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
Division8th Metropolitan
Conference14th Eastern
2014–15 record30–41–11
Home record18–16–7
Road record12–25–4
Goals for188
Goals against226
Team information
General ManagerRon Francis
CoachBill Peters
CaptainEric Staal
Alternate captainsRon Hainsey (Oct-Jan)
Jay Harrison (Oct-Dec)
Andrej Sekera (Oct-Feb)
Jordan Staal
ArenaPNC Arena
Average attendance12,594 (41 games)
Team leaders
GoalsEric Staal (23)
AssistsJustin Faulk (34)
PointsEric Staal (54)
Penalty minutesBrad Malone (74)
Plus/minusAndrej Nestrasil (+2)
WinsCam Ward (22)
Goals against averageCam 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

Metropolitan Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
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
Source: National Hockey League
p Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x Clinched playoff spot.
Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
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
Source: National Hockey League
x Clinched playoff spot.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

2014–15 Game Log

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

Player stats

Final[4]

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season[5]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Cam Ward51503026222451212.4013510.9101004
Anton Khudobin343219208176872.728740.9001000

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

Awards

Milestones

Transactions

The Hurricanes have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season.

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