2016–17 Carolina Hurricanes season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	2016–17
Year:	2016
Team:	Carolina Hurricanes
Division:	Metropolitan
Divisionrank:	7th
Conference:	Eastern
Conferencerank:	12th
Record:	36–31–15
Homerecord:	23–12–6
Roadrecord:	13–19–9
Goalsfor:	215
Goalsagainst:	236
Generalmanager:	Ron Francis
Coach:	Bill Peters
Captain:	Vacant
Altcaptain:	Justin Faulk Victor Rask Jeff Skinner Jordan Staal
Arena:	PNC Arena
Attendance:	11,152 (59.7%)
Minorleague:	Charlotte Checkers (AHL) Florida Everblades (ECHL)
Goalsleader:	Jeff Skinner (37)
Assistsleader:	Elias Lindholm (34)
Pointsleader:	Jeff Skinner (63)
Plusminusleader:	Jaccob Slavin Brett Pesce (+23)
Pimleader:	Jordan Staal (38)
Winsleader:	Cam Ward (26)
Gaaleader:	Eddie Lack (2.64)

The 2016–17 Carolina Hurricanes season was the 38th 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 19th season since the franchise relocated from Hartford to start the 1997–98 NHL season.^[1] The Canes failed to make the playoffs for the eighth consecutive season.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2016 Pre-season Game Log: 4–2–1 (Home: 2–0–1 ; Road: 2–2–0)^[2]
	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 26	Carolina	2–1		OT		13,850	1–0–0	Recap
2	September 27	Carolina	3–2				12,475	2–0–0	Recap
3	September 30		2–1	Carolina	OT		6,610	2–0–1	Recap
4	October 2	Carolina	1–3			Nedeljkovic	18,665	2–1–1	Recap
5	October 4	Carolina	0–2			—	—	2–2–1	Recap
6	October 5		2–3	Carolina	SO	—	—	3–2–1	Recap
7	October 7		2–3	Carolina	SO	Ward	7,995	4–2–1	Recap

Regular season

2016–17 Game Log
October: 2–4–2 (Home: 1–1–0 ; Road: 1–3–2) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 13 Carolina 4–5 OT 15,296 0–0–1 1 Recap 2 October 16 Carolina 3–4 OT 17,832 0–0–2 2 Recap 3 October 18 Carolina 2–3 Ward 18,347 0–1–2 2 Recap 4 October 20 Carolina 4–2 Lack 17,652 1–1–2 4 Recap 5 October 22 Carolina 3–6 Lack 19,668 1–2–2 4 Recap 6 October 25 Carolina 2–4 Ward 20,027 1–3–2 4 Recap 7 October 28 3–2 Carolina Ward 18,680 2–3–2 6 Recap 8 October 30 3–4 Carolina Ward 10,353 2–4–2 6 Recap
November: 7–5–2 (Home: 5–2–0 ; Road: 2–3–2) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 9 November 1 Carolina 1–2 OT 13,049 2–4–3 7 Recap 10 November 5 Carolina 3–2 SO Ward 17,113 3–4–3 9 Recap 11 November 6 4–1 Carolina 8,650 3–5–3 9 Recap 12 November 8 Carolina 2–3 SO Ward 12,179 3–5–4 10 Recap 13 November 10 4–2 Carolina Ward 8,086 3–6–4 10 Recap 14 November 12 1–5 Carolina Ward 12,436 4–6–4 12 Recap 15 November 15 0–1 Carolina Ward 8,932 5–6–4 14 Recap 16 November 18 2–3 Carolina Ward 12,101 6–6–4 16 Recap 17 November 20 1–3 Carolina Ward 10,809 7–6–4 18 Recap 18 November 22 Carolina 2–1 Ward 18,893 8–6–4 20 Recap 19 November 24 Carolina 1–2 Ward 21,288 8–7–4 20 Recap 20 November 26 Carolina 1–2 Ward 18,042 8–8–4 20 Recap 21 November 27 2–3 Carolina 8,124 9–8–4 22 Recap 22 November 29 Carolina 2–3 Ward 18,006 9–9–4 22 Recap
December: 7–4–3 (Home: 5–0–1 ; Road: 2–4–2) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 23 December 1 Carolina 1–2 SO 17,565 9–9–5 23 Recap 24 December 3 Carolina 2–4 18,006 9–10–5 23 Recap 25 December 4 0–1 Carolina Ward 11,521 10–10–5 25 Recap 26 December 7 Carolina 5–6 SO Ward 14,582 10–10–6 26 Recap 27 December 8 Carolina 3–1 Ward 18,230 11–10–6 28 Recap 28 December 10 Carolina 3–4 Ward 17,562 11–11–6 28 Recap 29 December 13 6–8 Carolina Leighton 11,721 12–11–6 30 Recap 30 December 16 4–3 Carolina SO Ward 11,892 12–11–7 31 Recap 31 December 17 1–2 Carolina SO Ward 11,682 13–11–7 33 Recap — December 19 — Carolina Postponed due to poor ice conditions, rescheduled to March 27, 2017 32 December 22 Carolina 3–1 Ward 18,863 14–11–7 35 Recap 33 December 23 2–3 Carolina OT Ward 12,924 15–11–7 37 Recap 34 December 28 Carolina 2–3 Ward 18,653 15–12–7 37 Recap 35 December 30 2–3 Carolina Ward 18,016 16–12–7 39 Recap 36 December 31 Carolina 1–3 Ward 19,092 16–13–7 39 Recap
January: 6–7–0 (Home: 5–3–0 ; Road: 1–4–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 37 January 3 3–1 Carolina 8,998 16–14–7 39 Recap 38 January 5 Carolina 4–2 Ward 19,090 17–14–7 41 Recap 39 January 6 Carolina 1–2 Ward 21,822 17–15–7 41 Recap 40 January 8 3–4 Carolina OT Ward 11,820 18–15–7 43 Recap 41 January 10 3–5 Carolina Ward 9,351 19–15–7 45 Recap 42 January 13 2–5 Carolina Ward 11,992 20–15–7 47 Recap 43 January 14 4–7 Carolina Ward 16,640 21–15–7 49 Recap 44 January 17 Carolina 1–4 Ward 14,724 21–16–7 49 Recap 45 January 20 7–1 Carolina Ward 17,312 21–17–7 49 Recap 46 January 21 Carolina 2–3 19,033 21–18–7 49 Recap 47 January 23 Carolina 1–6 Ward 18,506 21–19–7 49 Recap 48 January 26 3–0 Carolina Ward 10,486 21–20–7 49 Recap January 27–29 All-Star Break in Los Angeles 49 January 31 1–5 Carolina Ward 13,577 22–20–7 51 Recap
February: 3–5–2 (Home: 2–3–1 ; Road: 1–2–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 50 February 3 1–2 Carolina 12,512 23–20–7 53 Recap 51 February 4 Carolina 5–4 OT Ward 14,153 24–20–7 55 Recap 52 February 7 Carolina 0–5 18,506 24–21–7 55 Recap 53 February 11 Carolina 2–5 Ward 17,864 24–22–7 55 Recap 54 February 17 2–1 Carolina OT Ward 11,456 24–22–8 56 Recap 55 February 19 4–0 Carolina Ward 10,004 24–23–8 56 Recap 56 February 21 3–1 Carolina Ward 12,145 24–24–8 56 Recap 57 February 24 0–3 Carolina Lack 11,327 25–24–8 58 Recap 58 February 26 3–1 Carolina Lack 14,112 25–25–8 58 Recap 59 February 28 Carolina 2–3 SO Ward 10,839 25–25–9 59 Recap
March: 10–2–5 (Home: 5–1–3 ; Road: 5–1–2) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 60 March 1 Carolina 3–4 OT 19,092 25–25–10 60 Recap 61 March 3 4–2 Carolina 10,827 25–26–10 60 Recap 62 March 5 Carolina 2–1 Lack 10,224 26–26–10 62 Recap 63 March 7 Carolina 1–3 Lack 11,700 26–27–10 62 Recap 64 March 9 3–4 Carolina Ward 11,404 27–27–10 64 Recap 65 March 11 3–2 Carolina OT Ward 12,328 27–27–11 65 Recap 66 March 13 Carolina 8–4 Ward 12,785 28–27–11 67 Recap 67 March 14 3–2 Carolina OT Ward 8,707 28–27–12 68 Recap 68 March 16 1–3 Carolina Lack 10,894 29–27–12 70 Recap 69 March 18 2–4 Carolina Lack 10,707 30–27–12 72 Recap 70 March 19 Carolina 3–4 OT Ward 19,517 30–27–13 73 Recap 71 March 21 Carolina 4–3 Ward 10,793 31–27–13 75 Recap 72 March 23 Carolina 4–1 Lack 21,288 32–27–13 77 Recap 73 March 25 Carolina 3–1 Lack 15,088 33–27–13 79 Recap 74 March 27 4–3 Carolina OT Lack 11,516 33–27–14 80 Recap 75 March 28 1–4 Carolina Ward 9,427 34–27–14 82 Recap 76 March 30 1–2 Carolina OT Ward 11,881 35–27–14 84 Recap
April: 1–4–1 (Home: 0–2–1 ; Road: 1–2–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 77 April 1 3–0 Carolina 14,201 35–28–14 84 Recap 78 April 2 Carolina 2–3 18,631 35–29–14 84 Recap 79 April 4 Carolina 3–5 Ward 18,848 35–30–14 84 Recap 80 April 6 3–0 Carolina Lack 9,769 35–31–14 84 Recap 81 April 8 5–4 Carolina SO Ward 13,509 35–31–15 85 Recap 82 April 9 Carolina 4–3 SO Lack 19,559 36–31–15 87 Recap
Legend:

Player stats

As of April 9, 2017

Skaters

Regular Season^[3]

Player					data-sort-type="number"
	79	37	26	63	−3	28
	82	24	25	49	−1	26
	82	16	29	45	−10	16
	75	16	29	45	−1	38
	72	11	34	45	−2	16
	81	15	27	42	−6	16
	82	16	24	40	2	32
	75	17	20	37	−18	32
	82	5	29	34	23	12
	67	11	18	29	−8	22
	81	4	25	29	−19	26
	82	2	18	20	23	20
	57	7	9	16	−11	6
^‡	56	4	10	14	−16	17
^‡	57	9	3	12	−6	33
	82	7	5	12	−12	17
	65	5	3	8	−8	18
	36	1	6	7	−12	15
	43	2	4	6	−12	30
	45	0	6	6	−13	6
	19	1	4	5	−3	2
	27	0	2	2	−11	8
^†‡	5	0	2	2	−2	0
	8	0	2	2	1	2
	11	1	0	1	−4	4
	2	1	0	1	1	0
	2	0	1	1	0	0
	14	0	0	0	−6	0
^‡	2	0	0	0	−3	0
	3	0	0	0	−4	0
	2	0	0	0	−3	0

Goaltenders

Regular Season^[4]

Player
style=white-space:nowrap		61	61	3617:55	26	22	12	162	2.69	1711	.905	2	0	1	6
style=white-space:nowrap		20	18	1089:51	8	7	3	48	2.64	492	.902	1	0	0	0
style=white-space:nowrap		4	3	210:17	2	2	0	12	3.43	92	.870	0	0	1	0
style=white-space:nowrap		1	0	29:57	0	0	0	0	0.00	17	1.000	0	0	0	2
style=white-space:nowrap		1	0	0:08	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	n/a	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.

Transactions

The Hurricanes have been involved in the following transactions during the 2016–17 season.

Trades

Date			Ref
October 11, 2016	To Florida Panthers Brody Sutter	To Carolina Hurricanes Connor Brickley	^[5]
February 21, 2017	To Montreal Canadiens Keegan Lowe	To Carolina Hurricanes Philip Samuelsson	^[6]
February 23, 2017	To Pittsburgh Penguins Ron Hainsey	To Carolina Hurricanes Danny Kristo 2nd-round pick in 2017	^[7]
February 28, 2017	To Ottawa Senators Viktor Stalberg	To Carolina Hurricanes 3rd-round pick in 2017	^[8]
April 28, 2017	To Chicago Blackhawks OTT's 3rd-round pick in 2017	To Carolina Hurricanes Scott Darling (rights)	^[9]

Notes

Free agents acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
			1 year, $1.5 million	^[10]
			1 year, $650,000	^[11]
			2 years, $5 million	^[12]
			1 year, $675,000	^[13]
			1 year, $700,000	^[14]
			1 year, $600,000	^[15]

Free agents lost

Date	Player	New team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
			2 years, $1.8 million	^[16]
			1 year, $600,000	^[17]
		Montreal Canadiens	1 year, $600,000	^[18]
			1 year, $575,000	^[19]
			1-year	^[20]

Claimed via waivers

Player	Previous team	Date
Martin Frk^[21]		October 9, 2016
Klas Dahlbeck^[22]		October 11, 2016
Ty Rattie^[23]		January 4, 2017

Lost via waivers

Player	New team	Date
Martin Frk^[24]		November 1, 2016
Ty Rattie^[25]		February 19, 2017

Player signings

Date	Player	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
June 28, 2016		1 year, $650,000	^[27]
July 9, 2016		3 years, $2.4975 million entry-level contract	^[28]
July 9, 2016		3 years, $2.4975 million entry-level contract	^[29]
July 12, 2016		6 years, $24 million	^[30]
July 14, 2016		1 year, $650,000	^[31]
July 14, 2016		1 year, $750,000	^[32]
July 14, 2016		1 year, $600,000	^[33]
July 14, 2016		1 year, $650,000	^[34]
July 14, 2016		2 years, $1.575 million	^[35]
March 16, 2017		3 years, $2 million entry-level contract	^[36]
March 23, 2017		3 years, $2.25 million entry-level contract	^[37]
March 31, 2017		3 years, $2.4 million entry-level contract	^[38]
March 31, 2017		3 years, $2.275 million entry-level contract	^[39]
April 21, 2017		1 year, $850,000 contract extension	^[40]
April 21, 2017		3 years, $2.185 entry-level contract	^[41]
May 5, 2017		4 years, $16.6 million contract extension	^[42]
June 13, 2017		1 year, $650,000 contract extension	^[43]
June 15, 2017		2 years, $5.72 million contract extension	^[44]

Draft picks

See also: List of Carolina Hurricanes draft picks. Below are the Carolina Hurricanes' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, was held June 24–25, 2016, at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York.

Round		Player	Pos	Nationality	College/junior/club team (league)
1	13	Jake Bean	D	Canada	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
1	21	Julien Gauthier	RW	Canada	Val d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)
2	43	Janne Kuokkanen	LW	Finland	Karpat (Liiga)
3	67	Matt Filipe	LW	United States	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)
3	74	Hudson Elynuik	C	Canada	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
3	75	Jack LaFontaine	G	Canada	Janesville Jets (NAHL)
4	104	Max Zimmer	LW	United States	Chicago Steel (USHL)
5	134	Jeremy Helvig	G	United States	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
6	164	Noah Carroll	D	Canada	Guelph Storm (OHL)

Draft notes^[45]

• The Los Angeles Kings' first-round pick went to the Carolina Hurricanes as the result of a trade on February 25, 2015, that sent Andrej Sekera to Los Angeles in exchange for Roland McKeown and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).^[46] The condition – Carolina will receive a first-round pick in 2016 if Los Angeles fails to qualify for the 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs – was converted on April 9, 2015.^[47]
• The Winnipeg Jets' third round pick went to the Carolina Hurricanes as the result of a trade on February 25, 2015, that sent Jiri Tlusty to Winnipeg in exchange for a conditional sixth-round pick in 2015 and this pick.^[48]
• The Boston Bruins' third-round pick went to the Carolina Hurricanes as the result of a trade on February 29, 2016, that sent John-Michael Liles to Boston in exchange for Anthony Camara, a fifth-round pick in 2017 and this pick.^[49]
• The Carolina Hurricanes' seventh-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015, that sent Eddie Lack to Carolina in exchange for a third-round pick in 2015 and this pick.^[50]

Notes and References

1. Book: National Hockey League. The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. 2010 . Triumph Books . 35. 978-1-60078-422-4.
2. Web site: 2016-2017 Regular Season Schedule/Results - Carolina Hurricanes - Schedule. Carolina Hurricanes. June 25, 2016.
3. Web site: 2016–2017 – Regular Season – Carolina Hurricanes – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats. NHL.
4. Web site: 2016–2017 – Regular Season – Carolina Hurricanes – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats. NHL.
5. Web site: Canes Acquire Connor Brickley from Florida . nhl.com . October 11, 2016. live . October 17, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20171107005819/https://www.nhl.com/hurricanes/news/hurricanes-acquire-connor-brickley-from-florida-panthers/c-282561010 . November 7, 2017 .
6. Web site: Canes Acquire Philip Samuelsson from Canadiens. nhl.com . February 21, 2017. live . February 23, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170224131457/https://www.nhl.com/hurricanes/news/hurricanes-acquire-philip-samuelsson-from-canadiens/c-286986252 . February 24, 2017 .
7. Web site: Canes Deal Hainsey to Penguins for Pick, Kristo. nhl.com . February 23, 2017. live . February 23, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170224131455/https://www.nhl.com/hurricanes/news/hurricanes-trade-ron-hainsey-to-pittsburgh-penguins/c-287049600 . February 24, 2017 .
8. Web site: Canes Acquire Third Round Pick for Stalberg. nhl.com . February 28, 2017. live . February 28, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170301180135/https://www.nhl.com/hurricanes/news/hurricanes-trade-viktor-stalberg-to-ottawa-senators/c-287209362 . March 1, 2017 .
9. Web site: Scott Darling traded to Hurricanes from Blackhawks. nhl.com . April 28, 2017. live . June 6, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171011181104/https://www.nhl.com/news/scott-darling-traded-to-carolina-hurricanes-from-chicago-blackhawks/c-289160692 . October 11, 2017 .
10. Web site: Canes Agree to Terms with Viktor Stalberg. nhl.com. July 6, 2016.
11. Web site: Canes Agree to Terms with Andrew Miller. nhl.com. July 6, 2016.
12. Web site: Lee Stempniak Agrees to Terms with Hurricanes. nhl.com. July 6, 2016.
13. Web site: Canes Agree to Terms with Matt Tennyson. nhl.com. July 6, 2016.
14. Web site: Hurricanes, Leighton Agree to One-Year Contract. nhl.com. June 6, 2017.
15. Web site: Canes Agree to Terms with Jakub Nakladal. nhl.com. October 17, 2016.
16. Web site: Bruins Sign Six Players. nhl.com. July 5, 2016.
17. Web site: Rangers Agree to Terms With Nathan Gerbe. nhl.com. July 6, 2016.
18. Web site: Chris Terry signed to a one-year, two-way contract by the Montreal Canadiens. SB Nation. July 2, 2016. October 10, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161010153513/http://www.habseyesontheprize.com/2016/7/2/12088444/chris-terry-sgning-contract-nhl-free-agency-frenzy-montreal-canadiens-st-johns-icecaps-ahl/in/11842373. dead.
19. Web site: Capitals Sign Brad Malone. . July 2, 2016 . July 6, 2016.
20. Web site: Qualified forward joins the club. TimraIK.se. June 26, 2017. Swedish.
21. Web site: Hurricanes Claim Martin Frk on Waivers. . October 9, 2016 . October 17, 2016.
22. Web site: Canes Claim Klas Dahlbeck on Waivers. . October 11, 2016 . October 17, 2016.
23. Web site: Canes Claim Forward Ty Rattie from St. Louis. . January 4, 2017 . January 4, 2017.
24. Web site: Martin Frk claimed by Detroit Red Wings . CanesCountry.com . 2016-11-01 . 2016-11-01.
25. Web site: Blues claim Rattie off waivers. St. Louis Blues. February 23, 2017.
26. Web site: Hurricanes Terminate Nakladal's Contract. NHL.com. May 28, 2017.
27. Web site: Canes Agree to Terms with Patrick Brown. nhl.com. June 30, 2016.
28. Web site: Canes Sign Jake Bean to Entry-Level Contract. nhl.com. July 11, 2016.
29. Web site: Julien Gauthier Signed to Entry-Level Contract. nhl.com. July 11, 2016.
30. Web site: Canes, Rask Agree to Terms on Six-Year Contract. nhl.com. July 12, 2016.
31. Web site: Canes Agree to Terms with Brendan Woods. nhl.com. July 18, 2016.
32. Web site: Canes Agree to Terms with Keegan Lowe. nhl.com. July 18, 2016.
33. Web site: Canes Agree to Terms with Brody Sutter. nhl.com. July 18, 2016.
34. Web site: Canes Agree to Terms with Dennis Robertson. nhl.com. July 18, 2016.
35. Web site: Canes Agree to Terms with Ryan Murphy. nhl.com. July 18, 2016.
36. Web site: Hurricanes Agree to Terms With Callum Booth. nhl.com. March 22, 2017.
37. Web site: Canes Agree To Terms With Kuokkanen. nhl.com. March 27, 2017.
38. Web site: Canes, Foegele Agree to Entry-Level Contract. nhl.com. May 28, 2017.
39. Web site: Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Smallman. nhl.com. May 28, 2017.
40. Web site: Hurricanes sign Dahlbeck to one-year deal. tsn.ca. June 6, 2017.
41. Web site: Canes Agree to Terms With Steven Lorentz. nhl.com. June 6, 2017.
42. Web site: Hurricanes, Darling Agree to Four-Year Deal. nhl.com. June 6, 2017.
43. Web site: Canes Agree to Terms with Andrew Miller. nhl.com. June 14, 2017.
44. Web site: Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Teravainen. nhl.com. June 16, 2017.
45. Web site: 2016 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions. Pro Sports Transactions. June 30, 2016.
46. Web site: Kings acquire Andrej Sekera from Hurricanes. February 25, 2015. February 25, 2015.
47. Web site: Flames qualify for playoffs, eliminate Kings. April 9, 2015. April 9, 2015.
48. Web site: Jets Acquire Jiri Tlusty From Carolina Hurricanes. February 25, 2015. February 25, 2015.
49. Web site: Canes Acquire Picks, Prospect for Liles. February 29, 2016. February 29, 2016.
50. Web site: Trades completed during 2015 NHL Draft weekend. June 27, 2015. June 27, 2015.