2008-09 Carolina Hurricanes Game-by-Game Results

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 45-30-7 (SO: 3-5) - 97 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL's Southeast Division
Postseason: 8-10
Lost NHL conference finals
Conference Quarter-Finals - Defeated New Jersey Devils 4-3
Conference Semi-Finals - Defeated Boston Bruins 4-3
Conference Finals - Lost to Pittsburgh Penguins 4-0
Coach: Peter Laviolette (12-11, 2 OTL)
Coach: Paul Maurice (33-19, 5 OTL)
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
2008-09 Carolina Hurricanes Statistics
2008-09 Carolina Hurricanes Roster

The Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League ended the 2008-09 season with a record of 45 wins and 30 losses (and 7 overtime losses), with a 3-5 showing in shootouts for 97 points, finishing second in the NHL's Southeast Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 8-10.

The Hurricanes potted 239 goals and yielded 226. Eric Staal scored 40 goals for Carolina, while Ray Whitney contributed 53 assists. Cam Ward earned 39 wins for the squad and a team-best 2.44 goals against average, pacing qualifying goaltenders.

Peter Laviolette and Paul Maurice coached the team. The 2008-09 Carolina Hurricanes lost in the NHL conference finals.

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Regular Season Goals For: 239
Regular Season Goals Against: 226

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 10, 2008 Florida Panthers 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 6 W 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0
October 11, 2008 Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 W 1-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-0 OT
October 13, 2008 Detroit Red Wings 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 1 L 1-1-0 1-0-0 2-1-0
October 17, 2008 Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Los Angeles Kings 4 L 1-1-0 1-0-1 2-1-1 OT
October 19, 2008 Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Anaheim Ducks 1 W 1-1-0 2-0-1 3-1-1
October 23, 2008 Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 L 1-1-0 2-1-1 3-2-1
October 25, 2008 Carolina Hurricanes 4 at New York Islanders 3 W 1-1-0 3-1-1 4-2-1
October 28, 2008 Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3 L 1-1-0 3-1-2 4-2-2 SO
October 30, 2008 Carolina Hurricanes 1 at St. Louis Blues 0 W 1-1-0 4-1-2 5-2-2
November 1, 2008 Edmonton Oilers 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 1 L 1-2-0 4-1-2 5-3-2
November 2, 2008 Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 6 W 2-2-0 4-1-2 6-3-2
November 4, 2008 Carolina Hurricanes 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 W 2-2-0 5-1-2 7-3-2 OT
November 6, 2008 Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Washington Capitals 3 L 2-2-0 5-2-2 7-4-2
November 7, 2008 Ottawa Senators 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 2 W 3-2-0 5-2-2 8-4-2
November 9, 2008 Atlanta Thrashers 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 2 L 3-3-0 5-2-2 8-5-2
November 12, 2008 Washington Capitals 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 1 L 3-4-0 5-2-2 8-6-2
November 14, 2008 Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 3 L 3-4-0 5-3-2 8-7-2
November 16, 2008 Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 3 W 4-4-0 5-3-2 9-7-2 SO
November 18, 2008 Montreal Canadiens 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 2 W 5-4-0 5-3-2 10-7-2
November 21, 2008 Phoenix Coyotes 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 5 W 6-4-0 5-3-2 11-7-2
November 23, 2008 Nashville Predators 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 2 L 6-5-0 5-3-2 11-8-2
November 24, 2008 Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Florida Panthers 3 L 6-5-0 5-4-2 11-9-2
November 26, 2008 Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 1 L 6-6-0 5-4-2 11-10-2
November 28, 2008 Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 W 6-6-0 6-4-2 12-10-2 OT
November 30, 2008 Anaheim Ducks 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 1 L 6-7-0 6-4-2 12-11-2
December 4, 2008 Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 2 L 6-8-0 6-4-2 12-12-2
December 6, 2008 Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 1 L 6-8-1 6-4-2 12-12-3 OT
December 7, 2008 Washington Capitals 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 3 W 7-8-1 6-4-2 13-12-3
December 11, 2008 Carolina Hurricanes 5 at Philadelphia Flyers 6 L 7-8-1 6-4-3 13-12-4 SO
December 13, 2008 Carolina Hurricanes 2 at New York Rangers 3 L 7-8-1 6-4-4 13-12-5 SO
December 16, 2008 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 3 W 8-8-1 6-4-4 14-12-5
December 18, 2008 Florida Panthers 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 2 W 9-8-1 6-4-4 15-12-5 OT
December 20, 2008 Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Boston Bruins 4 L 9-8-1 6-5-4 15-13-5
December 21, 2008 Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Montreal Canadiens 2 W 9-8-1 7-5-4 16-13-5 OT
December 23, 2008 Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Minnesota Wild 3 L 9-8-1 7-6-4 16-14-5
December 26, 2008 Carolina Hurricanes 5 at Atlanta Thrashers 4 W 9-8-1 8-6-4 17-14-5
December 27, 2008 Boston Bruins 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 2 L 9-9-1 8-6-4 17-15-5
December 31, 2008 Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 3 W 10-9-1 8-6-4 18-15-5
January 2, 2009 St. Louis Blues 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 2 W 11-9-1 8-6-4 19-15-5
January 3, 2009 Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 W 11-9-1 9-6-4 20-15-5
January 6, 2009 New Jersey Devils 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 3 W 12-9-1 9-6-4 21-15-5
January 8, 2009 Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Florida Panthers 4 L 12-9-1 9-7-4 21-16-5
January 10, 2009 Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Boston Bruins 5 L 12-9-1 9-8-4 21-17-5
January 13, 2009 Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Ottawa Senators 5 L 12-9-1 9-9-4 21-18-5
January 15, 2009 Toronto Maple Leafs 6 at Carolina Hurricanes 4 L 12-10-1 9-9-4 21-19-5
January 17, 2009 Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Buffalo Sabres 3 L 12-10-1 9-10-4 21-20-5
January 19, 2009 Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 0 W 12-10-1 10-10-4 22-20-5
January 20, 2009 Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1 W 12-10-1 11-10-4 23-20-5
January 27, 2009 Carolina Hurricanes 2 at New York Rangers 3 L 12-10-1 11-11-4 23-21-5
January 29, 2009 Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 3 W 13-10-1 11-11-4 24-21-5
January 31, 2009 Atlanta Thrashers 0 at Carolina Hurricanes 2 W 14-10-1 11-11-4 25-21-5
February 3, 2009 Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Vancouver Canucks 4 L 14-10-1 11-12-4 25-22-5
February 5, 2009 Carolina Hurricanes 4 at San Jose Sharks 3 W 14-10-1 12-12-4 26-22-5 SO
February 7, 2009 Carolina Hurricanes 7 at Phoenix Coyotes 2 W 14-10-1 13-12-4 27-22-5
February 12, 2009 Florida Panthers 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 0 L 14-11-1 13-12-4 27-23-5
February 14, 2009 Columbus Blue Jackets 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 1 L 14-12-1 13-12-4 27-24-5
February 15, 2009 Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Buffalo Sabres 0 W 14-12-1 14-12-4 28-24-5
February 17, 2009 Boston Bruins 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 1 L 14-13-1 14-12-4 28-25-5
February 19, 2009 Carolina Hurricanes 6 at New York Islanders 2 W 14-13-1 15-12-4 29-25-5
February 20, 2009 Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 4 W 15-13-1 15-12-4 30-25-5
February 22, 2009 Colorado Avalanche 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 5 W 16-13-1 15-12-4 31-25-5
February 24, 2009 Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Ottawa Senators 4 L 16-13-1 15-13-4 31-26-5
February 26, 2009 Buffalo Sabres 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 2 W 17-13-1 15-13-4 32-26-5 SO
February 28, 2009 Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 5 L 17-13-1 15-14-4 32-27-5
March 3, 2009 Carolina Hurricanes 5 at Washington Capitals 2 W 17-13-1 16-14-4 33-27-5
March 6, 2009 Calgary Flames 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 6 W 18-13-1 16-14-4 34-27-5
March 7, 2009 Carolina Hurricanes 9 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 W 18-13-1 17-14-4 35-27-5
March 9, 2009 New York Rangers 0 at Carolina Hurricanes 3 W 19-13-1 17-14-4 36-27-5
March 11, 2009 Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 3 L 19-13-1 17-14-5 36-27-6 SO
March 12, 2009 Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Dallas Stars 3 L 19-13-1 17-15-5 36-28-6
March 14, 2009 Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Washington Capitals 5 L 19-13-1 17-15-6 36-28-7 SO
March 18, 2009 New Jersey Devils 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 4 W 20-13-1 17-15-6 37-28-7
March 20, 2009 New York Islanders 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 5 W 21-13-1 17-15-6 38-28-7
March 21, 2009 Washington Capitals 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 4 W 22-13-1 17-15-6 39-28-7
March 23, 2009 Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Florida Panthers 2 W 22-13-1 18-15-6 40-28-7 OT
March 25, 2009 Ottawa Senators 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 2 W 23-13-1 18-15-6 41-28-7
March 28, 2009 Carolina Hurricanes 2 at New Jersey Devils 1 W 23-13-1 19-15-6 42-28-7
April 2, 2009 New York Rangers 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 4 W 24-13-1 19-15-6 43-28-7
April 4, 2009 Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 3 W 25-13-1 19-15-6 44-28-7 OT
April 7, 2009 New York Islanders 0 at Carolina Hurricanes 9 W 26-13-1 19-15-6 45-28-7
April 9, 2009 Buffalo Sabres 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 1 L 26-14-1 19-15-6 45-29-7
April 11, 2009 Carolina Hurricanes 2 at New Jersey Devils 3 L 26-14-1 19-16-6 45-30-7
April 15, 2009 Carolina Hurricanes 1 at New Jersey Devils 4 L 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0
April 17, 2009 Carolina Hurricanes 2 at New Jersey Devils 1 W 0-0-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 OT
April 19, 2009 New Jersey Devils 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 2 L 0-1-0 1-1-0 1-2-0 OT
April 21, 2009 New Jersey Devils 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 4 W 1-1-0 1-1-0 2-2-0
April 23, 2009 Carolina Hurricanes 0 at New Jersey Devils 1 L 1-1-0 1-2-0 2-3-0
April 26, 2009 New Jersey Devils 0 at Carolina Hurricanes 4 W 2-1-0 1-2-0 3-3-0
April 28, 2009 Carolina Hurricanes 4 at New Jersey Devils 3 W 2-1-0 2-2-0 4-3-0
May 1, 2009 Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Boston Bruins 4 L 2-1-0 2-3-0 4-4-0
May 3, 2009 Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Boston Bruins 0 W 2-1-0 3-3-0 5-4-0
May 6, 2009 Boston Bruins 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 3 W 3-1-0 3-3-0 6-4-0 OT
May 8, 2009 Boston Bruins 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 4 W 4-1-0 3-3-0 7-4-0
May 10, 2009 Carolina Hurricanes 0 at Boston Bruins 4 L 4-1-0 3-4-0 7-5-0
May 12, 2009 Boston Bruins 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 2 L 4-2-0 3-4-0 7-6-0
May 14, 2009 Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Boston Bruins 2 W 4-2-0 4-4-0 8-6-0 OT
May 18, 2009 Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 L 4-2-0 4-5-0 8-7-0
May 21, 2009 Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 7 L 4-2-0 4-6-0 8-8-0
May 23, 2009 Pittsburgh Penguins 6 at Carolina Hurricanes 2 L 4-3-0 4-6-0 8-9-0
May 26, 2009 Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 1 L 4-4-0 4-6-0 8-10-0