# 2021–22 Carolina Hurricanes season

The 2021–22 Carolina Hurricanes season was the 43rd season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise, established in June 1979, and the 24th season since the franchise relocated from the Hartford Whalers to start the 1997–98 NHL season. On April 9, 2022, the Hurricanes clinched a playoff berth after a 5–3 win against the Buffalo Sabres.
In the playoffs, the Hurricanes defeated the Boston Bruins in the first round in seven games, but they were upset in the Second Round by the New York Rangers, losing in seven games.

## Standings
### Divisional standings

Metropolitan Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | y – Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 54 | 20 | 8 | 47 | 278 | 202 | +76 | 116 |
| 2 | x – New York Rangers | 82 | 52 | 24 | 6 | 44 | 254 | 207 | +47 | 110 |
| 3 | x – Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 46 | 25 | 11 | 37 | 272 | 229 | +43 | 103 |
| 4 | x – Washington Capitals | 82 | 44 | 26 | 12 | 35 | 275 | 245 | +30 | 100 |
| 5 | e – New York Islanders | 82 | 37 | 35 | 10 | 34 | 231 | 237 | −6 | 84 |
| 6 | e – Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 37 | 38 | 7 | 26 | 262 | 300 | −38 | 81 |
| 7 | e – New Jersey Devils | 82 | 27 | 46 | 9 | 19 | 248 | 307 | −59 | 63 |
| 8 | e – Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 25 | 46 | 11 | 20 | 211 | 298 | −87 | 61 |

### Conference standings

Eastern Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | AT | x – Boston Bruins | 82 | 51 | 26 | 5 | 40 | 255 | 220 | +35 | 107 |
| 2 | ME | x – Washington Capitals | 82 | 44 | 26 | 12 | 35 | 275 | 245 | +30 | 100 |
| 3 | ME | e – New York Islanders | 82 | 37 | 35 | 10 | 34 | 231 | 237 | −6 | 84 |
| 4 | ME | e – Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 37 | 38 | 7 | 26 | 262 | 300 | −38 | 81 |
| 5 | AT | e – Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 32 | 39 | 11 | 25 | 232 | 290 | −58 | 75 |
| 6 | AT | e – Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 32 | 40 | 10 | 21 | 230 | 312 | −82 | 74 |
| 7 | AT | e – Ottawa Senators | 82 | 33 | 42 | 7 | 26 | 227 | 266 | −39 | 73 |
| 8 | ME | e – New Jersey Devils | 82 | 27 | 46 | 9 | 19 | 248 | 307 | −59 | 63 |
| 9 | ME | e – Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 25 | 46 | 11 | 20 | 211 | 298 | −87 | 61 |
| 10 | AT | e – Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 22 | 49 | 11 | 16 | 221 | 319 | −98 | 55 |

## Schedule and results
### Preseason

2021 preseason: 1–2–1 (home: 1–0–1; road: 0–2–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordRecap
1September 28Tampa Bay Lightning3–1AndersenPNC Arena8,1361–0–0
2October 1@ Tampa Bay Lightning5–8RaantaAmalie Arena12,5091–1–0
3October 5Nashville Predators2–3OTRaantaPNC Arena7,0111–1–1
4October 9@ Nashville Predators3–4AndersenBridgestone Arena15,0951–2–1 :

### Regular season

2021–22 game log :
October: 8–0–0 (home: 5–0–0; road: 3–0–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
1October 14New York Islanders6–3AndersenPNC Arena18,6801–0–02
2October 16@ Nashville Predators3–2AndersenBridgestone Arena17,1622–0–04
3October 21@ Montreal Canadiens4–1AndersenBell Centre19,1743–0–06
4October 23@ Columbus Blue Jackets5–1AndersenNationwide Arena14,3864–0–08
5October 25Toronto Maple Leafs4–1AndersenPNC Arena14,0115–0–010
6October 28Boston Bruins3–0AndersenPNC Arena16,0936–0–012
7October 29Chicago Blackhawks6–3RaantaPNC Arena16,4347–0–014
8October 31Arizona Coyotes2–1AndersenPNC Arena14,3438–0–016 :
November: 7–5–1 (home: 1–2–0; road: 6–3–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
9November 3@ Chicago Blackhawks4–3AndersenUnited Center16,4499–0–018
10November 6@ Florida Panthers2–5AndersenFLA Live Arena13,8359–1–018
11November 9@ Tampa Bay Lightning2–1OTAndersenAmalie Arena19,09210–1–020
12November 12Philadelphia Flyers1–2AndersenPNC Arena18,68010–2–020
13November 13St. Louis Blues3–2LyonPNC Arena18,68011–2–022
14November 16@ Vegas Golden Knights4–2RaantaT-Mobile Arena17,73712–2–024
15November 18@ Anaheim Ducks2–1AndersenHonda Center12,37913–2–026
16November 20@ Los Angeles Kings5–4AndersenStaples Center15,74414–2–028
17November 22@ San Jose Sharks1–2OTRaantaSAP Center10,97014–2–129
18November 24@ Seattle Kraken1–2AndersenClimate Pledge Arena17,15114–3–129
19November 26@ Philadelphia Flyers6–3RaantaWells Fargo Center18,95915–3–131
20November 28Washington Capitals2–4AndersenPNC Arena18,81515–4–131
21November 30@ Dallas Stars1–4AndersenAmerican Airlines Center17,34515–5–131 :
December: 7–2–0 (home: 4–1–0; road: 3–1–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
22December 2Ottawa Senators2–3RaantaPNC Arena14,91515–6–131
23December 4Buffalo Sabres6–2RaantaPNC Arena18,68016–6–133
24December 7@ Winnipeg Jets4–2AndersenCanada Life Centre13,76117–6–135
25December 9@ Calgary Flames2–1OTAndersenScotiabank Saddledome15,62018–6–137
26December 11@ Edmonton Oilers3–1AndersenRogers Place18,02519–6–139
27December 12@ Vancouver Canucks1–2RaantaRogers Arena18,71419–7–139
—December 14@ Minnesota WildPostponed due to COVID-19. Moved to February 12.
28December 16Detroit Red Wings5–3AndersenPNC Arena16,01720–7–141
29December 18Los Angeles Kings5–1AndersenPNC Arena16,23821–7–143
—December 19Nashville PredatorsPostponed due to COVID-19. Moved to February 18.
—December 21@ Boston BruinsPostponed due to COVID-19. Moved to February 10.
—December 23@ Ottawa SenatorsPostponed due to COVID-19. Moved to February 8.
—December 27Florida PanthersPostponed due to COVID-19. Moved to February 16.
30December 30Montreal Canadiens4–0RaantaPNC Arena17,72222–7–145 :
January: 9–2–1 (home: 6–1–1; road: 3–1–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
31January 1@ Columbus Blue Jackets7–4AndersenNationwide Arena15,73623–7–147
—January 3@ Toronto Maple LeafsPostponed due to attendance restrictions. Moved to February 7.
32January 7Calgary Flames6–3AndersenPNC Arena16,28124–7–149
33January 8Florida Panthers3–4OTLyonPNC Arena18,68024–7–250
—January 11@ Philadelphia FlyersPostponed due to COVID-19. Moved to February 21.
34January 13Columbus Blue Jackets0–6AndersenPNC Arena15,97924–8–250
35January 15Vancouver Canucks4–1AndersenPNC Arena17,43525–8–252
36January 18@ Boston Bruins7–1AndersenTD Garden17,85026–8–254
37January 21New York Rangers6–3AndersenPNC Arena16,11827–8–256
38January 22@ New Jersey Devils4–7LaFontainePrudential Center13,65727–9–256
39January 25Vegas Golden Knights4–3OTAndersenPNC Arena15,22828–9–258
40January 27@ Ottawa Senators3–2SOAndersenCanadian Tire Centre029–9–260
41January 29New Jersey Devils2–1RaantaPNC Arena18,95630–9–262
42January 30San Jose Sharks2–1AndersenPNC Arena15,97531–9–264 :
February: 6–2–2 (home: 3–0–1; road: 3–2–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
43February 7@ Toronto Maple Leafs3–4OTAndersenScotiabank Arena50031–9–365
44February 8@ Ottawa Senators3–4RaantaCanadian Tire Centre50031–10–365
45February 10@ Boston Bruins6–0AndersenTD Garden17,85032–10–367
46February 12@ Minnesota Wild2–3AndersenXcel Energy Center18,80232–11–367
47February 16Florida Panthers2–3OTAndersenPNC Arena16,98632–11–468
48February 18Nashville Predators5–3AndersenPNC Arena18,91133–11–470
49February 20@ Pittsburgh Penguins4–3RaantaPPG Paints Arena18,42934–11–472
50February 21@ Philadelphia Flyers4–3OTAndersenWells Fargo Center14,59135–11–474
51February 25Columbus Blue Jackets4–0AndersenPNC Arena17,11236–11–476
52February 27Edmonton Oilers2–1AndersenPNC Arena18,80137–11–478 :
March: 8–4–4 (home: 6–1–2; road: 2–3–2)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
53March 1@ Detroit Red Wings3–4OTRaantaLittle Caesars Arena14,87437–11–579
54March 3@ Washington Capitals0–4AndersenCapital One Arena18,57337–12–579
55March 4Pittsburgh Penguins3–2OTRaantaPNC Arena19,02338–12–581
56March 6Seattle Kraken3–2RaantaPNC Arena18,15639–12–583
57March 10Colorado Avalanche2–0RaantaPNC Arena18,05640–12–585
58March 12Philadelphia Flyers3–1AndersenPNC Arena18,68041–12–587
59March 13@ Pittsburgh Penguins2–4RaantaPPG Paints Arena17,86641–13–587
60March 17@ Toronto Maple Leafs2–3AndersenScotiabank Arena18,13441–14–587
61March 18Washington Capitals3–4SORaantaPNC Arena18,68041–14–688
62March 20New York Rangers0–2AndersenPNC Arena18,68041–15–688
63March 22Tampa Bay Lightning3–2AndersenPNC Arena16,78342–15–690
64March 24Dallas Stars3–4SOAndersenPNC Arena16,42142–15–791
65March 26@ St. Louis Blues7–2RaantaEnterprise Center18,09643–15–793
66March 28@ Washington Capitals6–1AndersenCapital One Arena18,57344–15–795
67March 29@ Tampa Bay Lightning3–4OTRaantaAmalie Arena19,09244–15–896
68March 31Montreal Canadiens4–0AndersenPNC Arena15,28945–15–898 :
April: 9–5–0 (home: 4–3–0; road: 5–2–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
69April 2Minnesota Wild1–3AndersenPNC Arena16,37545–16–898
70April 5@ Buffalo Sabres2–4AndersenKeyBank Center8,98445–17–898
71April 7Buffalo Sabres5–3AndersenPNC Arena15,63946–17–8100
72April 8New York Islanders1–2AndersenPNC Arena17,27946–18–8100
73April 10Anaheim Ducks5–2AndersenPNC Arena17,34247–18–8102
74April 12@ New York Rangers4–2AndersenMadison Square Garden18,00648–18–8104
75April 14Detroit Red Wings0–3RaantaPNC Arena17,81148–19–8104
76April 16@ Colorado Avalanche4–7AndersenBall Arena18,09148–20–8104
77April 18@ Arizona Coyotes5–3RaantaGila River Arena8,49649–20–8106
78April 21Winnipeg Jets4–2RaantaPNC Arena17,58750–20–8108
79April 23@ New Jersey Devils3–2OTKochetkovPrudential Center10,37651–20–8110
80April 24@ New York Islanders5–2KochetkovUBS Arena15,94552–20–8112
81April 26@ New York Rangers4–3KochetkovMadison Square Garden17,35853–20–8114
82April 28New Jersey Devils6–3RaantaPNC Arena18,04054–20–8116 :
2021–22 schedule
  Win (2 Points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

### Playoffs

2022 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Legend:
  Win
  Loss :

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Sebastian Aho | 79 | 37 | 44 | 81 | +18 | 38 |
| Andrei Svechnikov | 78 | 30 | 39 | 69 | +19 | 79 |
| Teuvo Teravainen | 77 | 22 | 43 | 65 | +22 | 24 |
| Vincent Trocheck | 81 | 21 | 30 | 51 | +21 | 78 |
| Tony DeAngelo | 64 | 10 | 41 | 51 | +30 | 56 |
| Nino Niederreiter | 75 | 24 | 20 | 44 | +29 | 34 |
| Jaccob Slavin | 79 | 4 | 38 | 42 | +35 | 10 |
| Seth Jarvis | 68 | 17 | 23 | 40 | +11 | 18 |
| Martin Necas | 78 | 14 | 26 | 40 | +5 | 32 |
| Brady Skjei | 82 | 9 | 30 | 39 | +22 | 48 |
| Jordan Staal | 78 | 17 | 19 | 36 | +11 | 18 |
| Jesper Fast | 82 | 14 | 20 | 34 | +24 | 4 |
| Jesperi Kotkaniemi | 66 | 12 | 17 | 29 | +3 | 37 |
| Brett Pesce | 70 | 7 | 21 | 28 | +5 | 39 |
| Derek Stepan | 58 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 14 |
| Ian Cole | 75 | 2 | 17 | 19 | +15 | 83 |
| Jordan Martinook | 59 | 6 | 9 | 15 | +1 | 22 |
| Ethan Bear | 58 | 5 | 9 | 14 | +1 | 20 |
| Steven Lorentz | 67 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 8 |
| Brendan Smith | 45 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +6 | 36 |
| Max Domi$^†$ | 19 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +8 | 18 |
| Josh Leivo | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 2 |
| Jalen Chatfield | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 8 |
| Jack Drury | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 2 |
| Andrew Poturalski | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 0 |
| Stefan Noesen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 |
| Maxime Lajoie | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 |
| C.J. Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Joey Keane | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Sebastian Aho | 14 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 12 |
| Teuvo Teravainen | 14 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +4 | 2 |
| Vincent Trocheck | 14 | 6 | 4 | 10 | +7 | 10 |
| Tony DeAngelo | 14 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 12 |
| Seth Jarvis | 14 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −1 | 4 |
| Jaccob Slavin | 14 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +6 | 6 |
| Max Domi | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +6 | 4 |
| Jordan Staal | 14 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Andrei Svechnikov | 14 | 4 | 1 | 5 | −1 | 14 |
| Nino Niederreiter | 14 | 4 | 1 | 5 | −5 | 10 |
| Martin Necas | 14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan Smith | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| Brett Pesce | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Brady Skjei | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 8 |
| Ian Cole | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 10 |
| Jesperi Kotkaniemi | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −4 | 2 |
| Jesper Fast | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 0 |
| Jordan Martinook | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Steven Lorentz | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Derek Stepan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Frederik Andersen | 52 | 51 | 3,070:53 | 35 | 14 | 3 | 111 | 2.17 | 1,431 | .922 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Antti Raanta | 28 | 26 | 1,516:38 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 62 | 2.45 | 706 | .912 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pyotr Kochetkov | 3 | 2 | 148:36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2.42 | 61 | .902 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Lyon | 2 | 2 | 122:49 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2.93 | 65 | .908 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack LaFontaine | 2 | 1 | 74:57 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7.20 | 41 | .780 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Antti Raanta | 13 | 13 | 663:25 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 2.26 | 322 | .922 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pyotr Kochetkov | 4 | 1 | 169:34 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3.89 | 84 | .869 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
$^†$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 2021–22 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| July 14, 2021 (2021-07-14) | To Edmonton OilersFuture considerations | To Carolina HurricanesDylan Wells |
| July 22, 2021 (2021-07-22) | To Detroit Red WingsAlex Nedeljkovic | To Carolina HurricanesJonathan Bernier VGK 3rd-round pick in 2021 |
| July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) | To Columbus Blue JacketsJake Bean | To Carolina HurricanesCHI 2nd-round pick in 2021 |
| July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) | To Nashville Predators1st-round pick in 2021 | To Carolina HurricanesLAK 2nd-round pick in 2021 2nd-round pick in 2021 |
| July 24, 2021 (2021-07-24) | To Los Angeles Kings2nd-round pick in 2021 | To Carolina Hurricanes3rd-round pick in 2021 CGY 4th-round pick in 2021 |
| July 24, 2021 (2021-07-24) | To Nashville PredatorsLAK 3rd-round pick in 2021 | To Carolina Hurricanes3rd-round pick in 2021 5th-round pick in 2021 |
| July 24, 2021 (2021-07-24) | To Chicago Blackhawks3rd-round pick in 2021 | To Carolina Hurricanes3rd-round pick in 2022 |
| July 24, 2021 (2021-07-24) | To Ottawa Senators4th-round pick in 2021 | To Carolina HurricanesLAK 5th-round pick in 2021 6th-round pick in 2021 |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | To Edmonton OilersWarren Foegele | To Carolina HurricanesEthan Bear |
| March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21) | To Columbus Blue JacketsAidan Hreschuk | To Carolina HurricanesMax Domi Tyler Inamoto |
| March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21) | To Florida PanthersYegor Korshkov CBJ 6th-round pick in 2022 | |
| March 28, 2022 (2022-03-28) | To New York RangersMaxim Letunov | To Carolina HurricanesTarmo Reunanen |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | Frederik Andersen | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | Ian Cole | Minnesota Wild | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | Tony DeAngelo | New York Rangers | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | Josh Leivo | Calgary Flames | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | Antti Raanta | Arizona Coyotes | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | C. J. Smith | Buffalo Sabres | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29) | Brendan Smith | New York Rangers | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 30, 2021 (2021-07-30) | Jalen Chatfield | Vancouver Canucks | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 30, 2021 (2021-07-30) | Sam Miletic | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 31, 2021 (2021-07-31) | Stefan Noesen | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 31, 2021 (2021-07-31) | Alex Lyon | Philadelphia Flyers | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 31, 2021 (2021-07-31) | Maxim Letunov | San Jose Sharks | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 31, 2021 (2021-07-31) | Derek Stepan | Ottawa Senators | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 4, 2021 (2021-08-04) | Josh Jacobs | New Jersey Devils | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 11, 2021 (2021-08-11) | Andrew Poturalski | Anaheim Ducks | 1-year | Free agency |
| September 4, 2021 (2021-09-04) | Jesperi Kotkaniemi | Montreal Canadiens | 1-year | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Term | Via |
| July 21, 2021 (2021-07-21) | Morgan Geekie | Seattle Kraken | | Expansion draft |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | Dougie Hamilton | New Jersey Devils | 7-year | Free agency |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | Brock McGinn | Pittsburgh Penguins | 4-year | Free agency |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | Roland McKeown | Colorado Avalanche | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | Petr Mrazek | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3-year | Free agency |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | Cedric Paquette | Montreal Canadiens | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | James Reimer | San Jose Sharks | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | Sheldon Rempal | Vancouver Canucks | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29) | Jani Hakanpaa | Dallas Stars | 3-year | Free agency |
| August 11, 2021 (2021-08-11) | Dylan Wells | Chicago Wolves (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 20, 2021 (2021-08-20) | Antoine Bibeau | Seattle Kraken | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 20, 2021 (2021-08-20) | David Gust | Chicago Wolves (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| September 29, 2021 (2021-09-29) | Max McCormick | Seattle Kraken | 1-year | Free agency |
| November 23, 2021 (2021-11-23) | Eric Gelinas | | | Contract termination |
| June 29, 2022 (2022-06-29) | Tarmo Reunanen | Lukko (Liiga) | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2022 (2022-07-01) | Jesper Sellgren | Luleå HF (SHL) | 3-year | Free agency |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| July 7, 2021 (2021-07-07) | Jack Drury | 3-year | Entry-level |
| July 16, 2021 (2021-07-16) | Morgan Geekie | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 25, 2021 (2021-07-25) | Spencer Smallman | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | Jordan Martinook | 3-year | Re-signing |
| August 12, 2021 (2021-08-12) | Maxime Lajoie | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 15, 2021 (2021-08-15) | Aleksi Heimosalmi | 3-year | Entry-level |
| August 15, 2021 (2021-08-15) | Ville Koivunen | 3-year | Entry-level |
| August 26, 2021 (2021-08-26) | Andrei Svechnikov | 8-year | Re-signing |
| September 24, 2021 (2021-09-24) | Ronan Seeley | 3-year | Entry-level |
| January 9, 2022 (2022-01-09) | Jack LaFontaine | 3-year | Entry-level |
| March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21) | Jesperi Kotkaniemi | 8-year | Extension |
| March 30, 2022 (2022-03-30) | Noel Gunler | 3-year | Entry-level |
| May 4, 2022 (2022-05-04) | Alexander Pashin | 3-year | Entry-level |

## Draft picks

Below are the Carolina Hurricanes' selections at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, which were held on July 23 to 24, 2021. It was held virtually via Video conference call from the NHL Network studio in Secaucus, New Jersey.
| Round | # | Player | Pos. | Nationality | Team (League) |
| 2 | 40 | Scott Morrow | D | USA | Shattuck-Saint Mary's Sabres (USHS-MN) |
| 2 | 44 | Aleksi Heimosalmi | D | Finland | Assat (Liiga) |
| 2 | 51 | Ville Koivunen | RW | Finland | Karpat (U20 SM-sarja) |
| 3 | 83 | Patrik Hamrla | G | Czech Republic | HC Energie Karlovy Vary (ELH) |
| 3 | 94 | Aidan Hreschuk | D | USA | U.S. NTDP (USHL) |
| 4 | 109 | Jackson Blake | RW | USA | Chicago Steel (USHL) |
| 5 | 136 | Robert Orr | C | Canada | Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) |
| 5 | 147 | Justin Robidas | C | Canada | Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL) |
| 6 | 169 | Bryce Montgomery | D | USA | London Knights (OHL) |
| 6 | 187 | Nikita Quapp | G | Germany | Krefeld Pinguine (DEL) |
| 7 | 200 | Yegor Naumov | G | Russia | Krylya Sovetov Moscow (MHL) |
| 7 | 209 | Nikita Guslistov | C | Russia | Severstal Cherepovets (KHL) |
| 7 | 219 | Joel Nystrom | D | Sweden | Farjestad BK (SHL) |