2019–20 Carolina Hurricanes season
Season of play of professional ice hockey team
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 .[ 2]
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 .[ 3] [ 4] On May 26, the NHL regular season was officially declared over with the remaining games being cancelled.[ 5] 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.[ 6]
Standings
Divisional standings
Source: National Hockey League
[ 7]
Eastern Conference
Source: National Hockey League
[ 9]
Schedule and results
Preseason
The preseason schedule was published on June 12, 2019.[ 10]
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
Tampa Bay
Reimer
12,010
1–0–0
[ 11]
2
September 18
Tampa Bay
0–2
Carolina
Mrazek
—
2–0–0
[ 12]
3
September 21
Carolina
2–3
Washington
Reimer
14,603
2–1–0
[ 13]
4
September 25
Carolina
0–3
Nashville
Forsberg
17,159
2–2–0
[ 14]
5
September 27
Nashville
2–1
Carolina
OT
Reimer
11,212
2–2–1
[ 15]
6
September 29
Washington
4–3
Carolina
Mrazek
18,680
2–3–1
[ 16]
Regular season
The regular season schedule was published on June 25, 2019.[ 17]
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
Montreal
3–4
Carolina
SO
Mrazek
18,680
1–0–0
2
[ 18]
2
October 5
Carolina
3–2
Washington
OT
Reimer
18,506
2–0–0
4
[ 19]
3
October 6
Tampa Bay
3–4
Carolina
OT
Mrazek
14,125
3–0–0
6
[ 20]
4
October 8
Carolina
6–3
Florida
Reimer
11,638
4–0–0
8
[ 21]
5
October 11
NY Islanders
2–5
Carolina
Mrazek
14,875
5–0–0
10
[ 22]
6
October 12
Columbus
3–2
Carolina
Reimer
16,224
5–1–0
10
[ 23]
7
October 15
Carolina
2–0
Los Angeles
Mrazek
14,219
6–1–0
12
[ 24]
8
October 16
Carolina
2–5
San Jose
Reimer
15,143
6–2–0
12
[ 25]
9
October 18
Carolina
2–4
Anaheim
Mrazek
14,755
6–3–0
12
[ 26]
10
October 24
Carolina
3–4
Columbus
OT
Mrazek
15,398
6–3–1
13
[ 27]
11
October 26
Chicago
0–4
Carolina
Mrazek
15,738
7–3–1
15
[ 28]
12
October 29
Calgary
1–2
Carolina
Mrazek
13,864
8–3–1
17
[ 29]
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
Detroit
3–7
Carolina
Mrazek
15,383
9–3–1
19
[ 30]
14
November 2
New Jersey
5–3
Carolina
Reimer
15,079
9–4–1
19
[ 31]
15
November 5
Carolina
1–4
Philadelphia
Mrazek
16,172
9–5–1
19
[ 32]
16
November 7
NY Rangers
4–2
Carolina
Mrazek
13,878
9–6–1
19
[ 33]
17
November 9
Carolina
1–4
Ottawa
Reimer
12,276
9–7–1
19
[ 34]
18
November 11
Ottawa
2–8
Carolina
Mrazek
12,356
10–7–1
21
[ 35]
19
November 14
Carolina
5–4
Buffalo
OT
Mrazek
16,603
11–7–1
23
[ 36]
20
November 16
Carolina
4–3
Minnesota
OT
Reimer
17,101
12–7–1
25
[ 37]
21
November 19
Carolina
4–2
Chicago
Mrazek
21,325
13–7–1
27
[ 38]
22
November 21
Philadelphia
5–3
Carolina
Mrazek
14,734
13–8–1
27
[ 39]
23
November 23
Florida
2–4
Carolina
Mrazek
18,159
14–8–1
29
[ 40]
24
November 24
Carolina
2–0
Detroit
Reimer
18,726
15–8–1
31
[ 41]
25
November 27
Carolina
2–3
NY Rangers
Mrazek
17,269
15–9–1
31
[ 42]
26
November 29
Nashville
3–0
Carolina
Mrazek
18,680
15–10–1
31
[ 43]
27
November 30
Carolina
3–2
Tampa Bay
Reimer
19,092
16–10–1
33
[ 44]
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
Boston
Reimer
17,850
16–11–1
33
[ 45]
29
December 5
San Jose
2–3
Carolina
SO
Mrazek
14,275
17–11–1
35
[ 46]
30
December 7
Minnesota
2–6
Carolina
Mrazek
18,680
18–11–1
37
[ 47]
31
December 10
Carolina
6–3
Edmonton
Reimer
16,175
19–11–1
39
[ 48]
32
December 12
Carolina
0–1
Vancouver
OT
Mrazek
18,626
19–11–2
40
[ 49]
33
December 14
Carolina
4–0
Calgary
Reimer
18,853
20–11–2
42
[ 50]
34
December 17
Carolina
6–3
Winnipeg
Mrazek
15,325
21–11–2
44
[ 51]
35
December 19
Carolina
3–1
Colorado
Reimer
18,015
22–11–2
46
[ 52]
36
December 21
Florida
4–2
Carolina
Mrazek
18,224
22–12–2
46
[ 53]
37
December 23
Carolina
6–8
Toronto
Mrazek
19,176
22–13–2
46
[ 54]
38
December 27
Carolina
3–5
NY Rangers
Reimer
17,498
22–14–2
46
[ 55]
39
December 28
Washington
4–6
Carolina
Mrazek
18,680
23–14–2
48
[ 56]
40
December 31
Montreal
1–3
Carolina
Mrazek
18,680
24–14–2
50
[ 57]
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
Washington
4–3
Carolina
Mrazek
18,680
24–15–2
50
[ 58]
42
January 5
Tampa Bay
3–1
Carolina
Mrazek
18,015
24–16–2
50
[ 59]
43
January 7
Philadelphia
4–5
Carolina
OT
Reimer
15,072
25–16–2
52
[ 60]
44
January 10
Arizona
0–3
Carolina
Mrazek
16,476
26–16–2
54
[ 61]
45
January 11
Los Angeles
0–2
Carolina
Reimer
18,680
27–16–2
56
[ 62]
46
January 13
Carolina
0–2
Washington
Mrazek
18,573
27–17–2
56
[ 63]
47
January 16
Carolina
2–3
Columbus
Mrazek
17,900
27–18–2
56
[ 64]
48
January 17
Anaheim
2–1
Carolina
OT
Reimer
16,913
27–18–3
57
[ 65]
49
January 19
NY Islanders
1–2
Carolina
SO
Reimer
18,680
28–18–3
59
[ 66]
50
January 21
Winnipeg
1–4
Carolina
Mrazek
14,607
29–18–3
61
[ 67]
51
January 31
Vegas
4–3
Carolina
Mrazek
18,150
29–19–3
61
[ 68]
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
Vancouver
3–4
Carolina
SO
Reimer
15,767
30–19–3
63
[ 69]
53
February 4
Carolina
3–6
St. Louis
Mrazek
18,096
30–20–3
63
[ 70]
54
February 6
Carolina
5–3
Arizona
Reimer
11,632
31–20–3
65
[ 71]
55
February 8
Carolina
6–5
Vegas
SO
Reimer
18,417
32–20–3
67
[ 72]
56
February 11
Carolina
1–4
Dallas
Mrazek
18,532
32–21–3
67
[ 73]
57
February 14
New Jersey
2–5
Carolina
Mrazek
18,680
33–21–3
69
[ 74]
58
February 16
Edmonton
4–3
Carolina
OT
Reimer
18,680
33–21–4
70
[ 75]
59
February 18
Carolina
4–1
Nashville
Mrazek
17,204
34–21–4
72
[ 76]
60
February 21
NY Rangers
5–2
Carolina
Mrazek
18,680
34–22–4
72
[ 77]
61
February 22
Carolina
6–3
Toronto
Ayres
19,414
35–22–4
74
[ 78]
62
February 25
Dallas
4–1
Carolina
Nedeljkovic
18,176
35–23–4
74
[ 79]
63
February 28
Colorado
3–2
Carolina
Forsberg
18,680
35–24–4
74
[ 80]
64
February 29
Carolina
3–4
Montreal
OT
Nedeljkovic
21,207
35–24–5
75
[ 81]
Cancelled games
#
Date
Visitor
Home
69
March 12
Carolina
New Jersey
70
March 14
Pittsburgh
Carolina
71
March 15
Carolina
Buffalo
72
March 17
Buffalo
Carolina
73
March 19
St. Louis
Carolina
74
March 21
Ottawa
Carolina
75
March 22
Carolina
NY Islanders
76
March 24
Carolina
Pittsburgh
77
March 26
Toronto
Carolina
78
March 28
Pittsburgh
Carolina
79
March 29
Carolina
New Jersey
80
March 31
Boston
Carolina
81
April 3
Columbus
Carolina
82
April 4
Carolina
Boston
Legend :
Win (2 points)
Loss (0 points)
Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
Playoffs
The Hurricanes faced the New York Rangers in the qualifying round,[ 86] and defeated them in three games.[ 87]
The Hurricanes faced the Boston Bruins in the first round, where they were defeated in five games.[ 88]
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
Mrazek
1–0
[ 89]
2
August 3
NY Rangers
1–4
Carolina
Mrazek
2–0
[ 90]
3
August 4
Carolina
4–1
NY Rangers
Reimer
3–0
[ 91]
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
Mrazek
0–1
[ 92]
2
August 13
Carolina
3–2
Boston
Reimer
1–1
[ 93]
3
August 15
Boston
3–1
Carolina
Mrazek
1–2
[ 94]
4
August 17
Boston
4–3
Carolina
Reimer
1–3
[ 95]
5
August 19
Carolina
1–2
Boston
Mrazek
1–4
[ 96]
Legend :
Win
Loss
Player statistics
Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular season[ 99]
Player
GP
GS
TOI
W
L
OT
GA
GAA
SA
SV%
SO
G
A
PIM
Petr Mrazek
40
38
2,320:59
21
16
2
104
2.69
1,091
.905
3
0
0
4
James Reimer
25
24
1,378:01
14
6
2
61
2.66
712
.914
3
0
0
2
Anton Forsberg
3
3
143:09
1
1
0
8
3.35
78
.897
0
0
0
0
Alex Nedeljkovic
4
3
216:19
1
2
1
11
3.05
97
.887
0
0
0
0
David Ayres
1
0
28:41
1
0
0
2
4.18
10
.800
0
0
0
0
Playoffs[ 100]
Player
GP
GS
TOI
W
L
GA
GAA
SA
SV%
SO
G
A
PIM
James Reimer
3
3
178:05
2
1
7
2.36
106
.934
0
0
0
0
Petr Mrazek
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.
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