# 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, and 16th season since the franchise relocated from Hartford to start the 1997–98 seasons.
The Hurricanes failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the fifth straight year.

## Standings

Metropolitan Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | 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 |
Eastern Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | 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 |

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

2013–14 Game Log :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

## Player stats

Final stats

### Skaters

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Eric Staal | 79 | 21 | 40 | 61 | −13 | 74 |
| Jeff Skinner | 71 | 33 | 21 | 54 | −14 | 22 |
| Andrej Sekera | 74 | 11 | 33 | 44 | 4 | 20 |
| Alexander Semin | 65 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 1 | 42 |
| Jordan Staal | 82 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 2 | 34 |
| Justin Faulk | 76 | 5 | 27 | 32 | −9 | 37 |
| Nathan Gerbe | 81 | 16 | 15 | 31 | −6 | 36 |
| Jiri Tlusty | 68 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 2 | 22 |
| Riley Nash | 73 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 0 | 29 |
| Patrick Dwyer | 75 | 8 | 14 | 22 | −2 | 14 |
| Elias Lindholm | 58 | 9 | 12 | 21 | −14 | 4 |
| Tuomo Ruutu$^‡$ | 57 | 5 | 11 | 16 | −19 | 34 |
| Ron Hainsey | 82 | 4 | 11 | 15 | −9 | 45 |
| Jay Harrison | 68 | 4 | 11 | 15 | −1 | 44 |
| Manny Malhotra | 69 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 18 |
| Drayson Bowman | 70 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −2 | 16 |
| Ryan Murphy | 48 | 2 | 10 | 12 | −9 | 10 |
| Andrei Loktionov$^†$ | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −4 | 2 |
| Radek Dvorak | 60 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 41 |
| John-Michael Liles$^†$ | 35 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
| Brett Bellemore | 64 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −1 | 45 |
| Zach Boychuk | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Komisarek | 32 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −4 | 14 |
| Brett Sutter | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −4 | 9 |
| Chris Terry | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −4 | 0 |
| Tim Gleason$^‡$ | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −7 | 10 |
| Aaron Palushaj | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Kevin Westgarth$^‡$ | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 4 |

### Goaltenders

Regular Season :
| 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

The Hurricanes have been involved in the following transactions during the 2013–14 season.

### Trades

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

### Lost via retirement

| Player | Date |

### Player signings

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

## Draft picks

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

* The Carolina Hurricanes' second-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a June 30, 2013, trade that sent Andrej Sekera to the Hurricanes in exchange for Jamie McBain and this pick.
* The Carolina Hurricanes' fourth-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers (via Los Angeles), the Hurricanes traded this pick to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a January 13, 2013, trade that sent Kevin Westgarth to the Hurricanes in exchange for Anthony Stewart, 2014 sixth-round pick and this pick.
* The Carolina Hurricanes' seventh-round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of an April 2, 2013, trade that sent Marc-Andre Bergeron to the Hurricanes in exchange for Adam Hall and this pick.