2013–14 Carolina Hurricanes season
The 2013–14 Carolina Hurricanes season was the franchise's 42nd season, 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 seasons.
The Hurricanes failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the fifth straight year.
Standings
Schedule and results
Pre-season
Regular season
Player stats
Final Stats;Skaters
| Player | ||||||
| 79 | 21 | 40 | 61 | −13 | 74 | |
| 71 | 33 | 21 | 54 | −14 | 22 | |
| 74 | 11 | 33 | 44 | 4 | 20 | |
| 65 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 1 | 42 | |
| 82 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 2 | 34 | |
| 76 | 5 | 27 | 32 | −9 | 37 | |
| 81 | 16 | 15 | 31 | −6 | 36 | |
| 68 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 2 | 22 | |
| 73 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 0 | 29 | |
| 75 | 8 | 14 | 22 | −2 | 14 | |
| 58 | 9 | 12 | 21 | −14 | 4 | |
| ‡ | 57 | 5 | 11 | 16 | −19 | 34 |
| 82 | 4 | 11 | 15 | −9 | 45 | |
| 68 | 4 | 11 | 15 | −1 | 44 | |
| 69 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 18 | |
| 70 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −2 | 16 | |
| 48 | 2 | 10 | 12 | −9 | 10 | |
| † | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −4 | 2 |
| 60 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 41 | |
| † | 35 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
| 64 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −1 | 45 | |
| 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| 32 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −4 | 14 | |
| 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −4 | 9 | |
| 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −4 | 0 | |
| ‡ | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −7 | 10 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | |
| ‡ | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 4 |
;Goaltenders
| 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 McBain 2nd-round pick in 2013 – J. T. Compher | To Carolina Hurricanes Andrej Sekera |
| September 29, 2013 | To Vancouver Canucks Zac Dalpe Jeremy Welsh | To Carolina Hurricanes Kellan Tochkin 4th-round pick in 2014 – Josh Wesley |
| 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 Loktionov Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2017 – Morgan Geekie |
Free agents acquired
Free agents lost
Claimed via waivers
Lost via waivers
Lost via retirement
Player signings
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 |
| 1 | 5 | Elias Lindholm | Center | Sweden | Brynäs IF |
| 3 | 66 | Brett Pesce | Defense | United States | University of New Hampshire |
| 5 | 126 | Brent Pedersen | Left wing | Canada | Kitchener Rangers |
| 6 | 156 | Tyler Ganly | Defense | Canada | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds |
;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, 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-Andre Bergeron to the Hurricanes in exchange for Adam Hall and this pick.