# 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, and 17th 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.

## 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. The Hurricanes hired Bill Peters as their new head coach on June 19, 2014.

## Standings

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

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

2014–15 Game Log :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

## Player stats

Final

### Skaters

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Eric Staal | 77 | 23 | 21 | 54 | −13 | 41 |
| Justin Faulk | 82 | 15 | 34 | 49 | −19 | 30 |
| Elias Lindholm | 81 | 17 | 22 | 39 | −23 | 14 |
| Victor Rask | 80 | 11 | 22 | 33 | −14 | 16 |
| Jeff Skinner | 77 | 18 | 13 | 31 | −24 | 18 |
| Nathan Gerbe | 78 | 10 | 18 | 28 | −14 | 34 |
| Riley Nash | 68 | 8 | 17 | 25 | −10 | 12 |
| Jordan Staal | 46 | 6 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 14 |
| Jiri Tlusty$^‡$ | 52 | 13 | 10 | 23 | −17 | 16 |
| John-Michael Liles | 57 | 2 | 20 | 22 | −9 | 14 |
| Jay McClement | 82 | 7 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 17 |
| Chris Terry | 57 | 11 | 9 | 20 | −4 | 14 |
| Alexander Semin | 57 | 6 | 13 | 19 | −10 | 32 |
| Andrej Sekera$^‡$ | 57 | 2 | 17 | 19 | −7 | 8 |
| Andrej Nestrasil$^†$ | 41 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 4 |
| Brad Malone | 65 | 7 | 8 | 15 | −8 | 74 |
| Ryan Murphy | 37 | 4 | 9 | 13 | −11 | 8 |
| Patrick Dwyer | 71 | 5 | 7 | 12 | −12 | 10 |
| Ron Hainsey | 81 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −14 | 16 |
| Brett Bellemore | 49 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 27 |
| Tim Gleason$^‡$ | 55 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −18 | 44 |
| Zach Boychuk | 31 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| Michal Jordan | 38 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −7 | 4 |
| Jay Harrison$^‡$ | 20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −5 | 42 |
| Danny Biega | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −5 | 0 |
| Jack Hillen$^†$ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |
| Rasmus Rissanen | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 4 |
| Justin Shugg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brody Sutter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |
| Keegan Lowe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 10 |
| Brendan Woods | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Patrick Brown | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 4 |

### Goaltenders

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| 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
### Awards

Regular Season :
| Player | Award | Awarded |
| J. Faulk | NHL All-Star game selection | January 10, 2015 |

### Milestones

Regular Season :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| V. Rask | 1st Career NHL Game | October 10, 2014 |
| P. Brown | 1st Career NHL Game | October 10, 2014 |
| V. Rask | 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point | November 2, 2014 |
| V. Rask | 1st Career NHL Assist | November 7, 2014 |
| J. Skinner | 100th Career NHL Goal | November 10, 2014 |
| J. McClement | 700th Career NHL Game | November 18, 2014 |
| E. Staal | 700th Career NHL Point | November 20, 2014 |
| J. Faulk | 200th Career NHL Game | November 22, 2014 |
| A. Nestrasil | 1st Career NHL Goal | November 22, 2014 |
| A. Semin | 500th Career NHL Point | December 4, 2014 |
| R. Hainsey | 700th Career NHL Game | December 11, 2014 |
| J. Skinner | 200th Career NHL Point | December 16, 2014 |
| A. Semin | 600th Career NHL Game | December 21, 2014 |
| E. Staal | 800th Career NHL Game | December 29, 2014 |
| E. Staal | 300th Career NHL Goal | January 6, 2015 |
| E. Lindholm | 100th Career NHL Game | January 10, 2015 |
| J. Skinner | 300th Career NHL Game | January 19, 2015 |
| T. Gleason | 700th Career NHL Game | January 31, 2015 |
| J. Faulk | 100th Career NHL Point | February 7, 2015 |
| B. Bellemore | 100th Career NHL Game | February 12, 2015 |
| M. Jordan | 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | February 14, 2015 |
| M. Jordan | 1st Career NHL Goal | February 16, 2015 |
| C. Ward | 500th Career NHL Game | February 24, 2015 |
| B. Malone | 100th Career NHL Game | February 24, 2015 |
| J. Liles | 700th Career NHL Game | February 27, 2015 |
| P. Dwyer | 400th Career NHL Game | March 8, 2015 |
| J. Skinner | 100th Career NHL Assist | March 17, 2015 |
| J. Staal | 600th Career NHL Game | March 29, 2015 |

## Transactions

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

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| December 18, 2014 | To Winnipeg JetsJay Harrison | To Carolina HurricanesOTT's 6th-round pick in 2015 |
| February 25, 2015 | To Winnipeg JetsJiri Tlusty | To Carolina HurricanesConditional 5th-round or 6th-round pick in 2015 3rd-round pick in 2016 |
| February 25, 2015 | To Los Angeles KingsAndrej Sekera | To Carolina HurricanesRoland McKeown Conditional 1st-round pick in 2015 |
| February 28, 2015 | To Washington Capitals Tim Gleason | To Carolina Hurricanes Jack Hillen ARZ's 4th-round pick in 2015 |

### Lost via retirement

| Player | Date |

### Player signings

| Date | Player | Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) |
| July 1, 2014 | Jiri Tlusty | 1 year, $2.95 million |
| July 2, 2014 | Greg Nemisz | 1 year, $600,000 |
| July 2, 2014 | Zach Boychuk | 1 year, $600,000 |
| July 3, 2014 | Michal Jordan | 1 year, $550,000 |
| July 3, 2014 | Jared Staal | 1 year, $550,000 |
| July 14, 2014 | Justin Shugg | 1 year, $600,000 |
| July 23, 2014 | Rasmus Rissanen | 1 year, $575,000 |
| July 25, 2014 | Brett Bellemore | 1 year, $600,000 |
| August 7, 2014 | Haydn Fleury | 3 years, $2.4975 million entry-level contract |
| March 1, 2015 | Jay McClement | 2 years, $2.4 million contract extension |
| March 27, 2015 | Brett Pesce | 3 years, $2.15 million entry-level contract |
| March 27, 2015 | Alex Nedeljkovic | 3 years, $2.25 million entry-level contract |
| April 1, 2015 | Roland McKeown | 3 years, $2.05 million entry-level contract |
| May 29, 2015 | Drew MacIntyre | 1 year, $600,000 |
| June 1, 2015 | Tyler Ganly | 3 years, $1.8 million entry-level contract |
| June 11, 2015 | Lucas Wallmark | 3 years, $1.825 million entry-level contract |
| June 18, 2015 | Michal Jordan | 1 year, $625,000 |
| June 25, 2015 | Chris Terry | 1 year, $875,000 |

## Draft picks

The 2014 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 27–28, 2014 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Hurricanes will pick 7th overall in the first round.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 7 | Haydn Fleury | (D) | Canada | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) |
| 2 | 37 | Alex Nedeljkovic | (G) | United States | Plymouth Whalers (OHL) |
| 3 | 67 | Warren Foegele | LW | Canada | St. Andrew's Saints (OFSAA) |
| 4 | 96 | Josh Wesley | D | United States | Plymouth Whalers (OHL) |
| 4 | 97 | Lucas Wallmark | RW | Sweden | Luleå HF (SHL) |
| 5 | 127 | Clark Bishop | C | Canada | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL) |
| 7 | 187 | Kyle Jenkins | D | Canada | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) |

### Draft notes

* $^a$ Vancouver's fourth-round pick went to Carolina, as the result of a trade on September 29, 2013, that sent Zac Dalpe and Jeremy Welsh to Vancouver, in exchange for Kellan Tochkin and this pick.
* Carolina's sixth-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings, as the result of a trade on January 13, 2013, that sent Kevin Westgarth to Carolina, in exchange for Anthony Stewart, a fourth round pick in 2013, and this pick.