2017–18 Carolina Hurricanes season

2017–18 Carolina Hurricanes
Division 6th Metropolitan
Conference 10th Eastern
2017–18 record 36–35–11
Home record 19–16–6
Road record 17–19–5
Goals for 228
Goals against 256
Team information
General Manager Ron Francis (Oct-Mar)
Vacant (Mar- )
Coach Bill Peters
Captain Justin Faulk
Jordan Staal
Alternate captains Jeff Skinner
Arena PNC Arena
Minor league affiliate(s) Charlotte Checkers (AHL)
Florida Everblades (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals Sebastian Aho (29)
Assists Teuvo Teravainen (41)
Points Sebastian Aho (65)
Penalties in minutes Justin Williams (56)
Plus/minus Trevor van Riemsdyk (+9)
Wins Cam Ward (23)
Goals against average Cam Ward (2.73)

The 2017–18 Carolina Hurricanes season was the 39th 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.[1] The Canes failed to make the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season.

Standings

Divisional standings

Metropolitan Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y Washington Capitals 82 49 26 7 46 259 239 +20 105
2 x Pittsburgh Penguins 82 47 29 6 45 272 250 +22 100
3 x Philadelphia Flyers 82 42 26 14 40 251 243 +8 98
4 x Columbus Blue Jackets 82 45 30 7 39 242 230 +12 97
5 x New Jersey Devils 82 44 29 9 39 248 244 +4 97
6 Carolina Hurricanes 82 36 35 11 33 228 256 28 83
7 New York Islanders 82 35 37 10 32 264 296 32 80
8 New York Rangers 82 34 39 9 31 231 268 37 77
Source: National Hockey League
x Clinched playoff spot; y Clinched division.

Conference standings

Top 3 (Metropolitan Division)
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y Washington Capitals 82 49 26 7 46 259 239 +20 105
2 x Pittsburgh Penguins 82 47 29 6 45 272 250 +22 100
3 x Philadelphia Flyers 82 42 26 14 40 251 243 +8 98
Source: National Hockey League
x Clinched playoff spot; y Clinched division.
Top 3 (Atlantic Division)
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 z Tampa Bay Lightning 82 54 23 5 48 296 236 +60 113
2 x Boston Bruins 82 50 20 12 47 270 214 +56 112
3 x Toronto Maple Leafs 82 49 26 7 42 277 232 +45 105
Source: National Hockey League
x Clinched playoff spot; z Clinched conference.
Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 ME x Columbus Blue Jackets 82 45 30 7 39 242 230 +12 97
2 ME x New Jersey Devils 82 44 29 9 39 248 244 +4 97
3 AT Florida Panthers 82 44 30 8 41 248 246 +2 96
4 ME Carolina Hurricanes 82 36 35 11 33 228 256 28 83
5 ME New York Islanders 82 35 37 10 32 264 296 32 80
6 ME New York Rangers 82 34 39 9 31 231 268 37 77
7 AT Detroit Red Wings 82 30 39 13 25 217 255 38 73
8 AT Montreal Canadiens 82 29 40 13 27 209 264 55 71
9 AT Ottawa Senators 82 28 43 11 26 221 291 70 67
10 AT Buffalo Sabres 82 25 45 12 24 199 280 81 62
Source: National Hockey League
x Clinched playoff spot.

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was released on June 8, 2017.[2]

Regular season

The regular season schedule was announced on June 22, 2017.[3]

2017–18 game log

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

Player statistics

Final[4]

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular season[4]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Cam Ward43422,459:20231441122.731187.90620014
Scott Darling43402,475:07132171313.181171.8880002

Transactions

The Hurricanes have been involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season.

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