# 2024–25 Carolina Hurricanes season

The 2024–25 Carolina Hurricanes season is the 46th season (45th season of play) for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established in June 1979, and the 27th season since the franchise relocated from the Hartford Whalers to start the 1997–98 season.

## Off-season

On May 24, Don Waddell resigned as GM and President after 6 seasons. Eric Tulsky was named interim general manager that same day. On June 18, Tulsky was promoted to full-time general manager on June 18, 2024.

## Standings
### Divisional standings

Metropolitan Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Washington Capitals | 67 | 44 | 15 | 8 | 37 | 244 | 175 | +69 | 96 |
| 2 | Carolina Hurricanes | 67 | 41 | 22 | 4 | 36 | 217 | 178 | +39 | 86 |
| 3 | New Jersey Devils | 68 | 36 | 26 | 6 | 32 | 204 | 177 | +27 | 78 |
| 4 | New York Rangers | 68 | 33 | 29 | 6 | 30 | 204 | 204 | 0 | 72 |
| 5 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 66 | 31 | 27 | 8 | 23 | 217 | 221 | −4 | 70 |
| 6 | New York Islanders | 66 | 30 | 28 | 8 | 24 | 179 | 196 | −17 | 68 |
| 7 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 69 | 28 | 31 | 10 | 19 | 202 | 250 | −48 | 66 |
| 8 | Philadelphia Flyers | 68 | 28 | 32 | 8 | 17 | 192 | 232 | −40 | 64 |

### Conference standings

Eastern Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | AT | Ottawa Senators | 66 | 36 | 25 | 5 | 27 | 195 | 187 | +8 | 77 |
| 2 | ME | New York Rangers | 68 | 33 | 29 | 6 | 30 | 204 | 204 | 0 | 72 |
| 3 | AT | Montreal Canadiens | 66 | 32 | 27 | 7 | 23 | 197 | 216 | −19 | 71 |
| 4 | ME | Columbus Blue Jackets | 66 | 31 | 27 | 8 | 23 | 217 | 221 | −4 | 70 |
| 5 | AT | Detroit Red Wings | 67 | 32 | 29 | 6 | 24 | 194 | 211 | −17 | 70 |
| 6 | ME | New York Islanders | 66 | 30 | 28 | 8 | 24 | 179 | 196 | −17 | 68 |
| 7 | AT | Boston Bruins | 68 | 30 | 30 | 8 | 23 | 184 | 218 | −34 | 68 |
| 8 | ME | Pittsburgh Penguins | 69 | 28 | 31 | 10 | 19 | 202 | 250 | −48 | 66 |
| 9 | ME | Philadelphia Flyers | 68 | 28 | 32 | 8 | 17 | 192 | 232 | −40 | 64 |
| 10 | AT | Buffalo Sabres | 65 | 26 | 33 | 6 | 21 | 206 | 230 | −24 | 58 |

## Schedule and results
### Preseason

The Carolina Hurricanes preseason schedule was released on June 25, 2024.
2024 preseason game log: 4–1–1 (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 2–0–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordRecap
1September 24@ Tampa Bay2–1KochetkovAmalie Arena9,1351–0–0
2September 27Florida8–2AndersenLenovo Center14,8752–0–0
3September 28@ Florida4–5OTMartinAmerant Bank Arena14,7022–0–1
4October 2Nashville4–6PeretsLenovo Center18,7002–1–1
5October 4Tampa Bay2–1OTKochetkovLenovo Center16,0053–1–1
6October 5@ Nashville5–3Martin
Bridgestone Arena17,1594–1–1 :

### Regular season

The Carolina Hurricanes regular season schedule was released on July 2, 2024.
2024–25 game log :
October: 7–2–0 (home: 2–1–0; road: 5–1–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
1October 11Tampa Bay1–4AndersenLenovo Center18,8170–1–00
–October 12@ Tampa BayGame postponed to January 7 due to Hurricane Milton.
2October 15New Jersey4–2KochetkovLenovo Center18,7001–1–02
3October 18@ Pittsburgh4–1AndersenPPG Paints Arena17,0742–1–04
4October 19@ St. Louis3–4KochetkovEnterprise Center18,0962–2–04
5October 22@ Edmonton3–2OTAndersenRogers Place18,3473–2–06
6October 24@ Calgary4–2KochetkovScotiabank Saddledome16,4044–2–08
7October 26@ Seattle4–1AndersenClimate Pledge Arena17,1515–2–010
8October 28@ Vancouver4–3OTKochetkovRogers Arena18,6826–2–012
9October 31Boston8–2KochetkovLenovo Center18,7007–2–014 :
November: 9–5–1 (home: 7–1–0; road: 2–4–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
10November 3Washington4–2KochetkovLenovo Center18,7968–2–016
11November 5Philadelphia6–4KochetkovLenovo Center18,7009–2–018
12November 7Pittsburgh5–1KochetkovLenovo Center18,70010–2–020
13November 9@ Colorado4–6MartinBall Arena18,08910–3–020
14November 11@ Vegas5–2KochetkovT-Mobile Arena17,90811–3–022
15November 13@ Utah1–4KochetkovDelta Center11,13111–4–022
16November 16Ottawa4–0MartinLenovo Center18,80812–4–024
17November 17St. Louis4–1KochetkovLenovo Center18,79713–4–026
18November 20@ Philadelphia4–1KochetkovWells Fargo Center17,53514–4–028
19November 21@ New Jersey2–4MartinPrudential Center16,08614–5–028
20November 23@ Columbus4–5SOMartinNationwide Arena16,01314–5–129
21November 25Dallas6–4MartinLenovo Center18,81215–5–131
22November 27NY Rangers4–3MartinLenovo Center18,90516–5–133
23November 29Florida3–6MartinLenovo Center18,92016–6–133
24November 30@ Florida0–6MartinAmerant Bank Arena18,64816–7–133 :
December: 6–6–1 (home: 5–2–0; road: 1–4–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
25December 3Seattle2–4KochetkovLenovo Center18,70016–8–133
26December 5Colorado5–3KochetkovLenovo Center18,70017–8–135
27December 7@ NY Islanders3–4KochetkovUBS Arena15,61917–9–135
28December 10San Jose3–2KochetkovLenovo Center18,70018–9–137
29December 13Ottawa0–3KochetkovLenovo Center18,70018–10–137
30December 15Columbus4–1TokarskiLenovo Center18,70019–10–139
31December 17NY Islanders4–0KochetkovLenovo Center18,70020–10–141
32December 20@ Washington1–3KochetkovCapital One Arena18,57320–11–141
33December 22@ NY Rangers3–1KochetkovMadison Square Garden18,00621–11–143
34December 23@ Nashville2–5TokarskiBridgestone Arena17,15921–12–143
35December 27@ New Jersey2–4KochetkovPrudential Center16,62921–13–143
36December 28New Jersey5–2TokarskiLenovo Center18,82522–13–145
37December 31@ Columbus3–4SOKochetkovNationwide Arena17,71222–13–246 :
January: 10–3–2 (home: 7–1–1; road: 3–2–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
38January 2@ Florida3–1KochetkovAmerant Bank Arena19,43423–13–248
39January 4Minnesota0–4KochetkovLenovo Center18,90323–14–248
40January 5Pittsburgh4–3OTTokarskiLenovo Center18,89124–14–250
41January 7@ Tampa Bay2–3KochetkovAmalie Arena19,09224–15–250
42January 9Toronto6–3KochetkovLenovo Center18,75025–15–252
43January 10Vancouver2–0TokarskiLenovo Center18,75026–15–254
44January 12Anaheim2–3OTKochetkovLenovo Center18,89726–15–355
45January 15@ Buffalo2–4TokarskiKeyBank Center13,44926–16–355
46January 17Vegas3–2KochetkovLenovo Center18,82527–16–357
47January 20@ Chicago4–3OTAndersenUnited Center15,83128–16–359
48January 21@ Dallas2–1KochetkovAmerican Airlines Center18,53229–16–361
49January 23Columbus7–4AndersenLenovo Center18,70030–16–363
50January 25@ NY Islanders2–3OTKochetkovUBS Arena17,25530–16–464
51January 28@ NY Rangers4–0AndersenMadison Square Garden17,62931–16–466
52January 30Chicago3–2KochetkovLenovo Center18,89632–16–468 :
February: 2–5–0 (home: 2–1–0; road: 0–4–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
53February 1Los Angeles2–4AndersenLenovo Center18,97732–17–468
54February 4@ Winnipeg0–3KochetkovCanada Life Centre13,08232–18–468
55February 6@ Minnesota1–2AndersenXcel Energy Center18,27332–19–468
56February 8Utah7–3KochetkovLenovo Center19,00533–19–470
57February 22@ Toronto3–6KochetkovScotiabank Arena18,91433–20–470
58February 25@ Montreal0–4AndersenBell Centre21,10533–21–470
59February 27Buffalo5–2KochetkovLenovo Center18,84434–21–472 :
March: 7–1–0 (home: 5–1–0; road: 2–0–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
60March 1Edmonton1–3AndersenLenovo Center18,99434–22–472
61March 2Calgary2–1OTKochetkovLenovo Center18,70035–22–474
60March 4@ Detroit2–1AndersenLittle Caesars Arena18,57336–22–476
63March 6Boston3–2KochetkovLenovo Center18,70037–22–478
64March 9Winnipeg4–2AndersenLenovo Center18,70038–22–480
65March 11Tampa Bay4–1KochetkovLenovo Center18,70039–22–482
66March 14Detroit4–2AndersenLenovo Center18,84540–22–484
67March 15@ Philadelphia5–0KochetkovWells Fargo Center18,80141–22–486
68March 20@ San JoseSAP Center
69March 22@ Los AngelesCrypto.com Arena
70March 23@ AnaheimHonda Center
71March 25NashvilleLenovo Center
72March 28MontrealLenovo Center
73March 30NY IslandersLenovo Center :
April: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
74April 2WashingtonLenovo Center
75April 4@ DetroitLittle Caesars Arena
76April 5@ BostonTD Garden
77April 8@ BuffaloKeyBank Center
78April 10@ WashingtonCapital One Arena
79April 12NY RangersLenovo Center
80April 13TorontoLenovo Center
81April 16@ MontrealBell Centre
82April 17@ OttawaCanadian Tire Centre :
Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

## Player statistics

As of March 15, 2025

### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Sebastian Aho | 66 | 25 | 39 | 64 | +4 | 42 |
| Martin Necas$^‡$ | 49 | 16 | 39 | 55 | +4 | 10 |
| Seth Jarvis | 60 | 26 | 25 | 51 | +6 | 12 |
| Andrei Svechnikov | 63 | 18 | 25 | 43 | −8 | 53 |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | 59 | 7 | 30 | 37 | +2 | 26 |
| Jack Roslovic | 66 | 21 | 12 | 33 | −6 | 4 |
| Jordan Staal | 67 | 12 | 21 | 33 | +14 | 16 |
| Jordan Martinook | 67 | 12 | 19 | 31 | +16 | 12 |
| Jesperi Kotkaniemi | 67 | 11 | 19 | 30 | +11 | 42 |
| Eric Robinson | 67 | 13 | 16 | 29 | +14 | 10 |
| Dmitry Orlov | 62 | 4 | 20 | 24 | +15 | 18 |
| Jackson Blake | 67 | 11 | 12 | 23 | +8 | 30 |
| Jaccob Slavin | 67 | 6 | 17 | 23 | +17 | 8 |
| Brent Burns | 67 | 5 | 18 | 23 | +5 | 22 |
| Jalen Chatfield | 67 | 6 | 10 | 16 | +22 | 28 |
| Sean Walker | 67 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 36 |
| William Carrier | 39 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +2 | 16 |
| Jack Drury$^‡$ | 39 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +1 | 12 |
| Taylor Hall$^†$ | 17 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +7 | 6 |
| Mikko Rantanen$^†$$^‡$ | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −3 | 10 |
| Mark Jankowski$^†$ | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | +3 | 2 |
| Juha Jaaska | 17 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +3 | 9 |
| Tyson Jost | 25 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +4 | 14 |
| Scott Morrow | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +4 | 0 |
| Logan Stankoven$^†$ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +4 | 0 |
| Ty Smith | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| Ryan Suzuki | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 |
| Riley Stillman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 5 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Pyotr Kochetkov | 40 | 40 | 2,376:31 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 94 | 2.37 | 1,010 | .908 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Frederik Andersen | 14 | 14 | 835:19 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 2.15 | 341 | .912 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dustin Tokarski | 6 | 6 | 358:19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2.18 | 132 | .902 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spencer Martin | 9 | 7 | 415:59 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 3.89 | 175 | .846 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yaniv Perets | 1 | 0 | 8:12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.32 | 7 | .857 | 0 | 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.

## Roster

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| No. | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
| 20 | Sebastian Aho (A) | C | L | 27 | 2015 | Rauma, Finland |
| 31 | Frederik Andersen | G | L | 35 | 2021 | Herning, Denmark |
| 53 | Jackson Blake | RW | R | 21 | 2021 | Fargo, North Dakota |
| 8 | Brent Burns | D | R | 40 | 2022 | Barrie, Ontario |
| 28 | William Carrier | LW | L | 30 | 2024 | LaSalle, Quebec |
| 5 | Jalen Chatfield | D | R | 28 | 2021 | Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| – | Jesper Fast | RW | R | 33 | 2020 | Nässjö, Sweden |
| 4 | Shayne Gostisbehere | D | L | 31 | 2024 | Pembroke Pines, Florida |
| 71 | Taylor Hall | LW | L | 33 | 2025 | Calgary, Alberta |
| 77 | Mark Jankowski | C | L | 30 | 2025 | Dundas, Ontario |
| 24 | Seth Jarvis | C | R | 23 | 2020 | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 27 | Tyson Jost | C | L | 27 | 2024 | St. Albert, Alberta |
| 52 | Pyotr Kochetkov | G | L | 25 | 2019 | Penza, Russia |
| 82 | Jesperi Kotkaniemi | C | L | 24 | 2021 | Pori, Finland |
| 48 | Jordan Martinook (A) | LW | L | 32 | 2018 | Brandon, Manitoba |
| 56 | Scott Morrow | D | R | 22 | 2021 | Darien, Connecticut |
| 7 | Dmitry Orlov | D | L | 33 | 2023 | Novokuznetsk, Soviet Union |
| 50 | Eric Robinson | LW | L | 29 | 2024 | Bellmawr, New Jersey |
| 96 | Jack Roslovic | C | R | 28 | 2024 | Columbus, Ohio |
| 74 | Jaccob Slavin (A) | D | L | 30 | 2012 | Erie, Colorado |
| 11 | Jordan Staal (C) | C | L | 36 | 2012 | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| 22 | Logan Stankoven | C | R | 22 | 2025 | Kamloops, British Columbia |
| 37 | Andrei Svechnikov | RW | L | 24 | 2018 | Barnaul, Russia |
| 26 | Sean Walker | D | R | 30 | 2024 | Keswick, Ontario |

## Transactions

The Hurricanes have been involved in the following transactions during the 2024–25 season.
Key:  † Contract is entry-level.  ‡ Contract initially takes effect in the 2025–26 NHL season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 30, 2024 (2024-6-30) | To Tampa Bay LightningJake Guentzel | To Carolina Hurricanes3rd-round pick in 2025 |
| July 6, 2024 (2024-7-6) | To Winnipeg JetsDylan Coghlan | To Carolina HurricanesFuture considerations |
| January 24, 2025 (2025-1-24) | To Colorado AvalancheJack Drury Martin Necas 2nd-round pick in 2025 4th-round pick in 2026 | To Carolina HurricanesTaylor Hall Nils Juntorp Mikko Rantanen |
| January 24, 2025 (2025-1-24) | To Chicago BlackhawksCHI 3rd-round pick in 2025 | |
| March 7, 2025 (2025-3-7) | To Dallas StarsMikko Rantanen | To Carolina HurricanesLogan Stankoven 1st-round pick in 2026 3rd-round pick in 2026 3rd-round pick in 2027 1st-round pick in 2028 |
| March 7, 2025 | To Nashville Predators5th-round pick in 2025 | To Carolina HurricanesMark Jankowski |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-7-1) | William Carrier | Vegas Golden Knights | 6-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-7-1) | Shayne Gostisbehere | Detroit Red Wings | 3-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-7-1) | Tyson Jost | Buffalo Sabres | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-7-1) | Eric Robinson | Buffalo Sabres | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-7-1) | Sean Walker | Colorado Avalanche | 5-year | Free agency |
| July 3, 2024 (2024-7-3) | Riley Stillman | Buffalo Sabres | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 4, 2024 (2024-7-4) | Jack Roslovic | New York Rangers | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 7, 2024 (2024-7-7) | Josiah Slavin | Toronto Marlies (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 14, 2024 (2024-7-14) | Joakim Ryan | Malmö Redhawks (SHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| December 2, 2024 (2024-12-2) | Dustin Tokarski | Buffalo Sabres | 1-year | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Term | Via |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-7-1) | Stefan Noesen | New Jersey Devils | 3-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-7-1) | Brett Pesce | New Jersey Devils | 6-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-7-1) | Brady Skjei | Nashville Predators | 7-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-7-1) | Teuvo Teravainen | Chicago Blackhawks | 3-year | Free agency |
| July 4, 2024 (2024-7-4) | Callahan Burke | Vegas Golden Knights | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 17, 2024 (2024-7-17) | Evgeny Kuznetsov | SKA St. Petersburg (KHL) | 4-year | Contract termination |
| July 18, 2024 (2024-7-18) | Max Comtois | Dynamo Moscow (KHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| September 15, 2024 (2024-9-15) | Antti Raanta | Genève-Servette HC (NL) | 1-year | Retirement/Free agency |
| September 23, 2024 (2024-9-23) | Tony DeAngelo | SKA St. Petersburg (KHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| December 6, 2024 (2024-12-6) | Brendan Lemieux | HC Davos (NL) | 3-year | Contract termination |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-7-1) | Jordan Martinook | 3-year |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-7-1) | Jaccob Slavin | 8-year‡ |
| July 14, 2024 (2024-7-14) | Dominik Badinka | 3-year† |
| July 17, 2024 (2024-7-17) | Jack Drury | 2-year |
| July 29, 2024 (2024-7-29) | Martin Necas | 2-year |
| August 31, 2024 (2024-8-31) | Seth Jarvis | 8-year |

## Draft picks

Below are the Carolina Hurricanes selections at the 2024 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 28 and 29, 2024, at the Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 2 | 34 | Dominik Badinka | D | Czech Republic | Malmö Redhawks (SHL) |
| 2 | 50 | Nikita Artamonov | LW | Russia | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (KHL) |
| 3 | 69 | Noel Fransen | D | Sweden | Färjestad BK (J20 Nationell) |
| 4 | 124 | Alexander Siryatsky | D | Russia | Stalnye Lisy (MHL) |
| 5 | 133 | Oskar Vuollet | C | Sweden | Skellefteå AIK (J20 Nationell) |
| 5 | 156 | Justin Poirier | RW | Canada | Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL) |
| 6 | 168 | Timur Kol | D | Russia | Omskie Yastreby (MHL) |
| 6 | 184 | Roman Shokhrin | D | Russia | Loko Yaroslavl (MHL) |
| 6 | 188 | Fyodor Avramov | LW | Russia | Kapitan Stupino (MHL) |
| 7 | 220 | Andrey Krutov | LW | Russia | Chaika Nizhny Novgorod (MHL) |