2019–20 Carolina Hurricanes season explained

The 2019–20 Carolina Hurricanes season was the 41st 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 22nd season since the franchise relocated from Hartford to start the 1997–98 NHL season.^[1]

The season was suspended by the league officials on March 12, 2020, after several other professional and collegiate sports organizations followed suit as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.^{[2] [3]} On May 26, the NHL regular season was officially declared over with the remaining games being cancelled.^[4] The Hurricanes advanced to the playoffs where they defeated the New York Rangers in a three-game sweep in the Qualifying Round, but were defeated in the First Round by the Boston Bruins in five games.^[5]

Standings

Eastern Conference

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 12, 2019.^[6]

2019 preseason game log: 2–3–1 (Home: 1–1–1 ; Road: 1–2–0)
	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 17	Carolina	3–0				12,010	1–0–0	^[7]
2	September 18	Tampa Bay	0–2	Carolina			—	2–0–0	^[8]
3	September 21	Carolina	2–3			Reimer	14,603	2–1–0	^[9]
4	September 25	Carolina	0–3				17,159	2–2–0	^[10]
5	September 27	Nashville	2–1	Carolina	OT	Reimer	11,212	2–2–1	^[11]
6	September 29	Washington	4–3	Carolina		Mrazek	18,680	2–3–1	^[12]

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on June 25, 2019.^[13]

2019–20 game log
October: 8–3–1 (Home: 5–1–0 ; Road: 3–2–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 3 3–4 Carolina SO 18,680 1–0–0 2 ^[14] 2 October 5 Carolina 3–2 OT 18,506 2–0–0 4 ^[15] 3 October 6 3–4 Carolina OT Mrazek 14,125 3–0–0 6 ^[16] 4 October 8 Carolina 6–3 Reimer 11,638 4–0–0 8 ^[17] 5 October 11 2–5 Carolina Mrazek 14,875 5–0–0 10 ^[18] 6 October 12 3–2 Carolina Reimer 16,224 5–1–0 10 ^[19] 7 October 15 Carolina 2–0 Mrazek 14,219 6–1–0 12 ^[20] 8 October 16 Carolina 2–5 Reimer 15,143 6–2–0 12 ^[21] 9 October 18 Carolina 2–4 Mrazek 14,755 6–3–0 12 ^[22] 10 October 24 Carolina 3–4 Columbus OT Mrazek 15,398 6–3–1 13 ^[23] 11 October 26 0–4 Carolina Mrazek 15,738 7–3–1 15 ^[24] 12 October 29 1–2 Carolina Mrazek 13,864 8–3–1 17 ^[25]
November: 8–7–0 (Home: 3–4–0 ; Road: 5–3–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 13 November 1 3–7 Carolina 15,383 9–3–1 19 ^[26] 14 November 2 5–3 Carolina 15,079 9–4–1 19 ^[27] 15 November 5 Carolina 1–4 Mrazek 16,172 9–5–1 19 ^[28] 16 November 7 4–2 Carolina Mrazek 13,878 9–6–1 19 ^[29] 17 November 9 Carolina 1–4 Reimer 12,276 9–7–1 19 ^[30] 18 November 11 Ottawa 2–8 Carolina Mrazek 12,356 10–7–1 21 ^[31] 19 November 14 Carolina 5–4 OT Mrazek 16,603 11–7–1 23 ^[32] 20 November 16 Carolina 4–3 OT Reimer 17,101 12–7–1 25 ^[33] 21 November 19 Carolina 4–2 Mrazek 21,325 13–7–1 27 ^[34] 22 November 21 Philadelphia 5–3 Carolina Mrazek 14,734 13–8–1 27 ^[35] 23 November 23 2–4 Carolina Mrazek 18,159 14–8–1 29 ^[36] 24 November 24 Carolina 2–0 Detroit Reimer 18,726 15–8–1 31 ^[37] 25 November 27 Carolina 2–3 NY Rangers Mrazek 17,269 15–9–1 31 ^[38] 26 November 29 3–0 Carolina Mrazek 18,680 15–10–1 31 ^[39] 27 November 30 Carolina 3–2 Reimer 19,092 16–10–1 33 ^[40]
December: 8–4–1 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 4–3–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 28 December 3 Carolina 0–2 17,850 16–11–1 33 ^[41] 29 December 5 2–3 Carolina SO 14,275 17–11–1 35 ^[42] 30 December 7 2–6 Carolina Mrazek 18,680 18–11–1 37 ^[43] 31 December 10 Carolina 6–3 Reimer 16,175 19–11–1 39 ^[44] 32 December 12 Carolina 0–1 OT Mrazek 18,626 19–11–2 40 ^[45] 33 December 14 Carolina 4–0 Reimer 18,853 20–11–2 42 ^[46] 34 December 17 Carolina 6–3 Mrazek 15,325 21–11–2 44 ^[47] 35 December 19 Carolina 3–1 Reimer 18,015 22–11–2 46 ^[48] 36 December 21 4–2 Carolina Mrazek 18,224 22–12–2 46 ^[49] 37 December 23 Carolina 6–8 Mrazek 19,176 22–13–2 46 ^[50] 38 December 27 Carolina 3–5 Reimer 17,498 22–14–2 46 ^[51] 39 December 28 4–6 Carolina Mrazek 18,680 23–14–2 48 ^[52] 40 December 31 1–3 Carolina Mrazek 18,680 24–14–2 50 ^[53]
January: 5–5–1 (Home: 5–3–1 ; Road: 0–2–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 41 January 3 4–3 Carolina 18,680 24–15–2 50 ^[54] 42 January 5 3–1 Carolina Mrazek 18,015 24–16–2 50 ^[55] 43 January 7 4–5 Carolina OT 15,072 25–16–2 52 ^[56] 44 January 10 0–3 Carolina Mrazek 16,476 26–16–2 54 ^[57] 45 January 11 0–2 Carolina Reimer 18,680 27–16–2 56 ^[58] 46 January 13 Carolina 0–2 Washington Mrazek 18,573 27–17–2 56 ^[59] 47 January 16 Carolina 2–3 Mrazek 17,900 27–18–2 56 ^[60] 48 January 17 2–1 Carolina OT Reimer 16,913 27–18–3 57 ^[61] 49 January 19 1–2 Carolina SO Reimer 18,680 28–18–3 59 ^[62] 50 January 21 1–4 Carolina Mrazek 14,607 29–18–3 61 ^[63] 51 January 31 4–3 Carolina Mrazek 18,150 29–19–3 61 ^[64]
February: 6–5–2 (Home: 2–3–1 ; Road: 4–2–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 52 February 2 3–4 Carolina SO 15,767 30–19–3 63 ^[65] 53 February 4 Carolina 3–6 18,096 30–20–3 63 ^[66] 54 February 6 Carolina 5–3 Reimer 11,632 31–20–3 65 ^[67] 55 February 8 Carolina 6–5 SO Reimer 18,417 32–20–3 67 ^[68] 56 February 11 Carolina 1–4 Mrazek 18,532 32–21–3 67 ^[69] 57 February 14 2–5 Carolina Mrazek 18,680 33–21–3 69 ^[70] 58 February 16 4–3 Carolina OT Reimer 18,680 33–21–4 70 ^[71] 59 February 18 Carolina 4–1 Mrazek 17,204 34–21–4 72 ^[72] 60 February 21 5–2 Carolina Mrazek 18,680 34–22–4 72 ^[73] 61 February 22 Carolina 6–3 19,414 35–22–4 74 ^[74] 62 February 25 Dallas 4–1 Carolina 18,176 35–23–4 74 ^[75] 63 February 28 3–2 Carolina 18,680 35–24–4 74 ^[76] 64 February 29 Carolina 3–4 OT Nedeljkovic 21,207 35–24–5 75 ^[77]
March: 3–1–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 3–1–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 65 March 5 Carolina 1–4 18,900 35–25–5 75 ^[78] 66 March 7 Carolina 3–2 OT 13,917 36–25–5 77 ^[79] 67 March 8 Carolina 6–2 Nedeljkovic 18,548 37–25–5 79 ^[80] 68 March 10 Carolina 5–2 17,511 38–25–5 81 ^[81]
Cancelled games Date Visitor Home 69 March 12 Carolina New Jersey 70 March 14 Carolina 71 March 15 Carolina Buffalo 72 March 17 Buffalo Carolina 73 March 19 Carolina 74 March 21 Carolina 75 March 22 Carolina NY Islanders 76 March 24 Carolina Pittsburgh 77 March 26 Carolina 78 March 28 Pittsburgh Carolina 79 March 29 Carolina New Jersey 80 March 31 Carolina 81 April 3 Carolina 82 April 4 Carolina Boston
Legend:

Playoffs

See main article: 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Hurricanes faced the New York Rangers in the qualifying round,^[82] and defeated them in three games.^[83]

The Hurricanes faced the Boston Bruins in the first round, where they were defeated in five games.^[84]

2020 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference Qualifying Round vs. (11) New York Rangers: Carolina won 3–0 Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Series Recap 1 August 1 NY Rangers 2–3 Carolina 1–0 ^[85] 2 August 3 NY Rangers 1–4 Carolina Mrazek 2–0 ^[86] 3 August 4 Carolina 4–1 NY Rangers 3–0 ^[87]
Eastern Conference First Round vs. (4) Boston Bruins: Boston won 4–1 Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Series Recap 1 August 12 Carolina 3–4 Boston 2OT 0–1 ^[88] 2 August 13 Carolina 3–2 Boston 1–1 ^[89] 3 August 15 Boston 3–1 Carolina Mrazek 1–2 ^[90] 4 August 17 Boston 4–3 Carolina Reimer 1–3 ^[91] 5 August 19 Carolina 1–2 Boston Mrazek 1–4 ^[92]
Legend:

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular season^[93] ! Player! ! ! ! ! data-sort-type="number"

	68	38	28	66	10	26
	68	15	48	63	20	8
	68	24	37	61	9	54
	47	14	26	40	30	32
	64	16	20	36	−6	20
	68	6	30	36	30	10
	68	13	17	30	9	34
	67	11	18	29	−3	42
	64	8	21	29	3	30
	68	8	19	27	3	40
	68	4	20	24	−24	30
^‡	60	11	12	23	0	18
^‡	41	12	10	22	1	20
	68	7	13	20	7	72
	61	4	14	18	7	27
	68	7	10	17	−4	17
	45	4	10	14	−2	8
	45	2	11	13	−2	22
	20	8	3	11	2	6
	49	1	7	8	−7	10
	2	3	1	4	3	2
^†	7	1	1	2	−5	16
^†	7	0	1	1	−4	4
	5	0	1	1	−2	4
^‡	5	0	1	1	2	6
^‡	8	0	1	1	−2	0
	15	0	0	0	−7	4

Playoffs^[94] ! Player! ! ! ! ! data-sort-type="number"

	8	3	9	12	6	4
	6	4	3	7	7	8
	8	3	2	5	6	4
	8	1	3	4	0	0
	8	2	1	3	0	8
	7	0	3	3	−1	6
	8	2	0	2	4	6
	8	1	1	2	0	2
	7	1	1	2	−6	2
	8	1	1	2	−2	0
	5	1	1	2	−2	4
	8	0	2	2	6	4
	8	0	2	2	4	4
	4	1	0	1	4	2
	8	1	0	1	−1	2
	7	1	0	1	0	9
	8	0	1	1	−1	0
	2	0	1	1	1	4
	6	0	1	1	0	2
	8	0	0	0	−2	4
	4	0	0	0	0	2

Goaltenders

Regular season^[95] ! Player! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

	40	38	2,320:59	21	16	2	104	2.69	1,091	.905	3	0	0	4
	25	24	1,378:01	14	6	2	61	2.66	712	.914	3	0	0	2
	3	3	143:09	1	1	0	8	3.35	78	.897	0	0	0	0
	4	3	216:19	1	2	1	11	3.05	97	.887	0	0	0	0
	1	0	28:41	1	0	0	2	4.18	10	.800	0	0	0	0

Playoffs^[96] ! Player! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

	3	3	178:05	2	1	7	2.36	106	.934	0	0	0	0
	5	5	316:36	2	3	11	2.08	155	.929	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.

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: NHL statement on coronavirus . NHL.com . March 12, 2020 . March 12, 2020.
3. Web site: Fernandez . Gabriel . Coronavirus live updates: NHL suspends season; MLB to halt spring training; NCAA conference tourneys canceled . CBSSports.com . March 12, 2020 . March 12, 2020.
4. Web site: Gulitti . Tom . NHL plans to return with 24 teams competing for Stanley Cup . NHL.com . May 27, 2020 . May 26, 2020.
5. Web site: Bruins defeat Hurricanes in Game 5, win Eastern First Round series . NHL.com . August 19, 2020 . August 19, 2020.
6. Web site: Hurricanes Announce 2019 Exhibition Schedule . NHL.com . September 6, 2019 . June 12, 2019.
7. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - Tampa Bay Lightning - September 17th, 2019. NHL.com.
8. Web site: Tampa Bay Lightning - Carolina Hurricanes - September 18th, 2019. NHL.com.
9. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - Washington Capitals - September 21st, 2019. NHL.com.
10. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - Nashville Predators - September 25th, 2019. NHL.com.
11. Web site: Nashville Predators - Carolina Hurricanes - September 27th, 2019. NHL.com.
12. Web site: Washington Capitals - Carolina Hurricanes - September 29th, 2019. NHL.com.
13. Web site: Breaking Down the 2019-20 Schedule . NHL.com . September 6, 2019 . June 25, 2019.
14. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Carolina Hurricanes - October 3rd, 2019. NHL.com.
15. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - Washington Capitals - October 5th, 2019. NHL.com.
16. Web site: Tampa Bay Lightning - Carolina Hurricanes - October 6th, 2019. NHL.com.
17. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - Florida Panthers - October 8th, 2019. NHL.com.
18. Web site: New York Islanders - Carolina Hurricanes - October 11th, 2019. NHL.com.
19. Web site: Columbus Blue Jackets - Carolina Hurricanes - October 12th, 2019. NHL.com.
20. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - Los Angeles Kings - October 15th, 2019. NHL.com.
21. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - San Jose Sharks - October 16th, 2019. NHL.com.
22. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - Anaheim Ducks - October 18th, 2019. NHL.com.
23. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - Columbus Blue Jackets - October 24th, 2019. NHL.com.
24. Web site: Chicago Blackhawks - Carolina Hurricanes - October 26th, 2019. NHL.com.
25. Web site: Calgary Flames - Carolina Hurricanes - October 29th, 2019. NHL.com.
26. Web site: Detroit Red Wings - Carolina Hurricanes - November 1st, 2019. NHL.com.
27. Web site: New Jersey Devils - Carolina Hurricanes - November 2nd, 2019. NHL.com.
28. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - Philadelphia Flyers - November 5th, 2019. NHL.com.
29. Web site: New York Rangers - Carolina Hurricanes - November 7th, 2019. NHL.com.
30. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - Ottawa Senators - November 9th, 2019. NHL.com.
31. Web site: Ottawa Senators - Carolina Hurricanes - November 11th, 2019. NHL.com.
32. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - Buffalo Sabres - November 14th, 2019. NHL.com.
33. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - Minnesota Wild - November 16th, 2019. NHL.com.
34. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - Chicago Blackhawks - November 19th, 2019. NHL.com.
35. Web site: Philadelphia Flyers - Carolina Hurricanes - November 21st, 2019. NHL.com.
36. Web site: Florida Panthers - Carolina Hurricanes - November 23rd, 2019. NHL.com.
37. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - Detroit Red Wings - November 24th, 2019. NHL.com.
38. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - New York Rangers - November 27th, 2019. NHL.com.
39. Web site: Nashville Predators - Carolina Hurricanes - November 29th, 2019. NHL.com.
40. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - Tampa Bay Lightning - November 30th, 2019. NHL.com.
41. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - Boston Bruins - December 3rd, 2019. NHL.com.
42. Web site: San Jose Sharks - Carolina Hurricanes - December 5th, 2019. NHL.com.
43. Web site: Minnesota Wild - Carolina Hurricanes - December 7th, 2019. NHL.com.
44. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - Edmonton Oilers - December 10th, 2019. NHL.com.
45. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - Vancouver Canucks - December 12th, 2019. NHL.com.
46. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - Calgary Flames - December 14th, 2019. NHL.com.
47. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - Winnipeg Jets - December 17th, 2019. NHL.com.
48. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - Colorado Avalanche - December 19th, 2019. NHL.com.
49. Web site: Florida Panthers - Carolina Hurricanes - December 21st, 2019. NHL.com.
50. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - Toronto Maple Leafs - December 23rd, 2019. NHL.com.
51. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - New York Rangers - December 27th, 2019. NHL.com.
52. Web site: Washington Capitals - Carolina Hurricanes - December 28th, 2019. NHL.com.
53. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Carolina Hurricanes - December 31st, 2019. NHL.com.
54. Web site: Washington Capitals - Carolina Hurricanes - January 3rd, 2020. NHL.com.
55. Web site: Tampa Bay Lightning - Carolina Hurricanes - January 5th, 2020. NHL.com.
56. Web site: Philadelphia Flyers - Carolina Hurricanes - January 7th, 2020. NHL.com.
57. Web site: Arizona Coyotes - Carolina Hurricanes - January 10th, 2020. NHL.com.
58. Web site: Los Angeles Kings - Carolina Hurricanes - January 11th, 2020. NHL.com.
59. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - Washington Capitals - January 13th, 2020. NHL.com.
60. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - Columbus Blue Jackets - January 16th, 2020. NHL.com.
61. Web site: Anaheim Ducks - Carolina Hurricanes - January 17th, 2020. NHL.com.
62. Web site: New York Islanders - Carolina Hurricanes - January 19th, 2020. NHL.com.
63. Web site: Winnipeg Jets - Carolina Hurricanes - January 21st, 2020. NHL.com.
64. Web site: Vegas Golden Knights - Carolina Hurricanes - January 31st, 2020. NHL.com.
65. Web site: Vancouver Canucks - Carolina Hurricanes - February 2nd, 2020. NHL.com.
66. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - St. Louis Blues - February 4th, 2020. NHL.com.
67. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - Arizona Coyotes - February 6th, 2020. NHL.com.
68. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - Vegas Golden Knights - February 8th, 2020. NHL.com.
69. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - Dallas Stars - February 11th, 2020. NHL.com.
70. Web site: New Jersey Devils - Carolina Hurricanes - February 14th, 2020. NHL.com.
71. Web site: Edmonton Oilers - Carolina Hurricanes - February 16th, 2020. NHL.com.
72. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - Nashville Predators - February 18th, 2020. NHL.com.
73. Web site: New York Rangers - Carolina Hurricanes - February 21st, 2020. NHL.com.
74. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - Toronto Maple Leafs - February 22nd, 2020. NHL.com.
75. Web site: Dallas Stars - Carolina Hurricanes - February 25th, 2020. NHL.com.
76. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - Carolina Hurricanes - February 28th, 2020. NHL.com.
77. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - Montréal Canadiens - February 29th, 2020. NHL.com.
78. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - Philadelphia Flyers - March 5th, 2020. NHL.com.
79. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - New York Islanders - March 7th, 2020. NHL.com.
80. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - Pittsburgh Penguins - March 8th, 2020. NHL.com.
81. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - Detroit Red Wings - March 10th, 2020. NHL.com.
82. Web site: Stanley Cup Qualifiers schedule . NHL.com . NHL.com . July 16, 2020 . July 10, 2020.
83. Web site: Rosen . Dan . Hurricanes sweep Rangers in Game 3 of Cup Qualifiers, reach playoffs . NHL.com . August 4, 2020 . August 4, 2020.
84. Web site: Stanley Cup Playoffs first-round schedule . NHL.com . August 9, 2020 . August 9, 2020.
85. Web site: New York Rangers - Carolina Hurricanes - August 1st, 2020. NHL.com.
86. Web site: New York Rangers - Carolina Hurricanes - August 3rd, 2020. NHL.com.
87. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - New York Rangers - August 4th, 2020. NHL.com.
88. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - Boston Bruins - August 12th, 2020. NHL.com.
89. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - Boston Bruins - August 13th, 2020. NHL.com.
90. Web site: Boston Bruins - Carolina Hurricanes - August 15th, 2020. NHL.com.
91. Web site: Boston Bruins - Carolina Hurricanes - August 17th, 2020. NHL.com.
92. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - Boston Bruins - August 19th, 2020. NHL.com.
93. Web site: 2019–20 Regular season – Carolina Hurricanes Stats – Skaters . NHL.com . March 12, 2020.
94. Web site: 2019–20 Playoffs – Carolina Hurricanes Stats – Skaters . NHL.com . August 20, 2020.
95. Web site: 2019–20 Regular season – Carolina Hurricanes Stats – Goalies . NHL.com . March 12, 2020.
96. Web site: 2019–20 Playoffs – Carolina Hurricanes Stats – Goalies . NHL.com . August 20, 2019.