Carolina Hurricanes History
2026-27 · 8-2-1 · 17 pts · 1st Metropolitan
Since 2017-18 the Carolina Hurricanes have made the playoffs in 8 of 9 completed seasons with playoff data; they won the Stanley Cup in 2025-26.
Carolina Hurricanes season by season
| Season | GP | W-L-OTL | PTS | P% | GF | GA | Division | NHL | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27in progress | 11 | 8-2-1 | 17 | .773 | 42 | 27 | 1st | 1st | — |
| 2025-26 | 82 | 53-22-7 | 113 | .689 | 291 | 236 | 1st | 2nd | Won the Stanley Cupbeat OTT 4-0 · beat PHI 4-0 · beat MTL 4-1 · beat VGK 4-2 |
| 2024-25 | 82 | 47-30-5 | 99 | .604 | 266 | 230 | 2nd | 10th | Lost in the conference finalbeat NJD 4-1 · beat WSH 4-1 · lost to FLA 1-4 |
| 2023-24 | 82 | 52-23-7 | 111 | .677 | 277 | 211 | 2nd | 3rd | Lost in the second roundbeat NYI 4-1 · lost to NYR 2-4 |
| 2022-23 | 82 | 52-21-9 | 113 | .689 | 262 | 210 | 1st | 2nd | Lost in the conference finalbeat NYI 4-2 · beat NJD 4-1 · lost to FLA 0-4 |
| 2021-22 | 82 | 54-20-8 | 116 | .707 | 277 | 200 | 1st | 3rd | Lost in the second roundbeat BOS 4-3 · lost to NYR 3-4 |
| 2020-21 | 56 | 36-12-8 | 80 | .714 | 175 | 134 | — | 3rd | Lost in the second roundbeat NSH 4-2 · lost to TBL 1-4 |
| 2019-20 | 68 | 38-25-5 | 81 | .596 | 217 | 193 | 4th | 9th | Lost in the first roundbeat NYR 3-0 · lost to BOS 1-4 |
| 2018-19 | 82 | 46-29-7 | 99 | .604 | 243 | 221 | 4th | 10th | Lost in the conference finalbeat WSH 4-3 · beat NYI 4-0 · lost to BOS 0-4 |
| 2017-18 | 82 | 36-35-11 | 83 | .506 | 225 | 253 | 6th | 21st | Missed the playoffs |
From our NHL game data (regular season and playoffs). 2020-21: 56-game season with temporary divisions; division ranks are not comparable. 2019-20: Season stopped March 12, 2020; ranked by points %. The 24-team return-to-play playoffs started with a best-of-five qualifying round; the round-robin seeding games of the top four seeds per conference are not counted as a series. Each season links to its stats page; full results are on the games archive.
Carolina Hurricanes all-time record against every team
| Opponent | GP | W-L-OTL(-T) | Win % | Playoffs | 2026-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montreal Canadiens | 221 | 86-108-7-20 | 39% | 20-24-0 | 1-0-0 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 220 | 94-101-7-18 | 43% | 4-3-0 | — |
| Boston Bruins | 219 | 88-106-9-16 | 40% | 16-26-0 | — |
| Washington Capitals | 198 | 74-93-17-14 | 37% | 8-4-0 | 1-1-0 |
| Philadelphia Flyers | 169 | 65-74-16-14 | 38% | 4-0-0 | 2-0-0 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 169 | 79-71-8-11 | 47% | 0-4-0 | — |
| New York Rangers | 167 | 68-83-9-7 | 41% | 8-8-0 | — |
| New Jersey Devils | 166 | 71-77-6-12 | 43% | 22-12-0 | — |
| New York Islanders | 166 | 88-56-13-9 | 53% | 12-3-0 | — |
| Colorado Avalanche | 158 | 55-78-4-21 | 35% | 5-4-0 | — |
| Winnipeg Jets | 151 | 82-51-8-10 | 54% | — | 1-0-0 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 150 | 66-62-12-10 | 44% | 1-4-0 | — |
| Florida Panthers | 148 | 75-50-12-11 | 51% | 1-8-0 | 0-0-1 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 139 | 74-48-6-11 | 53% | 4-2-0 | — |
| Ottawa Senators | 122 | 67-42-5-8 | 55% | 4-0-0 | — |
| Detroit Red Wings | 111 | 49-47-7-8 | 44% | 1-4-0 | — |
| Dallas Stars | 101 | 41-49-5-6 | 41% | — | — |
| Chicago Blackhawks | 98 | 51-35-5-7 | 52% | — | 1-0-0 |
| St. Louis Blues | 93 | 36-46-6-5 | 39% | — | — |
| Los Angeles Kings | 91 | 42-38-3-8 | 46% | — | — |
| Vancouver Canucks | 91 | 38-36-6-11 | 42% | — | 2-0-0 |
| Edmonton Oilers | 90 | 34-40-4-12 | 38% | 4-3-0 | — |
| Calgary Flames | 88 | 31-47-3-7 | 35% | — | 0-1-0 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | 68 | 38-20-10 | 56% | — | — |
| San Jose Sharks | 52 | 29-21-2 | 56% | — | — |
| Anaheim Ducks | 50 | 21-18-9-2 | 42% | — | — |
| Nashville Predators | 49 | 26-18-4-1 | 53% | 4-2-0 | — |
| Minnesota Wild | 38 | 17-13-6-2 | 45% | — | — |
| Vegas Golden Knights | 16 | 9-7-0 | 56% | 4-2-0 | — |
| Seattle Kraken | 10 | 6-4-0 | 60% | — | — |
| Utah Mammoth | 4 | 3-1-0 | 75% | — | — |
All-time regular-season and playoff records from records.nhl.com (including this season's games once it has them); the 2026-27 column is from our game data.
The Carolina Hurricanes season by season since 2017-18, with each playoff series, and the franchise's record against every team in the league.
Carolina Hurricanes history FAQ
When did the Carolina Hurricanes last make the playoffs?
The Carolina Hurricanes last made the playoffs in 2025-26: they beat VGK 4-2 in round 4.
What was the Carolina Hurricanes record last season?
In 2025-26 the Carolina Hurricanes went 53-22-7 with 113 points, 1st in their division and 2nd in the NHL.
What is the Carolina Hurricanes best season since 2017-18?
By points %, 2020-21: 36-12-8 (80 points).