2013–14 Carolina Hurricanes season

The 2013–14 Carolina Hurricanes season was the 42nd season for the major league ice hockey team; its 35th 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. 
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Pre-season===
2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 3–3–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 3–3–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 3–3–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 3–3–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 3–3–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 3–3–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 3–3–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 3–3–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 3–3–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 3–3–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
1 	September 18 	Columbus 	5–4 	Carolina 	 	Ward 	8,178 	0–1–0 	Recap
2 	September 19 	Carolina 	2–5 	Buffalo 	 	Khudobin 	17,626 	0–2–0 	Recap
3 	September 20 	Montreal 	6–0 	Carolina 	 	Ward 	15,176 	0–3–0 	Recap
4 	September 21 	Carolina 	3–1 	Montreal 	 	Khudobin 	21,273 	1–3–0 	Recap
5 	September 26 	Carolina 	2–1 	Columbus 	 	Ward 	10,899 	2–3–0 	Recap
6 	September 27 	Buffalo 	0–1 	Carolina 	 	Ward 	12,033 	3–3–0 	Recap
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Game was played at Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City, Quebec.	
Notes:
Game was played at Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City, Quebec.	
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Game was played at Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City, Quebec.	
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Game was played at Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City, Quebec.	
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Game was played at Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City, Quebec.	
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Game was played at Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City, Quebec.	
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Game was played at Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City, Quebec.	
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Game was played at Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City, Quebec.	
Notes:
Game was played at Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City, Quebec.	
Notes:
Game was played at Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City, Quebec.
===Regular season===	
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October: 4–5–3 (Home: 1–2–3 ; Road: 3–3–0)	October: 4–5–3 (Home: 1–2–3 ; Road: 3–3–0)	October: 4–5–3 (Home: 1–2–3 ; Road: 3–3–0)	October: 4–5–3 (Home: 1–2–3 ; Road: 3–3–0)	October: 4–5–3 (Home: 1–2–3 ; Road: 3–3–0)	October: 4–5–3 (Home: 1–2–3 ; Road: 3–3–0)	October: 4–5–3 (Home: 1–2–3 ; Road: 3–3–0)	October: 4–5–3 (Home: 1–2–3 ; Road: 3–3–0)	October: 4–5–3 (Home: 1–2–3 ; Road: 3–3–0)	October: 4–5–3 (Home: 1–2–3 ; Road: 3–3–0)	October: 4–5–3 (Home: 1–2–3 ; Road: 3–3–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 4 	Detroit 	3–2 	Carolina 	OT 	Ward 	18,680 	0–0–1 	1 	Recap
2 	October 6 	Philadelphia 	1–2 	Carolina 	 	Khudobin 	16,088 	1–0–1 	3 	Recap
3 	October 8 	Carolina 	2–5 	Pittsburgh 	 	Ward 	18,451 	1–1–1 	3 	Recap
4 	October 10 	Carolina 	3–2 	Washington 	 	Khudobin 	18,506 	2–1–1 	5 	Recap
5 	October 11 	Los Angeles 	2–1 	Carolina 	SO 	Ward 	16,353 	2–1–2 	6 	Recap
6 	October 13 	Phoenix 	5–3 	Carolina 	 	Ward 	15,384 	2–2–2 	6 	Recap
7 	October 15 	Chicago 	3–2 	Carolina 	SO 	Ward 	16,263 	2–2–3 	7 	Recap
8 	October 17 	Carolina 	3–2 	Toronto 	 	Ward 	19,277 	3–2–3 	9 	Recap
9 	October 19 	Carolina 	4–3 	NY Islanders 	 	Ward 	13,008 	4–2–3 	11 	Recap
10 	October 24 	Carolina 	1–3 	Minnesota 	 	Peters 	17,668 	4–3–3 	11 	Recap
11 	October 25 	Carolina 	2–4 	Colorado 	 	Peters 	16,177 	4–4–3 	11 	Recap
12 	October 28 	Pittsburgh 	3–1 	Carolina 	 	Peters 	15,042 	4–5–3 	11 	Recap
== Player stats ==
Final Stats 
;Skaters
 Regular Season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	79	21	40	61	 	74
 	71	33	21	54	 	22
 	74	11	33	44	4	20
 	65	22	20	42	1	42
 	82	15	25	40	2	34
 	76	5 	27	32	 	37
 	81	16	15	31	 	36
 	68	16	14	30	2	22
 	73	10	14	24	0	29
 	75	8 	14	22	 	14
 	58	9 	12	21	 	4
 	57	5 	11	16	 	34
 	82	4 	11	15	 	45
 	68	4 	11	15	 	44
 	69	7 	6 	13	0	18
 	70	4 	8 	12	 	16
 	48	2 	10	12	 	10
 	20	3 	7 	10	 	2
 	60	4 	5 	9 	3	41
 	35	2 	7 	9 	7	8
 	64	2 	6 	8 	 	45
 	32	0 	4 	4 	 	14
 	11	1 	3 	4 	2	0
 	17	1 	1 	2 	 	9
 	10	0 	2 	2 	 	0
 	17	0 	1 	1 	 	10
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	 	0
 	12	0 	0 	0 	 	4
;Goaltenders
 Regular Season 
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	36	34	2,084:18	19	14	1	80	2.30	1076	0.926	1	0	0	0
 	30	28	1,645:16	10	12	6	84	3.06	824 	0.898	0	0	1	2
 	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 McBain2nd-round pick in 2013	To Carolina Hurricanes Andrej Sekera
September 29, 2013	To Vancouver Canucks Zac DalpeJeremy Welsh 	To Carolina Hurricanes Kellan Tochkin4th-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 LoktionovConditional 3rd-round pick in 2017
=== Free agents acquired ===
Player 	Former team 	Contract terms
Mike Komisarek 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	1 year, $700,000
Anton Khudobin 	Boston Bruins 	1 year, $800,000
Mark Flood 	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 	1 year, $550,000
Matt Corrente 	Albany Devils 	1 year, $550,000
Aaron Palushaj 	Colorado Avalanche 	1 year, $600,000
Mike Murphy 	Spartak Moscow 	1 year, $550,000
Nathan Gerbe 	Buffalo Sabres 	1 year, $550,000
Sergey Tolchinsky	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	3 years, $1.675 million entry-level contract
Ron Hainsey 	Winnipeg Jets 	1 year, $2 million
Radek Dvorak 	Anaheim Ducks 	1 year, $600,000
Manny Malhotra 	Vancouver Canucks 	1 year, $600,000
Patrick Brown 	Boston College 	2 years, $1.175 million entry-level contract
=== Free agents lost ===
Player 	New team 	Contract terms
Dan Ellis 	Dallas Stars 	2 years, $1.8 million
Joe Corvo 	Ottawa Senators 	1 year, $900,000
Marc-Andre Bergeron	ZSC Lions 	3 years
Bobby Sanguinetti 	Atlant Moscow Oblast	2 years
=== Claimed via waivers ===
Player	Previous team	Date
=== Lost via waivers ===
Player	New team	Date
=== 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 	 	Brynäs (SHL)
3 	66 	Brett Pesce 	Defence 	 	University of New Hampshire (Hockey East)
5 	126	Brent Pedersen	Left Wing	 	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
6 	156	Tyler Ganly 	Defence 	 	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-André Bergeron to the Hurricanes in exchange for Adam Hall and this pick.
==References==
Category:Carolina Hurricanes seasons
Category:2014 in hockey