# 2017–18 Carolina Hurricanes season

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 20th season since the franchise relocated from Hartford to start the 1997–98 NHL season. The Hurricanes failed to make the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season. As of the 2024–25 season, this is the most recent season the Hurricanes missed the playoffs.

## Standings

Metropolitan Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | 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 |
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 | 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 |

## Schedule and results
### Preseason

The preseason schedule was released on June 8, 2017.

### Regular season

The regular season schedule was announced on June 22, 2017.
2017–18 game log :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

## Player statistics

Final

### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Sebastian Aho | 78 | 29 | 36 | 65 | 4 | 24 |
| Teuvo Teravainen | 82 | 23 | 41 | 64 | 8 | 14 |
| Justin Williams | 82 | 16 | 35 | 51 | −9 | 56 |
| Jeff Skinner | 82 | 24 | 25 | 49 | −27 | 34 |
| Jordan Staal | 79 | 19 | 27 | 46 | −4 | 26 |
| Elias Lindholm | 81 | 16 | 28 | 44 | −8 | 18 |
| Derek Ryan | 80 | 15 | 23 | 38 | −15 | 28 |
| Noah Hanifin | 79 | 10 | 22 | 32 | −20 | 21 |
| Victor Rask | 71 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 0 | 12 |
| Justin Faulk | 76 | 8 | 23 | 31 | −26 | 48 |
| Brock McGinn | 80 | 16 | 14 | 30 | −12 | 22 |
| Jaccob Slavin | 82 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 1 | 10 |
| Brett Pesce | 65 | 3 | 16 | 19 | −6 | 18 |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk | 79 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 20 |
| Phillip Di Giuseppe | 49 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 17 |
| Lee Stempniak | 37 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −8 | 4 |
| Haydn Fleury | 67 | 0 | 8 | 8 | −2 | 14 |
| Valentin Zykov | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Joakim Nordstrom | 75 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −11 | 6 |
| Josh Jooris$^‡$ | 31 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −7 | 16 |
| Marcus Kruger | 48 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −6 | 28 |
| Klas Dahlbeck | 33 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −6 | 21 |
| Warren Foegele | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Roland McKeown | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
| Lucas Wallmark | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −4 | 2 |
| Janne Kuokkanen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 |
| Martin Necas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Carrick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nicolas Roy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Cam Ward | 43 | 42 | 2,459:20 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 112 | 2.73 | 1187 | .906 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Scott Darling | 43 | 40 | 2,475:07 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 131 | 3.18 | 1171 | .888 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |

## Transactions

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

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 21, 2017 (2017-06-21) | To Vegas Golden Knights5th-round pick in 2017 | To Carolina HurricanesExpansion Draft Considerations |
| June 22, 2017 (2017-06-22) | To Vegas Golden Knights2nd-round pick in 2017 | To Carolina HurricanesTrevor van Riemsdyk 7th-round pick in 2018 |
| July 4, 2017 (2017-07-04) | To Vegas Golden Knights5th-round pick in 2018 | To Carolina HurricanesMarcus Kruger |
| February 26, 2018 (2018-02-26) | To Pittsburgh PenguinsJosh Jooris | To Carolina HurricanesGreg McKegg |
| May 3, 2018 (2018-05-03) | To Arizona CoyotesMarcus Kruger 4th-round pick in 2018 | To Carolina HurricanesJordan Martinook 3rd-round pick in 2018 |

#### Notes

* The Vegas Golden Knights will select Connor Brickley in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft.
Lost via retirement
DatePlayerRef
April 8, 2017 (2017-04-08)Bryan Bickell :

### Player signings

| Date | Player | Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) |
| June 26, 2017 (2017-06-26) | Derek Ryan | 1-year, $1.425 million |
| June 26, 2017 (2017-06-26) | Trevor Carrick | 1-year, $670,000 |
| June 27, 2017 (2017-06-27) | Patrick Brown | 1-year, $650,000 |
| June 27, 2017 (2017-06-27) | Jake Chelios | 1-year, $650,000 |
| June 28, 2017 (2017-06-28) | Brock McGinn | 2-year, $1.775 million |
| June 28, 2017 (2017-06-28) | Philip Samuelsson | 1-year, $650,000 |
| July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) | Dennis Robertson | 1-year, $650,000 |
| July 12, 2017 (2017-07-12) | Jaccob Slavin | 7-year, $37.1 million contract extension |
| July 14, 2017 (2017-07-14) | Martin Necas | 3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract |
| July 27, 2017 (2017-07-27) | Phillip Di Giuseppe | 1-year, $725,000 |
| August 1, 2017 (2017-08-01) | Brett Pesce | 6-year, $24.15 million |
| March 27, 2018 (2018-03-27) | Jeremy Helvig | 3-year, $2.355 million entry-level contract |
| May 10, 2018 (2018-05-10) | Morgan Geekie | 3-year, $2.4 million entry-level contract |
| May 29, 2018 (2018-05-29) | Trevor Carrick | 1-year, $700,000 contract extension |
| June 6, 2018 (2018-06-06) | Patrick Brown | 1-year, $650,000 contract extension |
| June 9, 2018 (2018-06-09) | Andrew Poturalski | 1-year, $700,000 contract extension |

## Draft picks

Below are the Carolina Hurricanes' selections at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 23 and 24, 2017 at the United Center in Chicago.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 12 | Martin Necas | C | Czech Republic | HC Kometa Brno (Czech Extraliga) |
| 2 | 42 | Eetu Luostarinen | C | Finland | KalPa (Liiga) |
| 2 | 52$^1$ | Luke Martin | D | United States | Michigan Wolverines (Big Ten) |
| 3 | 67$^2$ | Morgan Geekie | C | Canada | Tri-City Americans (WHL) |
| 3 | 73 | Stelio Mattheos | C | Canada | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) |
| 4 | 104 | Eetu Makiniemi | G | Finland | Jokerit U20 (Jr. A SM-liiga) |
| 6 | 166 | Brendan De Jong | D | Canada | Portland Winterhawks (WHL) |
| 7 | 197 | Ville Rasanen | D | Finland | Jokipojat (Mestis) |
Draft notes:
* The New York Rangers' second-round pick will go to the Carolina Hurricanes as the result of a trade on February 28, 2016 that sent Eric Staal to New York in exchange for Aleksi Saarela, a second-round pick in 2016 and this pick.
* The New Jersey Devils' third-round pick will go to the Carolina Hurricanes as the result of a trade on March 5, 2014 that sent Tuomo Ruutu to New Jersey in exchange for Andrei Loktionov and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition and date of conversion are unknown.