2018-19 Carolina Hurricanes
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2018-19 CAROLINA HURRICANES Regular Season Record: 45-29-7, 97 points as of April 4 Clinched 14th all-time playoff appearance with 3-1 victory against Devils Information includes totals of Hartford Whalers, 1979-97 PLAYOFF QUICK HITS Playoff History All-Time Playoff Appearance: 14th Consecutive Playoff Appearances: 1 Most Recent Playoff Appearance: 2009 (CQF: 4-3 W vs. NJD; SCF: 4-3 W vs. BOS; CF: 4-0 L vs. PIT) All-Time Playoff Record: 59-68 in 127 GP (10-22 in 22 series) Playoff Records Game 7s: 4-3 (2-0 at home, 2-3 on road) Overtime: 21-13 (12-8 at home, 9-5 on road) Facing Elimination: 12-12 (8-6 at home, 4-6 on road) With Chance to Clinch Series: 10-10 (4-3 at home, 6-7 on road) Stanley Cup Final Stanley Cup Final Appearances: 2 Stanley Cups: 1 (2006) Links Stanley Cup Champions Playoff Skater Records All-Time Playoff Formats Playoff Goaltender Records All-Time Playoff Standings Playoff Team Records Carolina Hurricanes: Year-by-Year Record (playoffs at bottom) Carolina Hurricanes: All-Time Record vs. Opponents (playoffs at bottom) LOOKING AHEAD: 2019 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS Team Notes * The Hurricanes return to the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time in a decade after advancing to the 2009 Eastern Conference Final, ending the second-longest absence in NHL history. The Oilers (2006-07 to 2015-16) and Panthers (2000-01 to 2010-11) went 10 seasons between playoff trips, while the Devils (1978-79 to 1986-87) also went nine campaigns. * Carolina (363 GP) has the second-fewest combined postseason games of experience among clubs in the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs, with only Calgary (287 GP) having fewer. Only 11 players on the club’s active roster have skated in a playoff game. * After captaining the Hurricanes to their first Stanley Cup in 2006, Rod Brind’Amour now leads the team into the postseason in his first season behind the bench. He is the all-time franchise leader in playoff games played (72), ranks second in goals (18) and third in both assists (20) and points (38). * Brind’Amour was in the lineup for Carolina’s last playoff game on May 26, 2009, logging 11:36 of ice time in a 4-1 defeat against the Penguins in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Final. Eric Staal scored the Hurricanes’ lone goal just 96 seconds into the first period, with his brother – and current Carolina forward – Jordan Staal skating 19:33 for the opposing Penguins. * After going 0-3 in Game 7s while based in Hartford, the club has posted a perfect 4-0 in the seventh game of a series since relocation. Brind’Amour scored the winning goal – assisted by Justin Williams – in the first such contest in Raleigh, in the 2006 Conference Finals against Buffalo. * Four members of the Hurricanes’ Cup-winning group remain with the club as either a player, coach or executive: Williams (Captain), Brind’Amour (Head Coach), Jeff Daniels (Assistant Coach) and Peter Karmanos Jr. (Minority Owner/Alternate Governor). * Justin Faulk, the franchise leader in regular-season goals (84) and points (257) by a defenseman, is set to make his Stanley Cup Playoffs debut. Faulk (558 GP) along with teammates Jaccob Slavin (328 GP) and Jordan Martinook (308 GP) are among a group of 16 active players who have played at least 300 career regular-season games but have yet to skate in the postseason. ^GP totals do not include Carolina’s upcoming game on April 6 Player Stats * Justin Williams began laying the groundwork for his “Mr. Game 7” nickname during his first stint with Carolina, scoring 1-2—3 in the decisive game of the 2006 Eastern Conference Final and adding a goal in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final to help clinch the first championship in franchise history. Williams solidified the moniker with the Kings, tallying 2-3—5 in three Game 7s (all in 2014) en route to winning two Stanley Cups with Los Angeles. Overall, Williams has 7-7—14 in eight career Game 7s (7-1 record), the most points and tied with Glenn Anderson for the most goals in Game 7 history. * Williams has 36-58—94 in 140 career playoff games, including 7-11—18 in 25 such contests with the Hurricanes (tied for 11th place on the all-time franchise playoff points list). * Now serving as captain, Williams aims to become the eighth player in NHL history to win two or more Stanley Cups with two or more franchises. The others: Red Kelly (4 w/ DET, 4 w/ TOR), Dick Duff (2 w/ TOR, 4 w/ MTL), Frank Mahovlich (4 w/ TOR, 2 w/ MTL), Bryan Trottier (4 w/ NYI, 2 w/ PIT), Bob Goldham (2 w/ TOR, 3 w/ DET), Larry Murphy (2 w/ PIT, 2 w/ DET) and Patrick Roy (2 w/ MTL, 2 w/ COL). Williams would be the first of that group to return to a team and win the Cup. * Andrei Svechnikov is looking to become only the second 19-year-old in Hurricanes/Whalers history to score a goal in the postseason. Patrick Poulin is the only teenager to score in the playoffs for the franchise, netting 2-1—3 for the Whalers in the 1992 Division Semifinals against Montreal (7 GP). * With two postseason relief appearances to his credit, 35-year-old Curtis McElhinney can become just the third goalie in NHL history to make his first career playoff start at age 35 or older. Les Binkley (35 years, 306 days) did so on April 8, 1970 with the Penguins, followed by Ross Brooks (35 years, 175 days) on April 10, 1973 with the Bruins. McElhinney will be 35 years, 322 days on April 10, 2019. IN REVIEW: 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON Team Notes * The Hurricanes were tied for the fourth-fewest points in the NHL on Jan. 1 but have posted a 29-12-2 record since (60 points) to trail only the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Lightning (30-9-2, 62 points) for the most wins in that span. Tampa Bay and St. Louis (29-10-5, 63 points) are the only clubs with more points since New Year’s Day. * Carolina surpassed its 2017-18 point total (36-35-11, 83 points) with a 3-0 victory in Colorado on March 11 (Game 69). With one game remaining, the Hurricanes (45-29-7, 97 points) have matched both the second-highest win and point totals in franchise history. They finished 45-30-7 (97 points) in 2008-09 en route to the Conference Finals and 52-22-8 (112 points) in 2005-06 en route to winning the Stanley Cup. * The Hurricanes will close their schedule on Saturday in Philadelphia looking to set a single-season franchise record for road wins. They are 21-16-3 as visitors in 2018-19, matching their 1989-90 (21-15-4) and 2005-06 (21-14-6) campaigns for the most road wins in a season. Player Notes * Sebastian Aho began the 2018-19 campaign by tying Wayne Gretzky and Ken Linseman for the longest assist streak to start a season in NHL history and went on to establish career highs in goals, assists and points (with 30-53—83 in 81 GP as of April 4). * Aho posted the fifth 80-point season by a Hurricanes player since the club relocated to Carolina in 1997- 98 and first since Eric Staal in 2007-08 (38-44—82 in 82 GP). His 83 points to date are tied with Ray Whitney (2006-07: 32-51—83 in 81 GP) for the second-most by a Hurricanes player since relocation, behind Staal in 2005-06 (45-55—100 in 82 GP). * Aho (53) and teammate Teuvo Teravainen (54) each are within three assists of tying head coach Rod Brind’Amour (56 in 2006-07) for the most assists in a season by a Carolina player since relocation. Aho and Teravainen (20-54—74 in 81 GP) also are the fourth set of Hurricanes teammates with at least 70 points apiece in a season since 1997-98. * Aho led the team in game-winning goals, aided by a run of three straight games from Feb. 26 to March 2 in which he notched the winner – a first in Hurricanes/Whalers history. Newsy Lalonde (5 GP from Feb. 12-26, 1921 w/ MTL) and Daniel Alfredsson (4 GP from Jan. 9-16, 2007 w/ OTT) are the only players in NHL history to have a longer streak of game-winning goals. * In his 18th NHL season and seventh with the Hurricanes, Justin Williams (23-30—53 in 81 GP) has improved on both his goal and point totals from 2017-18 (16-35—51 in 82 GP). Five of those goals came from Jan. 6-13 during a run that saw him become the sixth player in NHL history to record a five-game goal streak at age 37 or older. * Williams also became the ninth player in NHL history to score at least 100 career regular-season goals and win a Stanley Cup with multiple franchises – he has 120 goals and one Cup with the Hurricanes and 103 goals and two Cups with the Kings. * Selected second overall in the 2018 NHL Draft, Andrei Svechnikov has tallied 20-17—37 through 81 games this season, the fifth-most points by a rookie since the club relocated in 1997-98. He is one of six players since 2005-06 to score 20 goals in a season before age 19, following Sidney Crosby, Jordan Staal, Jeff Skinner, Nathan MacKinnon and Patrik Laine.