0 153–105 14 13 1–11 4–13 118–101 Philadelphia Flyers 4 4 0 0 121–123 17 9 4–10 4–12 118–134 Pittsburgh Penguins 4 2 2 0 174–146 12 12 1–10 0–6 126–123 Washington Capitals 4 0 3 1 110–110 9 16 3–11 2–9 125–112 Division total 28 13 13 2 959–796 74 78 13–76 14–74 838–802 Conference total 52 27 21 4 1786–1555 151 151 29–146 28–146 1531–1628 Western Conference Central GP W L OT SHOTS GF GA PP PK FO W–L Chicago Blackhawks 2 2 0 0 74–73 7 5 3–4 0–2 56–46 Colorado Avalanche 2 1 1 0 76–60 4 3 0–6 1–7 69–45 Dallas Stars 2 2 0 0 58–57 6 0 2–4 0–5 43–72 Minnesota Wild 2 2 0 0 90–48 10 5 1–11 3–9 63–71 Nashville Predators 2 2 0 0 66–57 11 6 4–10 0–8 43–64 St. Louis Blues 2 1 1 0 63–43 6 6 1–7 1–7 60–61 Winnipeg Jets 2 0 2 0 72–55 2 11 0–5 2–4 65–66 Division total 14 10 4 0 499–393 46 36 11–47 7–42 409–425 Pacific GP W L OT SHOTS GF GA PP PK FO W–L Anaheim Ducks 2 1 0 1 70–48 5 3 0–10 0–8 57–61 Arizona Coyotes 2 1 0 1 78–48 6 4 0–11 1–5 65–54 Calgary Flames 2 0 1 1 72–57 5 7 0–6 1–9 55–73 Edmonton Oilers 2 2 0 0 61–62 10 5 1–3 1–7 71–53 Los Angeles Kings 2 1 1 0 68–58 6 3 1–5 0–5 62–67 San Jose Sharks 2 1 1 0 81–46 5 8 1–5 3–5 79–58 Vancouver Canucks 2 2 0 0 67–51 10 5 1–8 2–6 62–72 Vegas Golden Knights 2 1 1 0 66–50 5 5 0–6 1–6 55–61 Division total 16 9 4 3 563–420 52 40 4–54 9–51 506–499 Conference total 30 19 8 3 1062–813 98 76 15–101 16–93 915–924 NHL total 82 46 29 7 2848–2367 249 227 43–247 44–239 2446–2548

Playoffs

The Hurricanes faced the Washington Capitals in the First Round of the playoffs, and defeated them in seven games.

The Hurricanes faced the New York Islanders in the Second Round of the playoffs, sweeping them in four games, which was the first best-of-seven series sweep in Hurricanes/Whalers franchise history.

The Hurricanes faced the Boston Bruins in the Conference Finals, and were swept in four games. They played against each other in the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs, where the Hurricanes defeated the Bruins in the Conference Semifinals in seven games. 2019 Stanley Cup playoffsEastern Conference First Round vs. (M1) Washington Capitals: Carolina won 4–3 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 11 Carolina 2–4 Washington Mrazek 18,506 0–1 Recap 2 April 13 Carolina 3–4 Washington OT Mrazek 18,506 0–2 Recap 3 April 15 Washington 0–5 Carolina Mrazek 18,783 1–2 Recap 4 April 18 Washington 1–2 Carolina Mrazek 19,202 2–2 Recap 5 April 20 Carolina 0–6 Washington Mrazek 18,506 2–3 Recap 6 April 22 Washington 2–5 Carolina Mrazek 18,913 3–3 Recap 7 April 24 Carolina 4–3 Washington 2OT Mrazek 18,506 4–3 RecapEastern Conference Second Round vs. (M2) New York Islanders: Carolina won 4–0 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 26 Carolina 1–0 NY Islanders OT Mrazek 15,795 1–0 Recap 2 April 28 Carolina 2–1 NY Islanders McElhinney 15,795 2–0 Recap 3 May 1 NY Islanders 2–5 Carolina McElhinney 19,066 3–0 Recap 4 May 3 NY Islanders 2–5 Carolina McElhinney 19,495 4–0 RecapEastern Conference Finals vs. (A2) Boston Bruins: Boston won 4–0 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 May 9 Carolina 2–5 Boston Mrazek 17,565 0–1 Recap 2 May 12 Carolina 2–6 Boston Mrazek 17,565 0–2 Recap 3 May 14 Boston 2–1 Carolina McElhinney 18,768 0–3 Recap 4 May 16 Boston 4–0 Carolina McElhinney 19,041 0–4 RecapLegend:

Player statistics As of May 16, 2019

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