2014–15 Carolina Hurricanes season
The 2014–15 Carolina Hurricanes season was the 43rd season for the major league ice hockey team; its 36th season in the National Hockey League since the NHL franchise was granted on June 22, 1979,[1] and 18th season since the franchise relocated from Hartford to start the 1997–98 NHL season. The Hurricanes failed to make the playoffs for the sixth consecutive year.
2014–15 Carolina Hurricanes | |
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Division | 8th Metropolitan |
Conference | 14th Eastern |
2014–15 record | 30–41–11 |
Home record | 18–16–7 |
Road record | 12–25–4 |
Goals for | 188 |
Goals against | 226 |
Team information | |
General Manager | Ron Francis |
Coach | Bill Peters |
Captain | Eric Staal |
Alternate captains | Ron Hainsey (Oct-Jan) Jay Harrison (Oct-Dec) Andrej Sekera (Oct-Feb) Jordan Staal |
Arena | PNC Arena |
Average attendance | 12,594 (41 games) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Eric Staal (23) |
Assists | Justin Faulk (34) |
Points | Eric Staal (54) |
Penalty minutes | Brad Malone (74) |
Plus/minus | Andrej Nestrasil (+2) |
Wins | Cam Ward (22) |
Goals against average | Cam Ward (2.40) |
Off-season
On May 5, 2014, the Hurricanes announced that head coach Kirk Muller, as well as assistant coaches John MacLean and Dave Lewis, were fired.[2] The Hurricanes hired Bill Peters as their new head coach on June 19, 2014.[3]
Standings
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | p – New York Rangers | 82 | 53 | 22 | 7 | 49 | 252 | 192 | +60 | 113 |
2 | x – Washington Capitals | 82 | 45 | 26 | 11 | 40 | 242 | 203 | +39 | 101 |
3 | x – New York Islanders | 82 | 47 | 28 | 7 | 40 | 252 | 230 | +22 | 101 |
4 | x – Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 43 | 27 | 12 | 39 | 221 | 210 | +11 | 98 |
5 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 42 | 35 | 5 | 33 | 236 | 250 | −14 | 89 |
6 | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 33 | 31 | 18 | 30 | 215 | 234 | −19 | 84 |
7 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 32 | 36 | 14 | 27 | 181 | 216 | −35 | 78 |
8 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 30 | 41 | 11 | 25 | 188 | 226 | −38 | 71 |
Pos | Div | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | AT | x – Ottawa Senators | 82 | 43 | 26 | 13 | 37 | 238 | 215 | +23 | 99 |
2 | ME | x – Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 43 | 27 | 12 | 39 | 221 | 210 | +11 | 98 |
3 | AT | Boston Bruins | 82 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 37 | 213 | 211 | +2 | 96 |
4 | AT | Florida Panthers | 82 | 38 | 29 | 15 | 30 | 206 | 223 | −17 | 91 |
5 | ME | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 42 | 35 | 5 | 33 | 236 | 250 | −14 | 89 |
6 | ME | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 33 | 31 | 18 | 30 | 215 | 234 | −19 | 84 |
7 | ME | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 32 | 36 | 14 | 27 | 181 | 216 | −35 | 78 |
8 | ME | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 30 | 41 | 11 | 25 | 188 | 226 | −38 | 71 |
9 | AT | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 30 | 44 | 8 | 25 | 211 | 262 | −51 | 68 |
10 | AT | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 23 | 51 | 8 | 15 | 161 | 274 | −113 | 54 |
Schedule and results
Pre-season
2014 Pre-Season Game Log: 2–5–0 (Home: 1–1–0 ; Road: 1–4–0) | |||||||||
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap |
1 | September 21 | Columbus | 4–3 | Carolina | Nedeljkovic | 6,250 | 0–1–0 | Recap | |
2 | September 23 | Carolina | 0–2 | Buffalo | MacIntyre | 18,546 | 0–2–0 | Recap | |
3 | September 24 | Carolina | 4–2 | NY Islanders | MacIntyre | 9,888 | 1–2–0 | Recap | |
4 | September 30 | Carolina | 1–3 | St. Louis | Ward | 10,213 | 1–3–0 | Recap | |
5 | October 1 | Carolina | 3–6 | Columbus | Khudobin | 11,798 | 1–4–0 | Recap | |
6 | October 3 | Buffalo | 1–5 | Carolina | Ward | 7,890 | 2–4–0 | Recap | |
7 | October 5 | Carolina | 2–5 | Washington | Khudobin | 16,138 | 2–5–0 | Recap |
Regular season
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Player stats
Final[4]
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Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Cam Ward | 51 | 50 | 3026 | 22 | 24 | 5 | 121 | 2.40 | 1351 | 0.910 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Anton Khudobin | 34 | 32 | 1920 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 87 | 2.72 | 874 | 0.900 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
†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.
Notable achievements
Milestones
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Transactions
The Hurricanes have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season.
Trades
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