2013–14 Carolina Hurricanes season

The 2013–14 Carolina Hurricanes season was the franchise's 42nd season, its 35th season in the National Hockey League (NHL) since the NHL franchise was granted on June 22, 1979,[2] and 16th season since the franchise relocated from Hartford to start the 1997–98 seasons.

2013–14 Carolina Hurricanes
Division7th Metropolitan
Conference13th Eastern
2013–14 record36–35–11
Home record18–17–6
Road record18–18–5
Goals for207
Goals against230
Team information
General managerJim Rutherford
CoachKirk Muller
CaptainEric Staal
Alternate captainsTim Gleason (Oct.–Jan.)
Manny Malhotra (Jan.–Apr.)
Jordan Staal
ArenaPNC Arena
Average attendance15,483 (88.4%)[1]
(41 games)
Minor league affiliate(s)Charlotte Checkers (AHL)
Florida Everblades (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsJeff Skinner (33)
AssistsEric Staal (40)
PointsEric Staal (61)
Penalty minutesEric Staal (74)
Plus/minusJohn-Michael Liles (+7)
WinsAnton Khudobin (19)
Goals against averageAnton Khudobin (2.30)

The Hurricanes failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the fifth straight year.

Standings

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Metropolitan Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Pittsburgh Penguins 82 51 24 7 44 249 207 +42 109
2 x – New York Rangers 82 45 31 6 41 218 193 +25 96
3 x – Philadelphia Flyers 82 42 30 10 39 236 235 +1 94
4 x – Columbus Blue Jackets 82 43 32 7 38 231 216 +15 93
5 Washington Capitals 82 38 30 14 28 235 240 −5 90
6 New Jersey Devils 82 35 29 18 35 197 208 −11 88
7 Carolina Hurricanes 82 36 35 11 34 207 230 −23 83
8 New York Islanders 82 34 37 11 25 225 267 −42 79
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division
Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 ME x – Columbus Blue Jackets 82 43 32 7 38 231 216 +15 93
2 AT x – Detroit Red Wings 82 39 28 15 34 222 230 −8 93
3 ME Washington Capitals 82 38 30 14 28 235 240 −5 90
4 ME New Jersey Devils 82 35 29 18 35 197 208 −11 88
5 AT Ottawa Senators 82 37 31 14 30 236 265 −29 88
6 AT Toronto Maple Leafs 82 38 36 8 29 231 256 −25 84
7 ME Carolina Hurricanes 82 36 35 11 34 207 230 −23 83
8 ME New York Islanders 82 34 37 11 25 225 267 −42 79
9 AT Florida Panthers 82 29 45 8 21 196 268 −72 66
10 AT Buffalo Sabres 82 21 51 10 14 157 248 −91 52
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

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Pre-season

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Regular season

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2013–14 Game Log

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

Player stats

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Final stats[3]

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season[4]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Anton Khudobin 36 34 2,084:18 19 14 1 80 2.30 1076 0.926 1 0 0 0
Cam Ward 30 28 1,645:16 10 12 6 84 3.06 824 0.898 0 0 1 2
Justin Peters 21 20 1,225:20 7 9 4 51 2.50 626 0.919 1 0 2 4

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 2013–14 season.

Trades

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June 30, 2013[5] To Buffalo Sabres
Jamie McBain
2nd-round pick in 2013
To Carolina Hurricanes
Andrej Sekera
September 29, 2013[6] To Vancouver Canucks
Zac Dalpe
Jeremy Welsh
To Carolina Hurricanes
Kellan Tochkin
4th-round pick in 2014
December 30, 2013[7] To Calgary Flames
Kevin Westgarth
To Carolina Hurricanes
Greg Nemisz
January 1, 2014[8] To Toronto Maple Leafs
Tim Gleason
To Carolina Hurricanes
John-Michael Liles
Dennis Robertson
March 5, 2014[9] To New Jersey Devils
Tuomo Ruutu
To Carolina Hurricanes
Andrei Loktionov
Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2017

Lost via retirement

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Player Date

Player signings

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Player Date Contract terms
Riley Nash[25] July 9, 2013 2 years, $1.15 million
Michal Jordan[26] July 11, 2013 1 year, $550,000
Elias Lindholm[27] July 15, 2013 3 years, $2.4975 million entry-level contract
Jared Staal[28] July 16, 2013 1 year, $550,000
Zac Dalpe[29] July 19, 2013 1 year, $550,000
Zach Boychuk[30] August 20, 2013 1 year, $550,000
Trevor Carrick[31] December 18, 2013 3 years, $1.875 million entry-level contract
Daniel Altshuller[32] December 20, 2013 3 years, $2.025 million entry-level contract
Anton Khudobin[33] March 4, 2014 2 years, $4.5 million contract extension
Dennis Robertson[34] March 20, 2014 2 years, $1.125 million entry-level contract
Justin Faulk[35] March 24, 2014 6 years, $29 million contract extension
Phil Di Giuseppe[36] March 26, 2014 3 years, $2.175 million entry-level contract
Erik Karlsson[37] May 27, 2014 3 years, $1.8 million entry-level contract
Chris Terry[38] June 24, 2014 1 year, $600,000
Ron Hainsey[39] June 24, 2014 3 years, $8.5 million
Nathan Gerbe[40] June 24, 2014 2 years, $3.5 million

Draft picks

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Carolina Hurricanes' picks at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, which was held in Newark, New Jersey, on June 30, 2013.[41]

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 5 Elias Lindholm Center   Sweden Brynas IF (SHL)
3 66 Brett Pesce Defense   United States University of New Hampshire (Hockey East)
5 126 Brent Pedersen Left wing   Canada Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
6 156 Tyler Ganly Defense   Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
Draft notes[42]

References

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