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Season of play of professional ice hockey team
The 2020β21 Carolina Hurricanes season was the
42nd season for the
National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established in June 1979, and 23rd season since the franchise relocated from the
Hartford Whalers to start the
1997β98 NHL season .
On December 20, 2020, the league temporarily realigned into four divisions with no conferences due to the
COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing closure of the
CanadaβUnited States border . As a result of this realignment, the Hurricanes played this season in the
Central Division and only played games against the other teams in their new division during the regular season and potentially the first two rounds of the playoffs.
On April 26, the Hurricanes clinched a playoff berth after a 4β3 overtime loss to the
Dallas Stars .
[1] They went on to clinch their first division title since 2006.
[2] They defeated the
Nashville Predators in the First Round in six games,
[3] but were defeated by the
Tampa Bay Lightning in the Second Round in five games.
[4]
Standings
Source: National Hockey League
[5] Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention;
x – Clinched playoff spot;
y – Clinched division
Schedule and results
Regular season
The regular season schedule was published on December 23, 2020.
[6]
2020β21 game log
January: 5β1β0 (Home: 3β0β0 ; Road: 2β1β0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
1
January 14
Carolina
3β0
Detroit
Mrazek
0
1β0β0
2
[7]
2
January 16
Carolina
2β4
Detroit
Mrazek
0
1β1β0
2
[8]
3
January 18
Carolina
4β2
Nashville
Reimer
0
2β1β0
4
[9]
β
January 19
Carolina
β
Nashville
Postponed due to COVID-19.
[10] Rescheduled for March 2.
β
January 21
Florida
β
Carolina
Postponed due to COVID-19.
[11] Rescheduled for February 17.
β
January 23
Florida
β
Carolina
Postponed due to COVID-19. Rescheduled for March 7.
β
January 26
Tampa Bay
β
Carolina
Postponed due to COVID-19.
[12] Rescheduled for February 22.
4
January 28
Tampa Bay
0β1
Carolina
OT
Mrazek
0
3β1β0
6
[13]
5
January 30
Dallas
1β4
Carolina
Reimer
0
4β1β0
8
[14]
6
January 31
Dallas
3β4
Carolina
SO
Reimer
0
5β1β0
10
[15]
February: 8β5β1 (Home: 3β1β1 ; Road: 5β4β0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
7
February 2
Carolina
4β3
Chicago
SO
Reimer
0
6β1β0
12
[16]
8
February 4
Carolina
4β6
Chicago
Reimer
0
6β2β0
12
[17]
9
February 7
Carolina
6β5
Columbus
Reimer
0
7β2β0
14
[18]
10
February 8
Carolina
2β3
Columbus
Nedeljkovic
0
7β3β0
14
[19]
11
February 11
Carolina
5β3
Dallas
Reimer
3,687
8β3β0
16
[20]
12
February 13
Carolina
4β3
Dallas
SO
Nedeljkovic
4,071
9β3β0
18
[21]
13
February 15
Columbus
3β7
Carolina
Reimer
0
10β3β0
20
[22]
14
February 17
Florida
4β3
Carolina
OT
Nedeljkovic
0
10β3β1
21
[23]
15
February 19
Chicago
3β5
Carolina
Reimer
0
11β3β1
23
[24]
16
February 20
Tampa Bay
0β4
Carolina
Nedeljkovic
0
12β3β1
25
[25]
17
February 22
Tampa Bay
4β2
Carolina
Reimer
0
12β4β1
25
[26]
18
February 24
Carolina
0β3
Tampa Bay
Nedeljkovic
500
12β5β1
25
[27]
19
February 25
Carolina
1β3
Tampa Bay
Reimer
536
12β6β1
25
[28]
20
February 27
Carolina
4β3
Florida
SO
Reimer
4,281
13β6β1
27
[29]
March: 10β2β2 (Home: 5β0β2 ; Road: 5β2β0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
21
March 1
Carolina
3β2
Florida
OT
Nedeljkovic
3,817
14β6β1
29
[30]
22
March 2
Carolina
4β2
Nashville
Reimer
β
[a]
15β6β1
31
[31]
23
March 4
Detroit
2β5
Carolina
Nedeljkovic
2,924
16β6β1
33
[32]
24
March 7
Florida
2β4
Carolina
Reimer
2,924
17β6β1
35
[33]
25
March 9
Nashville
2β3
Carolina
OT
Nedeljkovic
2,924
18β6β1
37
[34]
26
March 11
Nashville
1β5
Carolina
Reimer
2,924
19β6β1
39
[35]
27
March 14
Carolina
2β1
Detroit
Nedeljkovic
0
20β6β1
41
[36]
28
March 16
Carolina
2β4
Detroit
Reimer
0
20β7β1
41
[37]
29
March 18
Columbus
3β2
Carolina
OT
Nedeljkovic
2,924
20β7β2
42
[38]
30
March 20
Columbus
3β2
Carolina
SO
Reimer
2,924
20β7β3
43
[39]
31
March 22
Carolina
3β0
Columbus
Nedeljkovic
3,829
21β7β3
45
[40]
32
March 25
Carolina
4β3
Columbus
OT
Nedeljkovic
4,033
22β7β3
47
[41]
33
March 27
Tampa Bay
3β4
Carolina
Reimer
4,433
23β7β3
49
[42]
34
March 30
Carolina
1β2
Chicago
Nedeljkovic
0
23β8β3
49
[43]
April: 10β2β4 (Home: 6β2β1 ; Road: 4β0β3)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
35
April 1
Carolina
4β3
Chicago
Reimer
0
24β8β3
51
[44]
36
April 3
Dallas
3β2
Carolina
Nedeljkovic
4,987
24β9β3
51
[45]
37
April 4
Dallas
0β1
Carolina
Mrazek
4,987
25β9β3
53
[46]
38
April 6
Florida
2β5
Carolina
Mrazek
4,987
26β9β3
55
[47]
39
April 8
Florida
0β3
Carolina
Nedeljkovic
4,987
27β9β3
57
[48]
40
April 10
Detroit
5β4
Carolina
SO
Mrazek
4,987
27β9β4
58
[49]
41
April 12
Detroit
3β1
Carolina
Reimer
4,987
27β10β4
58
[50]
42
April 15
Nashville
1β4
Carolina
Mrazek
4,987
28β10β4
60
[51]
43
April 17
Nashville
1β3
Carolina
Nedeljkovic
4,987
29β10β4
62
[52]
44
April 19
Carolina
2β3
Tampa Bay
OT
Mrazek
3,800
29β10β5
63
[53]
45
April 20
Carolina
4β1
Tampa Bay
Nedeljkovic
3,800
30β10β5
65
[54]
46
April 22
Carolina
4β2
Florida
Nedeljkovic
4,683
31β10β5
67
[55]
47
April 24
Carolina
3β4
Florida
OT
Nedeljkovic
4,838
31β10β6
68
[56]
48
April 26
Carolina
3β4
Dallas
OT
Reimer
5,364
31β10β7
69
[57]
49
April 27
Carolina
5β1
Dallas
Nedeljkovic
6,014
32β10β7
71
[58]
50
April 29
Detroit
1β3
Carolina
Reimer
4,987
33β10β7
73
[59]
May: 3β2β1 (Home: 3β0β1 ; Road: 0β2β0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
51
May 1
Columbus
1β2
Carolina
OT
Nedeljkovic
4,987
34β10β7
75
[60]
52
May 3
Chicago
2β5
Carolina
Nedeljkovic
4,987
35β10β7
77
[61]
53
May 4
Chicago
3β6
Carolina
Mrazek
4,987
36β10β7
79
[62]
54
May 6
Chicago
2β1
Carolina
OT
Mrazek
4,987
36β10β8
80
[63]
55
May 8
Carolina
1β3
Nashville
Nedeljkovic
β
[a]
36β11β8
80
[64]
56
May 10
Carolina
0β5
Nashville
Mrazek
β
[a]
36β12β8
80
[65]
Legend :
Win (2 points)
Loss (0 points)
Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
Postponement
Playoffs
2021 Stanley Cup playoffs
Central Division First Round vs. (C4)
Nashville Predators : Carolina won 4β2
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Series
Recap
1
May 17
Nashville
2β5
Carolina
Nedeljkovic
12,000
1β0
[66]
2
May 19
Nashville
0β3
Carolina
Nedeljkovic
12,000
2β0
[67]
3
May 21
Carolina
4β5
Nashville
2OT
Nedeljkovic
12,135
2β1
[68]
4
May 23
Carolina
3β4
Nashville
2OT
Nedeljkovic
12,135
2β2
[69]
5
May 25
Nashville
2β3
Carolina
OT
Nedeljkovic
12,000
3β2
[70]
6
May 27
Carolina
4β3
Nashville
OT
Nedeljkovic
14,107
4β2
[71]
Central Division Second Round vs. (C3)
Tampa Bay Lightning : Tampa Bay won 4β1
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Series
Recap
1
May 30
Tampa Bay
2β1
Carolina
Nedeljkovic
16,299
0β1
[72]
2
June 1
Tampa Bay
2β1
Carolina
Nedeljkovic
16,299
0β2
[73]
3
June 3
Carolina
3β2
Tampa Bay
OT
Mrazek
13,544
1β2
[74]
4
June 5
Carolina
4β6
Tampa Bay
Mrazek
13,773
1β3
[75]
5
June 8
Tampa Bay
2β0
Carolina
Nedeljkovic
16,299
1β4
[76]
Legend :
Win
Loss
Notes
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a
b
c Spectators were in attendance, but the exact number was not reported.
References
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Carolina Hurricanes clinch top seed in Central Division as Dallas beats Lightning
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"Tampa Bay Lightning - Carolina Hurricanes - February 20th, 2021" . NHL.com .
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"Tampa Bay Lightning - Carolina Hurricanes - February 22nd, 2021" . NHL.com .
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"Carolina Hurricanes - Tampa Bay Lightning - February 24th, 2021" . NHL.com .
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"Carolina Hurricanes - Tampa Bay Lightning - February 25th, 2021" . NHL.com .
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"Carolina Hurricanes - Florida Panthers - February 27th, 2021" . NHL.com .
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"Carolina Hurricanes - Florida Panthers - March 1st, 2021" . NHL.com .
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"Carolina Hurricanes - Nashville Predators - March 2nd, 2021" . NHL.com .
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"Detroit Red Wings - Carolina Hurricanes - March 4th, 2021" . NHL.com .
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"Florida Panthers - Carolina Hurricanes - March 7th, 2021" . NHL.com .
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"Nashville Predators - Carolina Hurricanes - March 9th, 2021" . NHL.com .
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"Nashville Predators - Carolina Hurricanes - March 11th, 2021" . NHL.com .
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"Carolina Hurricanes - Detroit Red Wings - March 14th, 2021" . NHL.com .
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"Carolina Hurricanes - Detroit Red Wings - March 16th, 2021" . NHL.com .
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"Columbus Blue Jackets - Carolina Hurricanes - March 18th, 2021" . NHL.com .
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"Columbus Blue Jackets - Carolina Hurricanes - March 20th, 2021" . NHL.com .
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"Carolina Hurricanes - Columbus Blue Jackets - March 22nd, 2021" . NHL.com .
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"Nashville Predators - Carolina Hurricanes - April 17th, 2021" . NHL.com .
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"Carolina Hurricanes - Tampa Bay Lightning - April 20th, 2021" . NHL.com .
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"Carolina Hurricanes - Florida Panthers - April 22nd, 2021" . NHL.com .
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"Carolina Hurricanes - Florida Panthers - April 24th, 2021" . NHL.com .
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"Carolina Hurricanes - Tampa Bay Lightning - June 3rd, 2021" . NHL.com .
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